Block 47 Owen RD
210047 · Kampong Java · Kallang · Built 1978 · ~51 yrs lease left · 194 units · 8 floors
Block 47 Owen RD in Kallang scores 79.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.5 minutes’ walk from Farrer Park Mrt Station MRT, 6.2 minutes from Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre), and 279 m straight-line from Farrer Park Primary School.
Where it is
OneMap · SLABlock 47 Owen RD, Singapore 210047
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 77
- Food
- 88
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 93
- Daily needs
- 100
- Green space
- 67
- Connectivity
- 62
- Value (lease)
- 22
- Leisure
- 54
- EV charging
- 100
Who it suits
- Overall
- 80
- Young Families
- 82
- Seniors
- 84
- Renters
- 77
- Investors
- 50
- EV Owners
- 79
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 24.6min
- one-north
- 35.6min
- Jurong East
- 49.7min
- Changi Airport
- 53.9min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap25 min door to door · S$1.38 · 1 transfer · 15 min (970 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 6 min riding
- Walk 12 min (737 m) to Farrer Park
- North East Line · SBS Transit
Farrer Park → Dhoby Ghaut · 2 stops · 3 min - Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
- North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Dhoby Ghaut → Raffles Place · 2 stops · 3 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- Farrer Park Mrt Station6.5 min
- Farrer Park Mrt Station8.6 min
- Farrer Park Mrt Station9.5 min
Hawker centres
food- Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre)6.2 min
- Berseh Food Centre15.3 min
- Buffalo Road Blk 665 (Tekka Centre/Zhu Jiao Market)15.6 min
Eateries nearby
food- D' Sweet Touch Deli Pte. Ltd.0.7 min
- Ken Seng Guan0.7 min
- Joys Baking & Co. Pte Ltd0.7 min
- Home Eatery Pte. Ltd.B0.7 min
- Er Tong HuaB0.7 min
- Nasiah Bte MarmijanB0.7 min
Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd1.1 min
- Mustafa Holdings Pte Ltd11.3 min
- Amista International Pte. Ltd.12.3 min
CHAS clinics
health- Cheong Family Clinic Pte Ltd1 min
- Everwell Clinic & Surgery1 min
- Edgedale Medical Clinic (Cambridge)4.8 min
Parks & green
green- Pek Kio Park6 min
- Cambridge Park7.6 min
- City Green12.1 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Chong Hua Tong Senior Activity Centre0 min
- Wesley Senior Activity Centre17.9 min
- King George’s Ave Senior Activity Centre21.3 min
Community clubs
leisure- Pek Kio CC3.8 min
- Whampoa CC22 min
- Cairnhill CC22.4 min
Libraries
leisure- Central Public Library32.1 min
- National Library Building32.3 min
- library@orchard34.4 min
EV charging
ev- Blk 48/48A Durham Road2.1 min
- Blk 49/50 Dorset Road Farrer Park Gardens4 min
- Blk 9/10 Gloucester Road Farrer Park Gardens5.1 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 3 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- Stop 503213.1 min walk · 147 m
- Stop 503015.5 min walk · 225 m
- AFT GLOUCESTER RD3 min walk131
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 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 47 Owen RD is more liveable than 85% of them but pricier than 60% — around S$688/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-05).
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 · leaseBlock 47 offers a strong liveability score (79.9/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~51 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 Kampong Java. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.
Prices & transactions — Blk 47 Owen RD
Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation
No registered resale at Blk 47 Owen RD in the last 2 years — figures above reflect Kampong Java medians.
Subzone medians — Kampong Java
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
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