SG Block Index

Block 681 Race Course RD

210681 · Lavender · Kallang · Built 1985 · ~58 yrs lease left · 121 units · 12 floors

84Overall / 100
Summary

Block 681 Race Course RD in Kallang scores 84.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 1.1 minutes’ walk from Farrer Park Mrt Station MRT, 9.3 minutes from Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre), and 521 m straight-line from Farrer Park Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
89
Food
85
Schools
98
Healthcare
99
Daily needs
98
Green space
74
Connectivity
73
Value (lease)
36
Leisure
73

Who it suits

Overall
84
Young Families
86
Seniors
88
Renters
84
Investors
63

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
17.3min
NELNSLS$1.38 · 1 transfer
one-north
31.9min
NELCCLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
43.7min
NELEWLS$2.07 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
44.7min
67EWLEWLS$2.20 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

17 min door to door · S$1.38 · 1 transfer · 8 min (503 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 6 min riding

5mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (270 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 681

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 2786 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre)9.3 min
  • Berseh Food Centre10.7 min
  • Buffalo Road Blk 665 (Tekka Centre/Zhu Jiao Market)13.6 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Amista International Pte. Ltd.2.9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.2 min
  • Mustafa Holdings Pte Ltd6.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • M Medical Clinic0 min
  • Allergy, Arthritis & Rheumatism Clinic2.9 min
  • DaVita Medical & Dialysis Centre (Farrer Park)2.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • City Green4.4 min
  • Somme Rd Pg6.4 min
  • Rowell Rd Os9.3 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Chong Hua Tong Senior Activity Centre9.7 min
  • King George’s Ave Senior Activity Centre12.9 min
  • Wesley Senior Activity Centre13.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Pek Kio CC7 min
  • Kallang CC13.2 min
  • Jalan Besar CC13.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Central Public Library28 min
  • National Library Building28.3 min
  • Toa Payoh Public Library38.8 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 — Lavender

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$739▲ 5.1%
3 ROOMS$767▲ 25.5%
4 ROOMS$949▲ 48.4%
5 ROOMS$824▲ 3.2%
Living in KallangKallang estate data →Blocks near Farrer Park Mrt StationBlocks near Farrer Park Primary SchoolCommute to the CBD →