How far is Block 8 Selegie RD from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Little India Mrt Station, about 5.3 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 8 Selegie RD to the city centre by public transport?

It is walkable. About 35 minutes direct, roughly S$0.00.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 8?

Buffalo Road Blk 665 (Tekka Centre/Zhu Jiao Market) is roughly 6.5 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 8 Selegie RD?

St. Margaret'S School (Primary), approximately 510 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 8 Selegie RD?

Approximately 47 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1974 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 8 Selegie RD?

It scores 82.5/100 overall: transport 85.5, food 97.8, schools 99.2, healthcare 81, daily needs 99.5, green space 87.2, connectivity 63.8, value 14, leisure 65.8.

Is Block 8 Selegie RD a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 82.5/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have tracked the wider market, and about 47 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 Bencoolen give the price trend.

Block 8 Selegie RD

180008 · Bencoolen · Rochor · Built 1963 · Lease from 1974 · ~47 yrs lease left · 108 units · 10 floors

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Summary

Block 8 Selegie RD in Rochor scores 82.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.3 minutes’ walk from Little India Mrt Station MRT, 6.5 minutes from Buffalo Road Blk 665 (Tekka Centre/Zhu Jiao Market), and 510 m straight-line from St. Margaret'S School (Primary).

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 8 Selegie RD in Singapore

Block 8 Selegie RD, Singapore 180008

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Pillar scores

Transport: 86
Food: 98
Schools: 99
Healthcare: 81
Daily needs: 100
Green space: 87
Connectivity: 64
Value (lease): 14
Leisure: 66
EV charging: 91

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 83
Young Families: 84
Seniors: 86
Renters: 83
Investors: 63
EV Owners: 79

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 35.1min
one-north: 31min
Jurong East: 48min
Changi Airport: 45.5min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

35 min door to door · S$0.00 · no transfers · 35 min (2923 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 0 min riding

35mthe city centre

Walk 35 min (2923 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

PlannedFounders' Memorial MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2459 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Buffalo Road Blk 665 (Tekka Centre/Zhu Jiao Market)6.5 min
Queen Street Blk 270 (Albert Centre)10.1 min
Berseh Food Centre14.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Tang Lay InnA1.3 min
April Lum Wei Shan1.3 min
Soh Bee GuatB1.3 min
Ifood Pte LtdA2 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte LtdA2 min
M.K. Rama Pte LtdA2.7 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd5.1 min
Jewish Welfare Board, Singapore9.5 min
Pardeshi Pte. Ltd.12.3 min

CHAS clinics

health

Parklane Medical Centre4.2 min
Care Family Clinic4.3 min
Ong'S Clinic7 min

Parks & green

green

Mount Emily Pk8.3 min
Handy Rd Os8.8 min
Dhoby Ghaut Green10.7 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Abdullah Shooker Jewish Welfare Home6.9 min
St Vincent Home9.4 min
Wesley Senior Activity Centre16 min

Community clubs

leisure

Pek Kio CC17.5 min
Jalan Besar CC23.2 min
Kampong Glam CC24.5 min

Libraries

leisure

Central Public Library12.2 min
National Library Building12.5 min
library@orchard20.1 min

EV charging

Sunshine Plaza4.6 min
Tekka Place5.1 min
Mackenzie Road B Off Street The Mkz6.9 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 8 Selegie RD

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 2 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

Nearest bus stops

Stop 070211.4 min walk · 58 m
Stop 070113.6 min walk · 251 m

Buses that serve this block

BEF ROCHOR STN EXIT B9 min walk
S43

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 · Rochor planning area

Age profile: In Rochor, 10.1% of residents are under 15 and 22.6% are 65 or older.; 45–498.5%
40–448.2%
60–647.8%
35–397.4%

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

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$370k · 2 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

good value

Among 2-room HDB flats islandwide (1,129 compared), Blk 8 Selegie RD is more liveable than 92% of them but pricier than 80% — around S$764/psf for 2 room (as of 2025-08).

Liveability92th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 20%

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 2025-08

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 8 offers an outstanding liveability score (82.5/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is ageing (~47 years left).

What you get82.5/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+12.8%2 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds47 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 Bencoolen. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 8 Selegie RD

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

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)2-room3-room4-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Bencoolen (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 8 Selegie RD

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
May '25	3-room	07 TO 09	67 m²	S$520k	S$721
Apr '25	3-room	04 TO 06	58 m²	S$429k	S$687
Sep '24	2-room	04 TO 06	41 m²	S$300k	S$680

Subzone medians — Bencoolen

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns

2 ROOMS$764▲ 12.8%1

3 ROOMS$682▲ 8.1%1

4 ROOMS$630▼ 3.6%1

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