Block 642 Rowell RD
200642 · Little India · Rochor · Built 1982 · Lease from 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 88 units · 25 floors
Block 642 Rowell RD in Rochor scores 88.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 3.7 minutes’ walk from Jalan Besar Mrt Station MRT, 0.4 minutes from Berseh Food Centre, and 820 m straight-line from Farrer Park Primary School.
Where it is
OneMap · SLABlock 642 Rowell RD, Singapore 200642
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 90
- Food
- 100
- Schools
- 99
- Healthcare
- 94
- Daily needs
- 95
- Green space
- 99
- Connectivity
- 73
- Value (lease)
- 34
- Leisure
- 85
- EV charging
- 89
Who it suits
- Overall
- 88
- Young Families
- 89
- Seniors
- 93
- Renters
- 89
- Investors
- 73
- EV Owners
- 83
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 19.1min
- one-north
- 35.5min
- Jurong East
- 41.4min
- Changi Airport
- 42.7min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap19 min door to door · S$1.28 · no transfers · 14 min (911 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 5 min riding
- Walk 13 min (883 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 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 Station4.4 min
- Farrer Park Mrt Station8.5 min
Hawker centres
food- Berseh Food Centre0.4 min
- Buffalo Road Blk 665 (Tekka Centre/Zhu Jiao Market)10.7 min
- Queen Street Blk 270 (Albert Centre)11.6 min
Eateries nearby
food- Srisun Eating Restaurant Pte. Ltd.B0.4 min
- Good Chance Restaurant Pte. Ltd.A0.8 min
- Goh Kim Teck0.8 min
- Tay Soon ChooA0.8 min
- Tan Lim Cheng1.1 min
- Maayaa Restaurant And Catering Pte. Ltd.B1.1 min
Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).
Supermarkets
daily- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd0.8 min
- Pardeshi Pte. Ltd.3.2 min
- Mustafa Holdings Pte Ltd3.7 min
CHAS clinics
health- Rowell Clinic & Surgery0 min
- Rochor Medical Centre3.1 min
- United Medical Clinic3.3 min
Parks & green
green- Rowell Rd Os3.2 min
- Somme Rd Pg6.7 min
- City Green8.6 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Wesley Senior Activity Centre3.3 min
- King George’s Ave Senior Activity Centre8.5 min
- PEACE-Connect Senior Group Home@812.8 min
Community clubs
leisure- Jalan Besar CC9.9 min
- Pek Kio CC11.3 min
- Kampong Glam CC13.8 min
Libraries
leisure- Central Public Library17.8 min
- National Library Building18 min
- library@orchard30.8 min
EV charging
ev- Blk 632/633/635 Veerasamy Road4.9 min
- Blk 804/805, 809 Maude Road7.4 min
- City Square Mall8.2 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 4 MRT, 1 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 074191.8 min walk · 144 m
- Stop 072313.6 min walk · 230 m
- OPP VEERASAMY RD3 min walk67130
- OPP BLK 46110 min walk197
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 642 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 642 offers an outstanding liveability score (88.4/100). 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 642 Rowell RD
Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation
Recent sales at Blk 642 Rowell RD
| Month | Type | Storey | Area | Price | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May '26 | 4-room | 10 TO 12 | 103 m² | S$780k | S$704 |
| Sep '25 | 4-room | 10 TO 12 | 109 m² | S$800k | S$682 |
| Sep '25 | 5-room | 25 TO 27 | 137 m² | S$1.09m | S$739 |
| Nov '24 | 4-room | 10 TO 12 | 109 m² | S$820k | S$699 |
| Nov '24 | 5-room | 25 TO 27 | 139 m² | S$1.00m | S$668 |
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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