SG Block Index

Block 44 Owen RD

210044 · Kampong Java · Kallang · Built 1978 · Lease from 1979 · ~52 yrs lease left · 88 units · 8 floors

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

Block 44 Owen RD in Kallang scores 78.4/100 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.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 44 Owen RD in Singapore

Pillar scores

Transport
71
Food
87
Schools
100
Healthcare
92
Daily needs
100
Green space
66
Connectivity
60
Value (lease)
24
Leisure
53
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
78
Young Families
81
Seniors
82
Renters
75
Investors
50
EV Owners
78

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

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

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

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 48/48A Durham Road2.8 min
  • Blk 49/50 Dorset Road Farrer Park Gardens4.7 min
  • Blk 9/10 Gloucester Road Farrer Park Gardens5.9 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 44 Owen 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 503213.8 min walk · 207 m
  • Stop 503016.2 min walk · 168 m
Buses that serve this block
  • AFT BRAS BASAH STN EXIT A3 min walk
    7
  • BLK 51/OPP PEK KIO MKT3 min walk
    131

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 44 Owen RD is more liveable than 79% of them but pricier than 60% — around S$688/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-05).

Liveability79th 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 44 offers a strong liveability score (78.4/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~52 years left).

What you get78.4/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-10.4%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds52 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 44 Owen RD

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

3-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$495k
median S$495k · S$590590 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block
560717874Aug '24Jul '25May '26
Monthly resale volume — Kampong Java (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 44 Owen RD

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Nov '253-room01 TO 0378S$495kS$590
Nov '243-room04 TO 0667S$438kS$607

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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