Block 51 Kent RD
210051 · Kampong Java · Kallang · Built 1981 · ~54 yrs lease left · 100 units · 11 floors
78Overall / 100
Summary
Block 51 Kent RD in Kallang scores 78.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.4 minutes’ walk from Farrer Park Mrt Station MRT, 1.7 minutes from Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre), and 482 m straight-line from Farrer Park Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 75
- Food
- 100
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 94
- Daily needs
- 87
- Green space
- 65
- Connectivity
- 62
- Value (lease)
- 28
- Leisure
- 54
Who it suits
- Overall
- 78
- Young Families
- 80
- Seniors
- 83
- Renters
- 76
- Investors
- 56
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 25.4min
- one-north
- 35.1min
- Jurong East
- 49.2min
- Changi Airport
- 53.4min
1317EWLS$1.59 · 2 transfers
131DTLCCLS$1.86 · 2 transfers
131NELEWLS$2.11 · 2 transfers
131EWLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap25 min door to door · S$1.59 · 2 transfers · 3 min (195 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 17 min riding
1m›131›7›2m›EWL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 1 min (87 m) to Blk 51/opp Pek Kio Mkt
- Bus 131 · SBS Transit
Blk 51/opp Pek Kio Mkt → Aft Bras Basah · 8 stops · 11 min - Bus 7 · SBS Transit
Aft Bras Basah → Opp Bugis · 2 stops · 2 min - Walk 2 min (81 m) to Bugis
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Bugis → Raffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-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- Farrer Park Mrt Station8.4 min
- Farrer Park Mrt Station8.6 min
- Farrer Park Mrt Station9.7 min
PlannedMount Pleasant MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2213 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre)1.7 min
- Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market)13.1 min
- Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre)14.1 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.9 min
- Semper Fidelis Fine Foods Private Limited10 min
- Amista International Pte. Ltd.11.5 min
CHAS clinics
health- Edgedale Medical Clinic (Cambridge)4.7 min
- TrueCare Clinic7.3 min
- Cheong Family Clinic Pte Ltd7.6 min
Parks & green
green- Pek Kio Park2.7 min
- Cambridge Park8 min
- City Green12.2 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Chong Hua Tong Senior Activity Centre6.8 min
- Wesley Senior Activity Centre19.8 min
- Silver Ace@Whampoa24.2 min
Community clubs
leisure- Pek Kio CC6.5 min
- Whampoa CC16.9 min
- Kallang CC20.5 min
Libraries
leisure- Central Public Library34.1 min
- National Library Building34.3 min
- Toa Payoh Public Library34.4 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 changeLatest txns
3 ROOMS$688▼ 10.4%4
4 ROOMS$662▲ 8.6%1
5 ROOMS$809▼ 8.8%1