Block 2 Kitchener RD
200002 · Lavender · Kallang · Built 1970 · ~43 yrs lease left · 176 units · 14 floors
85Overall / 100
Summary
Block 2 Kitchener RD in Kallang scores 85.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.2 minutes’ walk from Lavender Mrt Station MRT, 5.1 minutes from Berseh Food Centre, and 1064 m straight-line from Farrer Park Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 82
- Food
- 100
- Schools
- 97
- Healthcare
- 95
- Daily needs
- 94
- Green space
- 100
- Connectivity
- 75
- Value (lease)
- 6
- Leisure
- 85
Who it suits
- Overall
- 85
- Young Families
- 88
- Seniors
- 91
- Renters
- 87
- Investors
- 58
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 14.9min
- one-north
- 37min
- Jurong East
- 41.8min
- Changi Airport
- 37.3min
EWLS$1.28 · direct
EWLCCLS$1.90 · 1 transfer
EWLS$2.15 · direct
EWLEWLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap15 min door to door · S$1.28 · no transfers · 10 min (569 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 5 min riding
9m›EWL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 9 min (541 m) to Lavender
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Lavender → Raffles Place · 3 stops · 5 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-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- Lavender Mrt Station6.2 min
- Lavender Mrt Station8 min
- Jalan Besar Mrt Station8.1 min
PlannedFounders' Memorial MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2171 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Berseh Food Centre5.1 min
- North Bridge Road Market11.3 min
- Golden Mile Food Centre12.2 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd3.3 min
- Prime Supermarket Limited?3.9 min
- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd4.6 min
CHAS clinics
health- Japan Clinic And Surgery3.2 min
- King George'S Medical Clinic Pte Ltd3.9 min
- Lavender Medical Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd3.9 min
Parks & green
green- Somme Rd Pg6.4 min
- Rowell Rd Os8.3 min
- City Green8.7 min
Primary schools
straight-line- Farrer Park Primary School1064 m
- St. Margaret'S School (Primary)1533 m
- Hong Wen School1555 m
Eldercare centres
care- King George’s Ave Senior Activity Centre3.5 min
- Wesley Senior Activity Centre4.6 min
- PEACE-Connect Senior Group Home@810.8 min
Community clubs
leisure- Jalan Besar CC4.9 min
- Kampong Glam CC11.8 min
- Pek Kio CC14.3 min
Libraries
leisure- Central Public Library20 min
- National Library Building20.2 min
- library@esplanade33.7 min
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).
Resale context — Lavender
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$739▲ 5.1%1
3 ROOMS$767▲ 25.5%1
4 ROOMS$949▲ 48.4%1
5 ROOMS$824▲ 3.2%1