SG Block Index

Block 44 Owen RD

210044 · Kampong Java · Kallang · Built 1978 · ~51 yrs lease left · 88 units · 8 floors

75Overall / 100
Summary

Block 44 Owen RD in Kallang scores 75/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.2 minutes’ walk from Farrer Park Mrt Station MRT, 6.9 minutes from Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre), and 345 m straight-line from Farrer Park Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
71
Food
73
Schools
100
Healthcare
92
Daily needs
100
Green space
66
Connectivity
60
Value (lease)
22
Leisure
53

Who it suits

Overall
75
Young Families
78
Seniors
79
Renters
72
Investors
53

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
26.7min
1317EWLS$1.59 · 2 transfers
one-north
36.4min
131DTLCCLS$1.86 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
50.4min
131NELEWLS$2.11 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
54.6min
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 (273 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 17 min riding

3m13172mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (165 m) to Blk 51/opp Pek Kio Mkt
  2. Bus 131 · SBS Transit
    Blk 51/opp Pek Kio MktAft Bras Basah · 8 stops · 11 min
  3. Bus 7 · SBS Transit
    Aft Bras BasahOpp Bugis · 2 stops · 2 min
  4. Walk 2 min (81 m) to Bugis
  5. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    BugisRaffles 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 44

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 2236 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre)6.9 min
  • Berseh Food Centre16.1 min
  • Buffalo Road Blk 665 (Tekka Centre/Zhu Jiao Market)16.4 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd1.7 min
  • Mustafa Holdings Pte Ltd12 min
  • Amista International Pte. Ltd.13.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Cheong Family Clinic Pte Ltd0.3 min
  • Everwell Clinic & Surgery0.3 min
  • Edgedale Medical Clinic (Cambridge)5.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Pek Kio Park6.7 min
  • Cambridge Park8.3 min
  • City Green12.8 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Chong Hua Tong Senior Activity Centre0.7 min
  • Wesley Senior Activity Centre18.6 min
  • King George’s Ave Senior Activity Centre22 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Pek Kio CC4.5 min
  • Kallang CC22.1 min
  • Whampoa CC22.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Central Public Library32.8 min
  • library@orchard35.1 min
  • Toa Payoh Public Library40.2 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%
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