Block 51 Chin Swee RD
160051 · Pearl'S Hill · Outram · Built 1973 · ~46 yrs lease left · 328 units · 20 floors
Block 51 Chin Swee RD in Outram scores 83.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.1 minutes’ walk from Chinatown Mrt Station MRT, 4.8 minutes from Jalan Kukoh Blk 1 (Kukoh 21 Food Centre), and 1007 m straight-line from River Valley Primary School.
Where it is
OneMap · SLABlock 51 Chin Swee RD, Singapore 160051
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 84
- Food
- 100
- Schools
- 97
- Healthcare
- 70
- Daily needs
- 100
- Green space
- 98
- Connectivity
- 75
- Value (lease)
- 12
- Leisure
- 90
- EV charging
- 71
Who it suits
- Overall
- 83
- Young Families
- 86
- Seniors
- 86
- Renters
- 86
- Investors
- 52
- EV Owners
- 71
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 18.4min
- one-north
- 28.8min
- Jurong East
- 37.5min
- Changi Airport
- 49min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap18 min door to door · S$0.00 · no transfers · 18 min (1529 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 0 min riding
- Walk 18 min (1529 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorDistance 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- Chinatown Mrt Station5.1 min
- Chinatown Mrt Station6.3 min
- Chinatown Mrt Station6.3 min
Hawker centres
food- Jalan Kukoh Blk 1 (Kukoh 21 Food Centre)4.8 min
- Upper Cross Street Blk 531A (Hong Lim Food Centre and Market)7.2 min
- New Market Road Blk 32 (People's Park Food Centre)9.4 min
Eateries nearby
food- Au Yong Kok Fye1.9 min
- Lim Teck HinB2.6 min
- Pearl'S Hill 34 Pte. Ltd.2.6 min
- ong wai kwong2.6 min
- Ngai Koh ChewB2.6 min
- Yong Li F&B Pte. Ltd.B2.6 min
Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).
Supermarkets
daily- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd1.9 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.9 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.9 min
CHAS clinics
health- Huan Clinic0 min
- Manhattan Medical Centre3.9 min
- Ho Medical Clinic6 min
Parks & green
green- Pearl'S Hill City Pk7 min
- Hong Lim Pk7.2 min
- Jubilee Park (Fcp)11.3 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Kreta Ayer Senior Activity Centre (Chin Swee)0 min
- Kreta Ayer Senior Activity Centre (Jalan Kukoh)4.6 min
- Kreta Ayer Senior Activity Centre (Banda)12 min
Community clubs
leisure- imPAct@Hong Lim Green7.4 min
- Kreta Ayer CC12.3 min
- Tiong Bahru CC18.2 min
Libraries
leisure- library@chinatown7 min
- library@orchard22.6 min
- library@esplanade24.2 min
EV charging
ev- Chinatown Point6.3 min
- Citibank Ue Square8.5 min
- Blk 334 Kreta Ayer Basement Car Park10.6 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 3 hawker centres, 3 supermarkets, 2 parks, 4 clinics.
Shaded areas are real pedestrian reach (OSRM foot routing), sampled on a grid — an approximate schematic, not a legal boundary.Buses near here
LTA stops · OneMap routing- Stop 061892.6 min walk · 152 m
- Stop 061712.8 min walk · 155 m
- BLK 25 min walk123
- OPP HONG LIM PK8 min walk12
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$278k · 2 roomSet your budget to see if this block fits. Not sure? work it out from your income →
Value for money
liveability vs price · like-for-likeAmong 2-room HDB flats islandwide (1,129 compared), Blk 51 Chin Swee RD is more liveable than 94% of them and cheaper than 97% — around S$574/psf for 2 room (as of 2026-06).
Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (2-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 · leaseBlock 51 offers an outstanding liveability score (83.3/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~46 years left).
A plain-language read, not financial advice. Liveability and lease come from the index; price signals from data.gov.sg resale transactions for Pearl'S Hill. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.
Prices & transactions — Blk 51 Chin Swee RD
Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation
No registered resale at Blk 51 Chin Swee RD in the last 2 years — figures above reflect Pearl'S Hill medians.
Subzone medians — Pearl'S Hill
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
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