SG Block Index

Block 43 Cambridge RD

210043 · Kampong Java · Kallang · Built 1981 · Lease from 1982 · ~55 yrs lease left · 54 units · 8 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km
78Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 43 Cambridge RD in Kallang scores 77.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.6 minutes’ walk from Farrer Park Mrt Station MRT, 7.3 minutes from Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre), and 358 m straight-line from Farrer Park Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 43 Cambridge RD in Singapore

Block 43 Cambridge RD, Singapore 210043

Pillar scores

Transport
68
Food
87
Schools
100
Healthcare
91
Daily needs
100
Green space
65
Connectivity
59
Value (lease)
30
Leisure
50
EV charging
99
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
78
Young Families
80
Seniors
81
Renters
74
Investors
51
EV Owners
78

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
25.9min
166EWLS$1.38 · 1 transfer
one-north
35.8min
131ADTLCCLS$1.86 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
52.8min
166EWLS$2.24 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
54.8min
851EWLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

26 min door to door · S$1.38 · 1 transfer · 13 min (793 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 11 min riding

10m1662mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 10 min (606 m) to Parish OF Christ CH
  2. Bus 166 · SBS Transit
    Parish OF Christ CHCity Hall · 6 stops · 9 min
  3. Walk 2 min (159 m) to City Hall
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    City HallRaffles Place · 1 stop · 1 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 43

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 2168 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre)7.3 min
  • Berseh Food Centre16.4 min
  • Buffalo Road Blk 665 (Tekka Centre/Zhu Jiao Market)16.7 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd0 min
  • Amista International Pte. Ltd.13.4 min
  • Semper Fidelis Fine Foods Private Limited16.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Cheong Family Clinic Pte Ltd2 min
  • Everwell Clinic & Surgery2 min
  • Edgedale Medical Clinic (Cambridge)5.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Pek Kio Park7.1 min
  • Cambridge Park8.7 min
  • City Green13.2 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Chong Hua Tong Senior Activity Centre1.1 min
  • Wesley Senior Activity Centre19 min
  • King George’s Ave Senior Activity Centre22.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Pek Kio CC4.8 min
  • Whampoa CC23.1 min
  • Cairnhill CC23.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Central Public Library33.1 min
  • library@orchard35.5 min
  • Toa Payoh Public Library40.5 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 48/48A Durham Road3.2 min
  • Blk 49/50 Dorset Road Farrer Park Gardens5.1 min
  • Blk 9/10 Gloucester Road Farrer Park Gardens6.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 43 Cambridge RD
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 1 supermarkets, 2 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 503214.2 min walk · 238 m
  • Stop 500817.6 min walk · 163 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 51/OPP PEK KIO MKT4 min walk
    131A
  • PARISH OF CHRIST CH10 min walk
    166851

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 · 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).

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$482k · 3 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
good value

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 43 Cambridge RD is more liveable than 77% of them but pricier than 60% — around S$688/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-05).

Liveability77th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 40%

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 2026-05

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 43 offers a strong liveability score (77.8/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~55 years left).

What you get77.8/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-10.4%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds55 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 Kampong Java. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 43 Cambridge RD

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

4-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$685k
median S$685k · S$699699 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
612763915Aug '24Jul '25May '26
Monthly resale volume — Kampong Java (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 43 Cambridge RD

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Oct '254-room07 TO 0991S$685kS$699
Oct '244-room04 TO 0691S$628kS$641
Aug '244-room07 TO 0991S$670kS$684

Subzone medians — 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▲ 0.8%
5 ROOMS$809▲ 12.6%
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