How far is Block 1 Beach RD from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Nicoll Highway Mrt Station, about 6.5 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 1 Beach RD to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 61 to City Hall, then East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 17 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$1.28.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 1?

Golden Mile Food Centre is roughly 0.7 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 1 Beach RD?

Farrer Park Primary School, approximately 1809 m straight-line — outside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 1 Beach RD?

Approximately 52 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1979 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 1 Beach RD?

It scores 83.4/100 overall: transport 82.2, food 100, schools 82.4, healthcare 81, daily needs 100, green space 93.6, connectivity 74, value 24, leisure 75.3.

Is Block 1 Beach RD a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 83.4/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have tracked the wider market, and about 52 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 Crawford give the price trend.

Block 1 Beach RD

190001 · Crawford · Kallang · Built 1970 · Lease from 1979 · ~52 yrs lease left · 142 units · 16 floors

83Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 1 Beach RD in Kallang scores 83.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.5 minutes’ walk from Nicoll Highway Mrt Station MRT, 0.7 minutes from Golden Mile Food Centre, and 1809 m straight-line from Farrer Park Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 1 Beach RD in Singapore

Block 1 Beach RD, Singapore 190001

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Pillar scores

Transport: 82
Food: 100
Schools: 82
Healthcare: 81
Daily needs: 100
Green space: 94
Connectivity: 74
Value (lease): 24
Leisure: 75
EV charging: 100

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 83
Young Families: 83
Seniors: 88
Renters: 86
Investors: 63
EV Owners: 82

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 17.1min
one-north: 36.2min
Jurong East: 44min
Changi Airport: 36.9min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

17 min door to door · S$1.28 · 1 transfer · 7 min (442 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 8 min riding

4m›61›2m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 4 min (255 m) to Blk 8
Bus 61 · SMRT Corporation
Blk 8 → City Hall · 5 stops · 7 min
Walk 2 min (159 m) to City Hall
East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
City Hall → Raffles Place · 1 stop · 1 min
Walk 0 min (28 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 1502 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Golden Mile Food Centre0.7 min
North Bridge Road Market4.6 min
Berseh Food Centre14.8 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Loh Nyen Yiu4.8 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11.2 min
Mahota Food Pte. Ltd.13 min

CHAS clinics

health

T Medical Clinic (City Gate)4 min
The Good Clinic4.8 min
Vernon Clinic & Surgery5.4 min

Parks & green

green

Kampong Glam Pk3.2 min
North Bridge Garden5.1 min
Kallang Riverside Pk16.2 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

PEACE-Connect Senior Group Home@82.2 min
PEACE-Connect Senior Activity Centre@82.2 min
PEACE-Connect Senior Activity Centre@56.1 min

Community clubs

leisure

Kampong Glam CC2.6 min
Jalan Besar CC12.8 min
PAssion WaVe @ Marina Bay (Sea Sports Club)32 min

Libraries

leisure

Central Public Library20.3 min
National Library Building20.6 min
library@esplanade28.1 min

EV charging

Blk 7 North Bridge Road2.4 min
City Gate4 min
Blk 9 North Bridge Road5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 2 hawker centres, 1 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 014211.9 min walk · 49 m
Stop 014293.5 min walk · 80 m

Buses that serve this block

OPP GOLDEN MILE CPLX1 min walk
100
BLK 84 min walk
61

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 · Kallang planning area

Age profile: In Kallang, 12% of residents are under 15 and 21% are 65 or older.; 45–498%
40–447.7%
60–647.7%
55–597.4%
Household income: 34.6% of Kallang households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).; No working person20.7%
$20,000+13.3%
$1,000–1,9997.7%
$2,000–2,9995.8%
Dwelling mix: 79% of Kallang households live in HDB flats; 20.1% in condominiums or landed homes.; HDB 3 room flats26.8%
HDB 4 room flats23.7%
Condominiums and other apartments18.9%
HDB 1 and 2 room flats16.9%
Household size: 54% of Kallang households are one or two people; 2-person households are the most common.; 2-person27.5%
1-person26.5%
3-person16.9%
4-person14.5%
In education: Of Kallang residents currently in education, 23.5% attend polytechnic or university.; Primary33.1%
Secondary26.8%
University14%
Polytechnic9.5%
Commute to work: 60.3% of working Kallang residents commute by public transport; 24.6% drive or ride.; MRT LRT and bus22.7%
MRT LRT only20.2%
Car17.5%
Bus15.5%

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

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$542k · 3 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

priced about right

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 1 Beach RD is more liveable than 93% of them but pricier than 89% — around S$774/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability93th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 11%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (3-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-07

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 1 offers an outstanding liveability score (83.4/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~52 years left).

What you get83.4/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+30.0%3 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds52 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 Crawford. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 1 Beach RD

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

3-room3 sales · 12 mo

S$470k – S$493k

median S$472k · S$642–673 psf

5-room1 sale · 12 mo

S$912k

median S$912k · S$554–554 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room5-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Crawford (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 1 Beach RD

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jan '26	3-room	07 TO 09	68 m²	S$493k	S$673
Dec '25	5-room	07 TO 09	153 m²	S$912k	S$554
Nov '25	3-room	07 TO 09	68 m²	S$472k	S$645
Jul '25	3-room	04 TO 06	68 m²	S$470k	S$642
Apr '25	3-room	07 TO 09	68 m²	S$465k	S$635
Jan '25	3-room	13 TO 15	74 m²	S$510k	S$640
Oct '24	3-room	13 TO 15	68 m²	S$450k	S$615
Oct '24	3-room	07 TO 09	74 m²	S$470k	S$590

Subzone medians — Crawford

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns

3 ROOMS$774▲ 30.0%1

4 ROOMS$708▲ 10.7%1

5 ROOMS$685▲ 12.3%1

Compare with nearby blocks →Living in Kallang →Kallang estate data →Blocks near Nicoll Highway Mrt Station →Blocks near Farrer Park Primary School →Commute to the CBD →Buying your first home →Upgrading or investing →

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