Block 5 Jln Minyak
161005 · Pearl'S Hill · Outram · Built 1964 · ~37 yrs lease left · 143 units · 12 floors
Block 5 Jln Minyak in Outram scores 70.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.6 minutes’ walk from Havelock Mrt Station MRT, 3.1 minutes from Jalan Kukoh Blk 1 (Kukoh 21 Food Centre), and 737 m straight-line from River Valley Primary School.
Where it is
OneMap · SLABlock 5 Jln Minyak, Singapore 161005
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 61
- Food
- 100
- Schools
- 92
- Healthcare
- 70
- Daily needs
- 71
- Green space
- 91
- Connectivity
- 69
- Value (lease)
- 0
- Leisure
- 65
- EV charging
- 22
Who it suits
- Overall
- 70
- Young Families
- 74
- Seniors
- 75
- Renters
- 72
- Investors
- 42
- EV Owners
- 48
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 24.5min
- one-north
- 32.6min
- Jurong East
- 37.3min
- Changi Airport
- 53.4min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap25 min door to door · S$0.00 · no transfers · 24 min (2039 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 0 min riding
- Walk 24 min (2039 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- Havelock Mrt Station9.6 min
- Havelock Mrt Station10.1 min
- Outram Park Mrt Station11 min
Hawker centres
food- Jalan Kukoh Blk 1 (Kukoh 21 Food Centre)3.1 min
- Upper Cross Street Blk 531A (Hong Lim Food Centre and Market)14.3 min
- Tiong Bahru Market14.5 min
Eateries nearby
food- Wong Swee Kew0 min
- Oh Se HaiB0 min
- Chew Nam KokA0 min
- Tay Chye KhengA2.6 min
- Kiyonori TakayamaA2.6 min
- Seah Mong CheeA2.6 min
Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).
Supermarkets
daily- Foodie Market Place Pte Ltd8.9 min
- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd9.2 min
- Fassler Gourmet Pte Ltd10.5 min
CHAS clinics
health- Good Shepherd Family Clinic0.9 min
- Medi Clinic2.9 min
- Huan Clinic7.3 min
Parks & green
green- Pearl'S Hill City Pk10.3 min
- Kim Seng Pk12.4 min
- Ganges Ave Os13.2 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Kreta Ayer Senior Activity Centre (Jalan Kukoh)4.5 min
- Kreta Ayer Senior Activity Centre (Chin Swee)7.3 min
- Kreta Ayer Senior Activity Centre (Banda)17.2 min
Community clubs
leisure- Tiong Bahru CC14.3 min
- Kreta Ayer CC17.4 min
- Kim Seng CC18.6 min
Libraries
leisure- library@chinatown14.2 min
- library@orchard23.5 min
- library@esplanade30.7 min
EV charging
ev- Citibank Ue Square11.2 min
- Chinatown Point13.6 min
- Blk 87 Zion Road13.8 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 1 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 2 supermarkets, 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 060314.2 min walk · 213 m
- Stop 061514.8 min walk · 126 m
- BLK 25 min walk123
- THE LANDMARK CONDO7 min walk174
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 5 Jln Minyak is more liveable than 58% 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 5 offers a strong liveability score (70.4/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~37 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 5 Jln Minyak
Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation
No registered resale at Blk 5 Jln Minyak 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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