SG Block Index

Block 48 Dorset RD

210048 · Kampong Java · Kallang · Built 1975 · ~48 yrs lease left · 96 units · 25 floors

82Overall / 100
Summary

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
NELNSLS$1.38 · 1 transfer
one-north
33.8min
131DTLCCLS$1.86 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
47.8min
131NELEWLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
52min
131EWLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

23 min door to door · S$1.38 · 1 transfer · 14 min (856 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 6 min riding

10mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 10 min (623 m) to Farrer Park
  2. North East Line · SBS Transit
    Farrer ParkDhoby Ghaut · 2 stops · 3 min
  3. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby GhautRaffles Place · 2 stops · 3 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkPolyclinicBlk 48

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 2350 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

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

Eldercare 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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$688▼ 10.4%
4 ROOMS$662▲ 8.6%
5 ROOMS$809▼ 8.8%
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