How far is Block 48 Dorset RD from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Farrer Park Mrt Station, about 5.3 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 48 Dorset RD to the city centre by public transport?

Take North East Line to Dhoby Ghaut, then North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 23 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$1.38.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 48?

Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre) is roughly 5 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 48 Dorset RD?

Farrer Park Primary School, approximately 202 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 48 Dorset RD?

Approximately 49 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1976 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 48 Dorset RD?

It scores 83.5/100 overall: transport 85.5, food 100, schools 100, healthcare 94.5, daily needs 100, green space 68.2, connectivity 65.3, value 18, leisure 56.5.

Is Block 48 Dorset RD a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 83.5/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 49 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Kampong Java give the price trend.

Block 48 Dorset RD

210048 · Kampong Java · Kallang · Built 1975 · Lease from 1976 · ~49 yrs lease left · 96 units · 25 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km

84Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 48 Dorset RD in Kallang scores 83.5/100 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.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 48 Dorset RD in Singapore

Block 48 Dorset RD, Singapore 210048

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Pillar scores

Transport: 86
Food: 100
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 95
Daily needs: 100
Green space: 68
Connectivity: 65
Value (lease): 18
Leisure: 57
EV charging: 100

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 84
Young Families: 85
Seniors: 87
Renters: 82
Investors: 51
EV Owners: 81

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 · OneMap

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

10m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre

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

Fastest itinerary · fares & times from OneMap, Singapore Land Authority

What’s nearby

walk times, door to door

Walk-time rings · schematic

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

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

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-line

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

EV charging

Blk 48/48A Durham Road1.4 min
Blk 49/50 Dorset Road Farrer Park Gardens2.8 min
Blk 9/10 Gloucester Road Farrer Park Gardens4 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 48 Dorset RD

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~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

Nearest bus stops

Stop 503211.9 min walk · 63 m
Stop 503014.3 min walk · 232 m

Buses that serve this block

AFT GLOUCESTER RD1 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

strong value

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 48 Dorset RD is more liveable than 93% of them but pricier than 60% — around S$688/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-05).

Liveability93th 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 48 offers an outstanding liveability score (83.5/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~49 years left).

What you get83.5/100overall liveability

Where price is heading-10.4%3 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds49 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 48 Dorset RD

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

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room4-room5-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Kampong Java (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 48 Dorset RD

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Apr '25	5-room	22 TO 24	114 m²	S$780k	S$636
Mar '25	5-room	13 TO 15	119 m²	S$680k	S$531

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 changeLatest txns

3 ROOMS$688▼ 10.4%4

4 ROOMS$662▲ 0.8%1

5 ROOMS$809▲ 12.6%1

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