SG Block Index

Block 8 Jln Kukoh

162008 · Pearl'S Hill · Outram · Built 1970 · Lease from 1971 · ~44 yrs lease left · 138 units · 18 floors

3 upcoming development sites within 1 km
79Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 8 Jln Kukoh in Outram scores 78.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.6 minutes’ walk from Chinatown Mrt Station MRT, 1.4 minutes from Jalan Kukoh Blk 1 (Kukoh 21 Food Centre), and 845 m straight-line from River Valley Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 8 Jln Kukoh in Singapore

Pillar scores

Transport
74
Food
100
Schools
97
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
91
Green space
96
Connectivity
71
Value (lease)
8
Leisure
82
EV charging
50
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
79
Young Families
82
Seniors
82
Renters
80
Investors
49
EV Owners
62

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
22.2min
walkableS$0.00 · direct
one-north
32.8min
123EWLCCLS$1.75 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
37.5min
123EWLS$2.02 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
51.5min
174EWLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

22 min door to door · S$0.00 · no transfers · 22 min (1851 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 0 min riding

22mthe city centre
  1. Walk 22 min (1851 m) to Destination
Fastest itinerary · fares & times from OneMap, Singapore Land Authority

What’s nearby

walk times, door to door
Walk-time rings · schematic5 min10 min15 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 8

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 1618 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Jalan Kukoh Blk 1 (Kukoh 21 Food Centre)1.4 min
  • Upper Cross Street Blk 531A (Hong Lim Food Centre and Market)11.8 min
  • New Market Road Blk 32 (People's Park Food Centre)12.9 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd5.5 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd9.1 min
  • Foodie Market Place Pte Ltd9.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Medi Clinic2.8 min
  • Good Shepherd Family Clinic3.6 min
  • Manhattan Medical Centre4.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Pearl'S Hill City Pk5.8 min
  • Hong Lim Pk11.6 min
  • Jubilee Park (Fcp)12.9 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Kreta Ayer Senior Activity Centre (Jalan Kukoh)0 min
  • Kreta Ayer Senior Activity Centre (Chin Swee)4.6 min
  • Kreta Ayer Senior Activity Centre (Banda)13.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • imPAct@Hong Lim Green12 min
  • Kreta Ayer CC13.8 min
  • Tiong Bahru CC14.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • library@chinatown10.4 min
  • library@orchard23 min
  • library@esplanade28.7 min

EV charging

ev
  • Chinatown Point9.8 min
  • Citibank Ue Square9.8 min
  • Blk 334 Kreta Ayer Basement Car Park11.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 8 Jln Kukoh
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 3 supermarkets, 1 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
Nearest bus stops
  • Stop 060390.7 min walk · 50 m
  • Stop 060313 min walk · 166 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 82 min walk
    174
  • BLK 25 min walk
    123

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 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
strong value

Among 2-room HDB flats islandwide (1,129 compared), Blk 8 Jln Kukoh is more liveable than 84% of them and cheaper than 97% — around S$574/psf for 2 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability84th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 97%

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 · lease

Block 8 offers a strong liveability score (78.5/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~44 years left).

What you get78.5/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+2.1%2 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds44 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 Pearl'S Hill. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 8 Jln Kukoh

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

4-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$689k
median S$689k · S$598598 psf
2-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$320k
median S$320k · S$551551 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room2-room a sale at this block
514561608Nov '22Jul '24Feb '26
Monthly resale volume — Pearl'S Hill (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 8 Jln Kukoh

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Feb '264-room16 TO 18107S$689kS$598
Aug '252-room10 TO 1254S$320kS$551

Subzone medians — Pearl'S Hill

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$574▲ 2.1%
3 ROOMS$604▲ 10.6%
4 ROOMS$598▲ 21.9%
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