SG Block Index

Block 681 Race Course RD

210681 · Lavender · Kallang · Built 1985 · Lease from 1986 · ~59 yrs lease left · 121 units · 12 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km
87Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 681 Race Course RD in Kallang scores 86.5/100 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.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 681 Race Course RD in Singapore

Block 681 Race Course RD, Singapore 210681

Pillar scores

Transport
89
Food
94
Schools
98
Healthcare
99
Daily needs
98
Green space
74
Connectivity
73
Value (lease)
38
Leisure
73
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
87
Young Families
87
Seniors
90
Renters
86
Investors
65
EV Owners
85

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

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

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

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 684/685 Race Course Road2.7 min
  • City Square Mall5.9 min
  • Blk 9/10 Gloucester Road Farrer Park Gardens6.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 681 Race Course RD
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 4 supermarkets, 3 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 502592.2 min walk · 151 m
  • Stop 072113.1 min walk · 136 m
Buses that serve this block
  • AFT FARRER PK STN EXIT G4 min walk
    67

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$358k · 2 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
strong value

Among 2-room HDB flats islandwide (1,129 compared), Blk 681 Race Course RD is more liveable than 98% of them and cheaper than 53% — around S$739/psf for 2 room (as of 2026-03).

Liveability98th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 53%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (2-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-03

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 681 offers an outstanding liveability score (86.5/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~59 years left).

What you get86.5/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+5.1%2 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds59 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 Lavender. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 681 Race Course RD

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

4-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$775k
median S$775k · S$699699 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
671815958May '24May '25May '26
Monthly resale volume — Lavender (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 681 Race Course RD

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jul '254-room04 TO 06103S$775kS$699

Subzone medians — 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%
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