How far is Block 1G Cantonment RD from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Outram Park Mrt Station, about 5.8 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 1G Cantonment RD to the city centre by public transport?

Take East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 17 minutes direct, roughly S$1.28.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 1G?

Tanjong Pagar Plaza Blk 6 (Blk 6 Tanjong Pagar Plaza Market and Food Centre) is roughly 5.1 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 1G Cantonment RD?

Cantonment Primary School, approximately 146 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 1G Cantonment RD?

Approximately 84 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 2011 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 1G Cantonment RD?

It scores 86.7/100 overall: transport 92.4, food 99.8, schools 94.5, healthcare 70, daily needs 99.1, green space 70, connectivity 74.5, value 88, leisure 90.7.

Is Block 1G Cantonment RD a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 86.7/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have tracked the wider market, and about 84 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Chinatown give the price trend.

Block 1G Cantonment RD

085701 · Chinatown · Outram · Built 2009 · Lease from 2011 · ~84 yrs lease left · 264 units · 50 floors

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Summary

Block 1G Cantonment RD in Outram scores 86.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.8 minutes’ walk from Outram Park Mrt Station MRT, 5.1 minutes from Tanjong Pagar Plaza Blk 6 (Blk 6 Tanjong Pagar Plaza Market and Food Centre), and 146 m straight-line from Cantonment Primary School.

Where it is

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Block 1G Cantonment RD, Singapore 085701

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Pillar scores

Transport: 92
Food: 100
Schools: 95
Healthcare: 70
Daily needs: 99
Green space: 70
Connectivity: 75
Value (lease): 88
Leisure: 91
EV charging: 74

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 87
Young Families: 87
Seniors: 88
Renters: 86
Investors: 82
EV Owners: 81

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 16.5min
one-north: 29min
Jurong East: 33.7min
Changi Airport: 53.5min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

17 min door to door · S$1.28 · no transfers · 13 min (849 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 3 min riding

13m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 13 min (821 m) to Outram Park
East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Outram Park → Raffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min
Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination

Fastest itinerary · fares & times from OneMap, Singapore Land Authority

What’s nearby

walk times, door to door

Walk-time rings · schematic

Distance from centre is real walk time (rings at 5 / 10 / 15 min); the angle only spreads categories apart — it is not compass bearing.

MRT stations

transit

PlannedCantonment MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 572 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Tanjong Pagar Plaza Blk 6 (Blk 6 Tanjong Pagar Plaza Market and Food Centre)5.1 min
Maxwell Food Centre (Kim Hua Market)12.7 min
Amoy Street Food Centre (Telok Ayer Food Centre)12.8 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.2 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.3 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd6.5 min

CHAS clinics

health

The Pinnacle Medical Centre @ Maritime2.3 min
Drs Chua & Partners Pte Ltd5.8 min
Medic Surgical & Laser Clinic5.8 min

Parks & green

green

Duxton Plain Pk4.3 min
Tras Link Pk7 min
Tanjong Pagar Pk9 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

SBWS Happy Villa (Females)5.8 min
Kreta Ayer Senior Activity Centre (Banda)10.3 min
Kreta Ayer Senior Activity Centre (Jalan Kukoh)19.3 min

Community clubs

leisure

Tanjong Pagar CC3.8 min
Kreta Ayer CC10.1 min
imPAct@Hong Lim Green19.4 min

Libraries

leisure

library@chinatown16.2 min
library@esplanade33.4 min

EV charging

Amara Singapore5.7 min
Spottiswoode Residences8.8 min
Icon10.3 min

Buses near here

LTA stops · OneMap routing

Nearest bus stops

Stop 055190.4 min walk · 23 m
Stop 055212.5 min walk · 160 m

Buses that serve this block

MARITIME HSE4 min walk
121

Services seen boarding near this block on real OneMap public-transport routes — not a full timetable. Check the LTA / bus operator app for live arrivals.

Who lives here

Census 2020 · Outram planning area

Age profile: In Outram, 12% of residents are under 15 and 25.5% are 65 or older.; 40–448.2%
60–648%
45–497.8%
55–597.6%
Household income: 28.1% of Outram households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).; No working person27.2%
$20,000+10.8%
$1,000–1,99910.1%
$2,000–2,9996.3%
Dwelling mix: 94.5% of Outram households live in HDB flats; 5.2% in condominiums or landed homes.; HDB 1 and 2 room flats35.9%
HDB 3 room flats29.3%
HDB 4 room flats21.5%
HDB 5 room and executive flats7.8%
Household size: 62.5% of Outram households are one or two people; 1-person households are the most common.; 1-person35.2%
2-person27.3%
3-person16.1%
4-person11%
In education: Of Outram residents currently in education, 17.6% attend polytechnic or university.; Primary41.3%
Secondary21.6%
University12.5%
Pre primary9.6%
Commute to work: 57.4% of working Outram residents commute by public transport; 15.3% drive or ride.; No transport required25.3%
MRT LRT only20.4%
MRT LRT and bus18.7%
Bus16.6%

Resident data for the Outram planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$1.16M · 4 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

priced about right

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 1G Cantonment RD is more liveable than 98% of them but pricier than 100% — around S$1,199/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability98th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 0%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (4-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-06

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 1G offers an outstanding liveability score (86.7/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and there is plenty of lease runway (~84 years left).

What you get86.7/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+19.3%4 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds84 yrslease remaining

A plain-language read, not financial advice. Liveability and lease come from the index; price signals from data.gov.sg resale transactions for Chinatown. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 1G Cantonment RD

Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation

4-room9 sales · 12 mo

S$1.16m – S$1.40m

median S$1.31m · S$1140–1394 psf

5-room3 sales · 12 mo

S$1.50m – S$1.60m

median S$1.58m · S$1302–1416 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room5-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Chinatown (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 1G Cantonment RD

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
May '26	4-room	10 TO 12	96 m²	S$1.18m	S$1140
May '26	4-room	16 TO 18	94 m²	S$1.35m	S$1334
Apr '26	4-room	19 TO 21	95 m²	S$1.31m	S$1281
Apr '26	4-room	13 TO 15	95 m²	S$1.19m	S$1163
Mar '26	4-room	13 TO 15	93 m²	S$1.16m	S$1159
Mar '26	5-room	16 TO 18	107 m²	S$1.50m	S$1302
Feb '26	4-room	28 TO 30	95 m²	S$1.35m	S$1320
Jan '26	4-room	40 TO 42	93 m²	S$1.35m	S$1349
Sep '25	4-room	31 TO 33	93 m²	S$1.40m	S$1394
Aug '25	4-room	16 TO 18	93 m²	S$1.31m	S$1309
Aug '25	5-room	49 TO 51	105 m²	S$1.60m	S$1416
Jul '25	5-room	43 TO 45	105 m²	S$1.58m	S$1398

Showing 12 of 20 sales in the last 2 years.

Subzone medians — Chinatown

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns

3 ROOMS$869▲ 8.5%1

4 ROOMS$1199▲ 19.3%3

5 ROOMS$1344▲ 5.2%2

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