How far is Block 5 Beach RD from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Bugis Mrt Station, about 2.3 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 5 Beach RD to the city centre by public transport?

It is walkable. About 27 minutes direct, roughly S$0.00.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 5?

Queen Street Blk 270 (Albert Centre) is roughly 6.1 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 5 Beach RD?

St. Margaret'S School (Primary), approximately 1373 m straight-line — outside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 5 Beach RD?

Approximately 41 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1968 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 5 Beach RD?

It scores 79.7/100 overall: transport 90.4, food 93.4, schools 93.8, healthcare 69.7, daily needs 85.2, green space 82.3, connectivity 71.5, value 2, leisure 77.7.

Is Block 5 Beach RD a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 79.7/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been rising faster than most Singapore subzones, and about 41 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 Bugis give the price trend.

Block 5 Beach RD

188094 · Bugis · Downtown Core · Built 1968 · ~41 yrs lease left · 336 units · 16 floors

80Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 5 Beach RD in Downtown Core scores 79.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 2.3 minutes’ walk from Bugis Mrt Station MRT, 6.1 minutes from Queen Street Blk 270 (Albert Centre), and 1373 m straight-line from St. Margaret'S School (Primary).

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 5 Beach RD in Singapore

Block 5 Beach RD, Singapore 188094

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Pillar scores

Transport: 90
Food: 93
Schools: 94
Healthcare: 70
Daily needs: 85
Green space: 82
Connectivity: 72
Value (lease): 2
Leisure: 78
EV charging: 100

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Who it suits

Overall: 80
Young Families: 80
Seniors: 77
Renters: 80
Investors: 67
EV Owners: 77

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 26.5min
one-north: 33.1min
Jurong East: 41min
Changi Airport: 42min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

27 min door to door · S$0.00 · no transfers · 26 min (2208 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 0 min riding

26mthe city centre

Walk 26 min (2208 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 1557 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Queen Street Blk 270 (Albert Centre)6.1 min
Golden Mile Food Centre13.2 min
Berseh Food Centre16 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd3.4 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.9 min
Jewish Welfare Board, Singapore11.2 min

CHAS clinics

health

CityHealth Clinic & Surgery4.6 min
Bethesda Medical Centre6.6 min
Crawfurd Medical6.6 min

Parks & green

green

War Memorial Pk9.1 min
Connaught Drive10.7 min
Kampong Glam Pk11.3 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

St Vincent Home8.3 min
PEACE-Connect Senior Group Home@814.3 min
PEACE-Connect Senior Activity Centre@814.3 min

Community clubs

leisure

Kampong Glam CC11.8 min
Jalan Besar CC18.4 min
PAssion WaVe @ Marina Bay (Sea Sports Club)29.5 min

Libraries

leisure

Central Public Library7.1 min
National Library Building7.4 min
library@esplanade16.1 min

EV charging

The M1.5 min
Bugis Junction Towers3.2 min
Midtown Bay6.1 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 1 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 016211.9 min walk · 129 m
Stop 010392.6 min walk · 149 m

Buses that serve this block

OPP SHAW TWRS3 min walk
57

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 · Downtown Core planning area

Age profile: In Downtown Core, 8.7% of residents are under 15 and 13.6% are 65 or older.; 35–3912.9%
40–4410.7%
30–3410.3%
45–4910.3%
Household income: 65.5% of Downtown Core households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).; $20,000+40.9%
No working person11.3%
$15,000–17,4996.6%
$17,500–19,9994.5%
Dwelling mix: 14.8% of Downtown Core households live in HDB flats; 82.9% in condominiums or landed homes.; Condominiums and other apartments82.9%
HDB 4 room flats14.8%
Others2.3%
Household size: 70.6% of Downtown Core households are one or two people; 1-person households are the most common.; 1-person44.1%
2-person26.5%
3-person11.2%
4-person8.4%
In education: Of Downtown Core residents currently in education, 30.9% attend polytechnic or university.; Primary24.2%
University23.8%
Secondary23.4%
Pre primary11.5%
Commute to work: 38.3% of working Downtown Core residents commute by public transport; 20.6% drive or ride.; No transport required40.6%
MRT LRT only16.9%
Car13.3%
Bus10.8%

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

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$1.08M · 4 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

slight premium

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 5 Beach RD is more liveable than 89% of them but pricier than 99% — around S$1,110/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-05).

Liveability89th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 1%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (4-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-05

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 5 offers a strong liveability score (79.7/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~41 years left).

What you get79.7/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+95.8%4 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds41 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 Bugis. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 5 Beach RD

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

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Bugis (area liquidity)

No registered resale at Blk 5 Beach RD in the last 2 years — figures above reflect Bugis medians.

Subzone medians — Bugis

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns

4 ROOMS$1110▲ 95.8%1

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