SG Block Index

Block 54 Kent RD

210054 · Kampong Java · Kallang · Built 1981 · Lease from 1982 · ~55 yrs lease left · 96 units · 25 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km
82Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 54 Kent RD in Kallang scores 81.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.6 minutes’ walk from Farrer Park Mrt Station MRT, 3.8 minutes from Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre), and 555 m straight-line from Farrer Park Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 54 Kent RD in Singapore

Pillar scores

Transport
81
Food
100
Schools
99
Healthcare
96
Daily needs
86
Green space
68
Connectivity
62
Value (lease)
30
Leisure
58
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
82
Young Families
83
Seniors
85
Renters
79
Investors
53
EV Owners
80

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
22.5min
NELNSLS$1.38 · 1 transfer
one-north
37.9min
NELCCLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
48.9min
NELEWLS$2.07 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
54.2min
141EWLEWLS$2.24 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

23 min door to door · S$1.38 · 1 transfer · 13 min (835 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 6 min riding

9mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 9 min (602 m) to Farrer Park
  2. North East Line · SBS Transit
    Farrer ParkDhoby Ghaut · 2 stops · 3 min
  3. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby GhautRaffles 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 54

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 2329 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre)3.8 min
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market)11.3 min
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre)12.3 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Semper Fidelis Fine Foods Private Limited8.1 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.5 min
  • Amista International Pte. Ltd.9.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • TrueCare Clinic5.3 min
  • M Medical Clinic7.6 min
  • Cheong Family Clinic Pte Ltd8.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Pek Kio Park4.8 min
  • Cambridge Park10.1 min
  • City Green10.2 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Chong Hua Tong Senior Activity Centre7.4 min
  • Wesley Senior Activity Centre18.9 min
  • Silver Ace@Whampoa22.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Pek Kio CC7.1 min
  • Whampoa CC15.1 min
  • Kallang CC18.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library32.6 min
  • Central Public Library33.7 min
  • National Library Building33.9 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 51/54 Kent Road Kent Ville1.7 min
  • Blk 48/48A Durham Road7.6 min
  • Blk 9/10 Gloucester Road Farrer Park Gardens8.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 54 Kent RD
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 4 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 3 supermarkets, 1 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 503011.9 min walk · 152 m
  • Stop 500893.1 min walk · 238 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 51/OPP PEK KIO MKT6 min walk
    141

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 54 Kent RD is more liveable than 89% of them but pricier than 60% — around S$688/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-05).

Liveability89th 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 54 offers an outstanding liveability score (81.5/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~55 years left).

What you get81.5/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-10.4%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds55 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 54 Kent 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
629771913Aug '24Jul '25May '26
Monthly resale volume — Kampong Java (area liquidity)

No registered resale at Blk 54 Kent RD in the last 2 years — figures above reflect Kampong Java medians.

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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