SG Block Index

Block 50 Dorset RD

210050 · Kampong Java · Kallang · Built 1978 · Lease from 1979 · ~52 yrs lease left · 173 units · 12 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km
84Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 50 Dorset RD in Kallang scores 84.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4.4 minutes’ walk from Farrer Park Mrt Station MRT, 6 minutes from Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre), and 82 m straight-line from Farrer Park Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 50 Dorset RD in Singapore

Block 50 Dorset RD, Singapore 210050

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Pillar scores

Transport
89
Food
98
Schools
100
Healthcare
93
Daily needs
100
Green space
70
Connectivity
65
Value (lease)
24
Leisure
59
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
84
Young Families
85
Seniors
88
Renters
83
Investors
53
EV Owners
82

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
21.4min
NELNSLS$1.38 · 1 transfer
one-north
36min
NELCCLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
47.8min
NELEWLS$2.07 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
52.3min
131EWLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

21 min door to door · S$1.38 · 1 transfer · 12 min (772 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 6 min riding

8m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 8 min (539 m) to Farrer Park
  2. North East Line · SBS Transit
    Farrer Park → Dhoby Ghaut · 2 stops · 3 min
  3. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby Ghaut → Raffles 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 50

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 2456 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre)6 min
  • Berseh Food Centre13.1 min
  • Buffalo Road Blk 665 (Tekka Centre/Zhu Jiao Market)13.3 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.9 min
  • Mustafa Holdings Pte Ltd9.1 min
  • Pardeshi Pte. Ltd.10.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Cheong Family Clinic Pte Ltd4.6 min
  • Everwell Clinic & Surgery4.6 min
  • Allergy, Arthritis & Rheumatism Clinic6.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Pek Kio Park7.6 min
  • Cambridge Park8.2 min
  • City Green10.1 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Chong Hua Tong Senior Activity Centre3.8 min
  • Wesley Senior Activity Centre15.7 min
  • King George’s Ave Senior Activity Centre19.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Pek Kio CC1.4 min
  • Jalan Besar CC20.4 min
  • Cairnhill CC23 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Central Public Library29.8 min
  • National Library Building30 min
  • library@orchard33.5 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 49/50 Dorset Road Farrer Park Gardens0.2 min
  • Blk 9/10 Gloucester Road Farrer Park Gardens3.2 min
  • Blk 48/48A Durham Road4.1 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 50 Dorset RD
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 2 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 503211.7 min walk · 62 m
  • Stop 502793.3 min walk · 202 m
Buses that serve this block
  • AFT GLOUCESTER RD2 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 50 Dorset RD is more liveable than 95% of them but pricier than 60% — around S$688/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-05).

Liveability95th 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 50 offers an outstanding liveability score (84.2/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~52 years left).

What you get84.2/100overall 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 50 Dorset RD

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

3-room5 sales · 12 mo
S$482k – S$514k
median S$494k · S$659–702 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block
555715874Jul '24Jun '25May '26
Monthly resale volume — Kampong Java (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 50 Dorset RD

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
May '263-room07 TO 0968 m²S$482kS$659
May '263-room07 TO 0968 m²S$514kS$702
May '263-room10 TO 1268 m²S$494kS$675
Jan '263-room07 TO 0968 m²S$500kS$683
Nov '253-room07 TO 0968 m²S$490kS$669
May '254-room07 TO 0992 m²S$683kS$690
Apr '253-room07 TO 0968 m²S$488kS$667
Nov '243-room10 TO 1268 m²S$500kS$683
Sep '244-room10 TO 1292 m²S$755kS$762
Aug '243-room04 TO 0668 m²S$429kS$586
Jul '243-room07 TO 0968 m²S$450kS$615

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 change
3 ROOMS$688▼ 10.4%
4 ROOMS$662▲ 0.8%
5 ROOMS$809▲ 12.6%
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