SG Block Index

Block 641 Rowell RD

200641 · Little India · Rochor · Built 1982 · Lease from 1983 · ~56 yrs lease left · 96 units · 25 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km
86Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 641 Rowell RD in Rochor scores 85.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4.8 minutes’ walk from Jalan Besar Mrt Station MRT, 3.9 minutes from Berseh Food Centre, and 680 m straight-line from Farrer Park Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 641 Rowell RD in Singapore

Pillar scores

Transport
81
Food
99
Schools
99
Healthcare
89
Daily needs
98
Green space
95
Connectivity
70
Value (lease)
32
Leisure
77
EV charging
89
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
See how every score is calculated →

Who it suits

Overall
86
Young Families
87
Seniors
90
Renters
85
Investors
71
EV Owners
81

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
17min
130EWLS$1.28 · 1 transfer
one-north
36.6min
DTLCCLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
43.8min
130EWLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
44.9min
130EWLEWLS$2.24 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

17 min door to door · S$1.28 · 1 transfer · 8 min (478 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 7 min riding

5m1302mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (351 m) to Opp Veerasamy RD
  2. Bus 130 · SBS Transit
    Opp Veerasamy RDBugis · 3 stops · 3 min
  3. Walk 2 min (100 m) to Bugis
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    BugisRaffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min
  5. 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 · schematic5 min10 min15 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 641

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 2451 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Berseh Food Centre3.9 min
  • Buffalo Road Blk 665 (Tekka Centre/Zhu Jiao Market)9 min
  • Queen Street Blk 270 (Albert Centre)12.7 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd4.4 min
  • Pardeshi Pte. Ltd.4.5 min
  • Mustafa Holdings Pte Ltd5.8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Rochor Medical Centre2.4 min
  • Rowell Clinic & Surgery3.9 min
  • Winstedt Clinic5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Rowell Rd Os4 min
  • Somme Rd Pg10.4 min
  • City Green10.9 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Wesley Senior Activity Centre5.9 min
  • King George’s Ave Senior Activity Centre12.3 min
  • Abdullah Shooker Jewish Welfare Home16.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Pek Kio CC13.1 min
  • Jalan Besar CC13.7 min
  • Kampong Glam CC17.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Central Public Library18.8 min
  • National Library Building19 min
  • library@orchard29.7 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 632/633/635 Veerasamy Road3.2 min
  • Tekka Place7.8 min
  • City Square Mall10.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 641 Rowell RD
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 2 hawker centres, 4 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 074193.4 min walk · 210 m
  • Stop 071115.8 min walk · 226 m
Buses that serve this block
  • OPP VEERASAMY RD5 min walk
    130

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 room

Set your budget to see if this block fits. Not sure? work it out from your income →

S$

Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
strong value

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 641 Rowell RD is more liveable than 97% of them but pricier than 72% — around S$711/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability97th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 28%

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 · lease

Block 641 offers an outstanding liveability score (85.5/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~56 years left).

What you get85.5/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+6.2%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds56 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 Little India. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 641 Rowell RD

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

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room4-room5-room a sale at this block
647698749Dec '23Mar '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Little India (area liquidity)

No registered resale at Blk 641 Rowell RD in the last 2 years — figures above reflect Little India medians.

Subzone medians — Little India

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$711▲ 6.2%
4 ROOMS$665▲ 5.3%
5 ROOMS$662▲ 1.0%
Compare with nearby blocks →Living in RochorRochor estate data →Blocks near Jalan Besar Mrt StationBlocks near Farrer Park Primary SchoolCommute to the CBD →Buying your first home →Upgrading or investing →

See what’s for sale

Browse current for-sale listings near Blk 641 Rowell RD on Singapore’s property portals. These open on third-party sites — SG Block Index doesn’t list or sell property.