Block 48 Dorset RD
210048 · Kampong Java · Kallang · Built 1975 · ~48 yrs lease left · 96 units · 25 floors
Block 48 Dorset RD in Kallang scores 82.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.3 minutes’ walk from Farrer Park Mrt Station MRT, 5 minutes from Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre), and 202 m straight-line from Farrer Park Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 86
- Food
- 100
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 95
- Daily needs
- 100
- Green space
- 68
- Connectivity
- 65
- Value (lease)
- 16
- Leisure
- 57
Who it suits
- Overall
- 82
- Young Families
- 83
- Seniors
- 87
- Renters
- 82
- Investors
- 56
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 22.8min
- one-north
- 33.8min
- Jurong East
- 47.8min
- Changi Airport
- 52min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap23 min door to door · S$1.38 · 1 transfer · 14 min (856 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 6 min riding
- Walk 10 min (623 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 Station5.3 min
- Farrer Park Mrt Station7.4 min
- Farrer Park Mrt Station8.3 min
Hawker centres
food- Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre)5 min
- Berseh Food Centre14.2 min
- Buffalo Road Blk 665 (Tekka Centre/Zhu Jiao Market)14.4 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd2.3 min
- Mustafa Holdings Pte Ltd10.1 min
- Pardeshi Pte. Ltd.11.1 min
CHAS clinics
health- Cheong Family Clinic Pte Ltd2 min
- Everwell Clinic & Surgery2 min
- Edgedale Medical Clinic (Cambridge)4.1 min
Parks & green
green- Pek Kio Park5.3 min
- Cambridge Park6.9 min
- City Green10.9 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Chong Hua Tong Senior Activity Centre1.2 min
- Wesley Senior Activity Centre16.7 min
- King George’s Ave Senior Activity Centre20.1 min
Community clubs
leisure- Pek Kio CC2.6 min
- Kallang CC20.2 min
- Whampoa CC20.8 min
Libraries
leisure- Central Public Library30.9 min
- National Library Building31.1 min
- library@orchard33.2 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