Block 17 Beach RD
190017 · Crawford · Kallang · Built 1974 · Lease from 1975 · ~48 yrs lease left · 76 units · 20 floors
Block 17 Beach RD in Kallang scores 83.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.4 minutes’ walk from Nicoll Highway Mrt Station MRT, 0.8 minutes from Golden Mile Food Centre, and 1724 m straight-line from Farrer Park Primary School.
Where it is
OneMap · SLABlock 17 Beach RD, Singapore 190017
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 81
- Food
- 100
- Schools
- 84
- Healthcare
- 83
- Daily needs
- 100
- Green space
- 95
- Connectivity
- 73
- Value (lease)
- 16
- Leisure
- 78
- EV charging
- 100
Who it suits
- Overall
- 83
- Young Families
- 83
- Seniors
- 88
- Renters
- 86
- Investors
- 61
- EV Owners
- 81
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 16.7min
- one-north
- 35.7min
- Jurong East
- 43.5min
- Changi Airport
- 39.7min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap17 min door to door · S$1.28 · 1 transfer · 6 min (406 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 8 min riding
- Walk 4 min (219 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
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- Nicoll Highway Mrt Station6.4 min
- Nicoll Highway Mrt Station8 min
- Lavender Mrt Station9.5 min
Hawker centres
food- Golden Mile Food Centre0.8 min
- North Bridge Road Market3.6 min
- Berseh Food Centre13.8 min
Eateries nearby
food- Nurazimah Binte Mohd Noor0 min
- Chung Lai Heng0 min
- Trinh Thi Truc PhuongB0 min
- Jahabar Sadiq S/O Mohd ShareefB0 min
- Chin Kwai FongB0 min
- Home Eatery Pte. Ltd.0 min
Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).
Supermarkets
daily- Loh Nyen Yiu5.1 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.3 min
- Mahota Food Pte. Ltd.12 min
CHAS clinics
health- T Medical Clinic (City Gate)3.3 min
- Vernon Clinic & Surgery3.9 min
- Textile Centre Clinic4.5 min
Parks & green
green- Kampong Glam Pk1.7 min
- North Bridge Garden3.5 min
- Kallang Riverside Pk16.5 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- PEACE-Connect Senior Group Home@81.3 min
- PEACE-Connect Senior Activity Centre@81.3 min
- PEACE-Connect Senior Activity Centre@56.4 min
Community clubs
leisure- Kampong Glam CC1.6 min
- Jalan Besar CC11.9 min
- PAssion WaVe @ Marina Bay (Sea Sports Club)31.9 min
Libraries
leisure- Central Public Library19.6 min
- National Library Building19.8 min
- library@esplanade27.7 min
EV charging
ev- Blk 7 North Bridge Road1.4 min
- City Gate3.3 min
- Blk 9 North Bridge Road4 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 3 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- Stop 014212.2 min walk · 140 m
- Stop 014112.4 min walk · 187 m
- BLK 84 min walk61
- OPP GOLDEN MILE CPLX4 min walk100
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 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 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 17 Beach RD is more liveable than 93% of them but pricier than 89% — around S$774/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-07).
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 · leaseBlock 17 offers an outstanding liveability score (83.3/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is ageing (~48 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 Crawford. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.
Prices & transactions — Blk 17 Beach RD
Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation
No registered resale at Blk 17 Beach RD in the last 2 years — figures above reflect Crawford medians.
Subzone medians — Crawford
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
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