Block 640 Rowell RD
200640 · Little India · Rochor · Built 1982 · Lease from 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 167 units · 10 floors
Block 640 Rowell RD in Rochor scores 88.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 3.7 minutes’ walk from Jalan Besar Mrt Station MRT, 3.9 minutes from Berseh Food Centre, and 708 m straight-line from Farrer Park Primary School.
Where it is
OneMap · SLABlock 640 Rowell RD, Singapore 200640
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 89
- Food
- 98
- Schools
- 99
- Healthcare
- 91
- Daily needs
- 100
- Green space
- 97
- Connectivity
- 70
- Value (lease)
- 34
- Leisure
- 82
- EV charging
- 100
Who it suits
- Overall
- 88
- Young Families
- 89
- Seniors
- 92
- Renters
- 88
- Investors
- 73
- EV Owners
- 86
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 17.7min
- one-north
- 35.2min
- Jurong East
- 44.5min
- Changi Airport
- 45.6min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap18 min door to door · S$1.28 · 1 transfer · 8 min (480 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 7 min riding
- Walk 6 min (353 m) to Opp Veerasamy RD
- Bus 130 · SBS Transit
Opp Veerasamy RD → Bugis · 3 stops · 3 min - Walk 2 min (100 m) to Bugis
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Bugis → Raffles Place · 2 stops · 3 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- Jalan Besar Mrt Station3.7 min
- Jalan Besar Mrt Station4.5 min
- Rochor Mrt Station5.6 min
Hawker centres
food- Berseh Food Centre3.9 min
- Buffalo Road Blk 665 (Tekka Centre/Zhu Jiao Market)6.8 min
- Queen Street Blk 270 (Albert Centre)11.5 min
Eateries nearby
food- Gui Poh Chon1.1 min
- Tan Kim ChoonB1.1 min
- Tan Jui KoonB1.1 min
- Teo Lee KianB1.1 min
- Lim Chow SiongB1.1 min
- Au Tong AnnB1.1 min
Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).
Supermarkets
daily- Pardeshi Pte. Ltd.2.6 min
- Mustafa Holdings Pte Ltd3.9 min
- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd4.4 min
CHAS clinics
health- Rochor Medical Centre1.3 min
- Winstedt Clinic3.6 min
- Rowell Clinic & Surgery3.9 min
Parks & green
green- Rowell Rd Os1.8 min
- Somme Rd Pg8.5 min
- City Green9 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Wesley Senior Activity Centre5.9 min
- King George’s Ave Senior Activity Centre12.3 min
- Chong Hua Tong Senior Activity Centre14.8 min
Community clubs
leisure- Pek Kio CC11.1 min
- Jalan Besar CC13.7 min
- Kampong Glam CC16.8 min
Libraries
leisure- Central Public Library17.6 min
- National Library Building17.9 min
- library@orchard28.6 min
EV charging
ev- Blk 632/633/635 Veerasamy Road2 min
- Tekka Place5.7 min
- City Square Mall8.6 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 4 MRT, 2 hawker centres, 5 supermarkets, 3 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 074192.3 min walk · 186 m
- Stop 071113.6 min walk · 227 m
- OPP VEERASAMY RD6 min walk130
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$498k · 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 640 Rowell RD is more liveable than 99% of them but pricier than 72% — around S$711/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).
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 2026-06
Is it worth it?
liveability · price trend · leaseBlock 640 offers an outstanding liveability score (88.2/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~57 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 Little India. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.
Prices & transactions — Blk 640 Rowell RD
Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation
Recent sales at Blk 640 Rowell RD
| Month | Type | Storey | Area | Price | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun '26 | 3-room | 04 TO 06 | 74 m² | S$568k | S$713 |
| Jun '26 | 3-room | 07 TO 09 | 74 m² | S$565k | S$709 |
| May '26 | 3-room | 07 TO 09 | 74 m² | S$546k | S$685 |
| Nov '25 | 3-room | 07 TO 09 | 74 m² | S$540k | S$678 |
| Oct '25 | 3-room | 10 TO 12 | 74 m² | S$590k | S$741 |
| Jun '25 | 3-room | 04 TO 06 | 74 m² | S$548k | S$688 |
| Mar '25 | 3-room | 04 TO 06 | 74 m² | S$535k | S$672 |
| Sep '24 | 3-room | 10 TO 12 | 74 m² | S$545k | S$684 |
| Aug '24 | 3-room | 07 TO 09 | 74 m² | S$520k | S$653 |
Subzone medians — Little India
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
See what’s for sale
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