Block 53 Kent RD
210053 · Kampong Java · Kallang · Built 1981 · ~54 yrs lease left · 36 units · 4 floors
78Overall / 100
Summary
Block 53 Kent RD in Kallang scores 78.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.5 minutes’ walk from Farrer Park Mrt Station MRT, 2.9 minutes from Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre), and 478 m straight-line from Farrer Park Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 77
- Food
- 100
- Schools
- 98
- Healthcare
- 94
- Daily needs
- 82
- Green space
- 66
- Connectivity
- 62
- Value (lease)
- 28
- Leisure
- 56
Who it suits
- Overall
- 78
- Young Families
- 80
- Seniors
- 82
- Renters
- 76
- Investors
- 56
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 23.6min
- one-north
- 38.2min
- Jurong East
- 50min
- Changi Airport
- 52min
NELNSLS$1.38 · 1 transfer
NELCCLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
NELEWLS$2.07 · 1 transfer
141EWLEWLS$2.24 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap24 min door to door · S$1.38 · 1 transfer · 14 min (908 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 6 min riding
11m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 11 min (675 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
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 Station7.5 min
- Farrer Park Mrt Station8.9 min
- Farrer Park Mrt Station9.5 min
PlannedMount Pleasant MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2317 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre)2.9 min
- Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market)12 min
- Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre)13 min
Supermarkets
daily- Semper Fidelis Fine Foods Private Limited8.9 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9 min
- Amista International Pte. Ltd.10.4 min
CHAS clinics
health- Edgedale Medical Clinic (Cambridge)5.8 min
- TrueCare Clinic6.2 min
- Cheong Family Clinic Pte Ltd8.7 min
Parks & green
green- Pek Kio Park3.8 min
- Cambridge Park9.2 min
- City Green11.1 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Chong Hua Tong Senior Activity Centre8 min
- Wesley Senior Activity Centre19.8 min
- Silver Ace@Whampoa23.1 min
Community clubs
leisure- Pek Kio CC7.6 min
- Whampoa CC15.8 min
- Kallang CC19.4 min
Libraries
leisure- Toa Payoh Public Library33.3 min
- Central Public Library34.6 min
- National Library Building34.9 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