SG Block Index

Block 42 Cambridge RD

210042 · Kampong Java · Kallang · Built 1981 · ~54 yrs lease left · 56 units · 8 floors

73Overall / 100
Summary

Block 42 Cambridge RD in Kallang scores 72.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.3 minutes’ walk from Farrer Park Mrt Station MRT, 8 minutes from Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre), and 412 m straight-line from Farrer Park Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
63
Food
70
Schools
99
Healthcare
90
Daily needs
100
Green space
65
Connectivity
60
Value (lease)
28
Leisure
48

Who it suits

Overall
73
Young Families
76
Seniors
77
Renters
69
Investors
53

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
27min
1317EWLS$1.59 · 2 transfers
one-north
36.6min
131DTLCCLS$1.86 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
50.7min
131NELEWLS$2.11 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
54.9min
131EWLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

27 min door to door · S$1.59 · 2 transfers · 5 min (271 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 17 min riding

3m›131›7›2m›EWL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (162 m) to Blk 51/opp Pek Kio Mkt
  2. Bus 131 · SBS Transit
    Blk 51/opp Pek Kio Mkt → Aft Bras Basah · 8 stops · 11 min
  3. Bus 7 · SBS Transit
    Aft Bras Basah → Opp Bugis · 2 stops · 2 min
  4. Walk 2 min (81 m) to Bugis
  5. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Bugis → Raffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min
  6. 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 42

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
PlannedMount Pleasant MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2150 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre)8 min
  • Berseh Food Centre17.2 min
  • Buffalo Road Blk 665 (Tekka Centre/Zhu Jiao Market)17.5 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd0.7 min
  • Amista International Pte. Ltd.14.2 min
  • Semper Fidelis Fine Foods Private Limited16.8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Cheong Family Clinic Pte Ltd2.7 min
  • Everwell Clinic & Surgery2.7 min
  • Edgedale Medical Clinic (Cambridge)6.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Pek Kio Park7.8 min
  • Cambridge Park9.4 min
  • City Green13.9 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Chong Hua Tong Senior Activity Centre1.8 min
  • Wesley Senior Activity Centre19.7 min
  • Abdullah Shooker Jewish Welfare Home26.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Pek Kio CC5.6 min
  • Whampoa CC23.8 min
  • Cairnhill CC24.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Central Public Library33.9 min
  • library@orchard36.2 min
  • Toa Payoh Public Library41.3 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 — Kampong Java

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$688▼ 10.4%
4 ROOMS$662▲ 8.6%
5 ROOMS$809▼ 8.8%
Living in Kallang →Kallang estate data →Blocks near Farrer Park Mrt Station →Blocks near Farrer Park Primary School →Commute to the CBD →