How far is Block 49 Dorset RD from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Farrer Park Mrt Station, about 5.8 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 49 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 49?

Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre) is roughly 6.5 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 49 Dorset RD?

Farrer Park Primary School, approximately 90 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 49 Dorset RD?

Approximately 52 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1979 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 49 Dorset RD?

It scores 83.1/100 overall: transport 83.8, food 97.8, schools 100, healthcare 92.5, daily needs 100, green space 68.7, connectivity 65.4, value 24, leisure 56.2.

Is Block 49 Dorset RD a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 83.1/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 52 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 49 Dorset RD

210049 · Kampong Java · Kallang · Built 1978 · Lease from 1979 · ~52 yrs lease left · 142 units · 13 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km

83Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 49 Dorset RD in Kallang scores 83.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.8 minutes’ walk from Farrer Park Mrt Station MRT, 6.5 minutes from Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre), and 90 m straight-line from Farrer Park Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 49 Dorset RD in Singapore

Block 49 Dorset RD, Singapore 210049

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Pillar scores

Transport: 84
Food: 98
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 93
Daily needs: 100
Green space: 69
Connectivity: 65
Value (lease): 24
Leisure: 56
EV charging: 100

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 83
Young Families: 84
Seniors: 87
Renters: 82
Investors: 52
EV Owners: 81

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 23.1min
one-north: 34.5min
Jurong East: 48.6min
Changi Airport: 50min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

23 min door to door · S$1.38 · 1 transfer · 14 min (881 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 6 min riding

10m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 10 min (648 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 2412 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre)6.5 min
Buffalo Road Blk 665 (Tekka Centre/Zhu Jiao Market)13.4 min
Berseh Food Centre14.5 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.8 min
Mustafa Holdings Pte Ltd10.4 min
Pardeshi Pte. Ltd.11.4 min

CHAS clinics

health

Cheong Family Clinic Pte Ltd4.5 min
Everwell Clinic & Surgery4.5 min
Edgedale Medical Clinic (Cambridge)5.6 min

Parks & green

green

Cambridge Park5.4 min
Pek Kio Park6.8 min
City Green11.4 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Chong Hua Tong Senior Activity Centre3.7 min
Wesley Senior Activity Centre17 min
King George’s Ave Senior Activity Centre20.5 min

Community clubs

leisure

Pek Kio CC2.8 min
Cairnhill CC20.2 min
Jalan Besar CC21.8 min

Libraries

leisure

Central Public Library29.5 min
National Library Building29.8 min
library@orchard30.7 min

EV charging

Blk 49/50 Dorset Road Farrer Park Gardens3 min
Blk 48/48A Durham Road4 min
Blk 9/10 Gloucester Road Farrer Park Gardens4.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 49 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 503211.3 min walk · 107 m
Stop 503512.5 min walk · 204 m

Buses that serve this block

AFT GLOUCESTER RD2 min walk
131
PARISH OF CHRIST CH5 min walk
851

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 49 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 49 offers an outstanding liveability score (83.1/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~52 years left).

What you get83.1/100overall 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 49 Dorset RD

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

3-room3 sales · 12 mo

S$460k – S$465k

median S$462k · S$628–635 psf

4-room1 sale · 12 mo

S$725k

median S$725k · S$660–660 psf

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

Monthly resale volume — Kampong Java (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 49 Dorset RD

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Apr '26	3-room	13 TO 15	68 m²	S$460k	S$628
Mar '26	4-room	13 TO 15	102 m²	S$725k	S$660
Nov '25	3-room	10 TO 12	68 m²	S$465k	S$635
Aug '25	3-room	07 TO 09	68 m²	S$462k	S$631
May '25	3-room	04 TO 06	68 m²	S$485k	S$663
Apr '25	3-room	07 TO 09	81 m²	S$565k	S$648
Aug '24	3-room	01 TO 03	68 m²	S$275k	S$376

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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