Block 683 Tessensohn RD
210683 · Lavender · Kallang · Built 1985 · Lease from 1986 · ~59 yrs lease left · 121 units · 12 floors
Block 683 Tessensohn RD in Kallang scores 82.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 3.3 minutes’ walk from Farrer Park Mrt Station MRT, 10.4 minutes from Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre), and 625 m straight-line from Farrer Park Primary School.
Where it is
OneMap · SLABlock 683 Tessensohn RD, Singapore 210683
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 79
- Food
- 87
- Schools
- 98
- Healthcare
- 98
- Daily needs
- 96
- Green space
- 69
- Connectivity
- 71
- Value (lease)
- 38
- Leisure
- 67
- EV charging
- 97
Who it suits
- Overall
- 83
- Young Families
- 84
- Seniors
- 86
- Renters
- 80
- Investors
- 63
- EV Owners
- 81
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 19.1min
- one-north
- 33.7min
- Jurong East
- 45.5min
- Changi Airport
- 45.2min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap19 min door to door · S$1.38 · 1 transfer · 10 min (616 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 6 min riding
- Walk 6 min (383 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 doorDistance 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 Station3.3 min
- Farrer Park Mrt Station4.8 min
- Farrer Park Mrt Station6.7 min
Hawker centres
food- Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre)10.4 min
- Berseh Food Centre13.2 min
- Buffalo Road Blk 665 (Tekka Centre/Zhu Jiao Market)15.1 min
Eateries nearby
food- Tuckshop Management Services LlpB3 min
- Qian-Xi (Farrer Park) Restaurant Pte LtdB3 min
- Aw Chay What3 min
- Taste Of India Restaurant Pte. Ltd.A3.2 min
- Valencia Lew Choon Lian (Valencia Liu Chunlian)A3.4 min
- Samsation Pte. Ltd.A3.7 min
Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).
Supermarkets
daily- Amista International Pte. Ltd.4.1 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.7 min
- Mustafa Holdings Pte Ltd9.4 min
CHAS clinics
health- TrueCare Clinic4.2 min
- M Medical Clinic4.3 min
- Allergy, Arthritis & Rheumatism Clinic5.3 min
Parks & green
green- City Green6.9 min
- Somme Rd Pg8.8 min
- Rowell Rd Os11.7 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Chong Hua Tong Senior Activity Centre10.7 min
- King George’s Ave Senior Activity Centre15.6 min
- Wesley Senior Activity Centre15.7 min
Community clubs
leisure- Pek Kio CC8.1 min
- Kallang CC13.6 min
- Jalan Besar CC16.4 min
Libraries
leisure- Central Public Library30.5 min
- National Library Building30.7 min
- Toa Payoh Public Library39.1 min
EV charging
ev- Blk 684/685 Race Course Road3.5 min
- City Square Mall9 min
- Blks 119/124 Mcnair Road Mcnair Spring9 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 3 supermarkets, 2 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- Stop 502594.6 min walk · 253 m
- Stop 072215.5 min walk · 217 m
- AFT FARRER PK STN EXIT G3 min walk141
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 roomSet your budget to see if this block fits. Not sure? work it out from your income →
Value for money
liveability vs price · like-for-likeAmong 2-room HDB flats islandwide (1,129 compared), Blk 683 Tessensohn RD is more liveable than 92% of them and cheaper than 53% — around S$739/psf for 2 room (as of 2026-03).
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 · leaseBlock 683 offers an outstanding liveability score (82.5/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~59 years left).
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 683 Tessensohn RD
Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation
No registered resale at Blk 683 Tessensohn RD in the last 2 years — figures above reflect Lavender medians.
Subzone medians — Lavender
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
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