Block 8 Jln Kukoh
162008 · Pearl'S Hill · Outram · Built 1970 · Lease from 1971 · ~44 yrs lease left · 138 units · 18 floors
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 · SLABlock 8 Jln Kukoh, Singapore 162008
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
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
- one-north
- 32.8min
- Jurong East
- 37.5min
- Changi Airport
- 51.5min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap22 min door to door · S$0.00 · no transfers · 22 min (1851 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 0 min riding
- Walk 22 min (1851 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 Station8.6 min
- Chinatown Mrt Station9.7 min
- Chinatown Mrt Station9.8 min
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- Seacare I-Connecz Pte. Ltd.A1.4 min
- Vista Restaurant & Grill Pte. Ltd.A1.4 min
- Yeo Beng ThomsonA2.5 min
- Red Star Restaurant Private LimitedB3.2 min
- Hotel Re! Pte. Ltd.A3.9 min
- Haji Abdul Rahim Bin BabaA4.2 min
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
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare 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 · OneMapWithin ~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- Stop 060390.7 min walk · 50 m
- Stop 060313 min walk · 166 m
- BLK 82 min walk174
- BLK 25 min walk123
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 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).
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 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).
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
Recent sales at Blk 8 Jln Kukoh
| Month | Type | Storey | Area | Price | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb '26 | 4-room | 16 TO 18 | 107 m² | S$689k | S$598 |
| Aug '25 | 2-room | 10 TO 12 | 54 m² | S$320k | S$551 |
Subzone medians — Pearl'S Hill
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
See what’s for sale
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