SG Block Index

Block 1 St. George's RD

320001 · Bendemeer · Kallang · Built 1975 · ~48 yrs lease left · 154 units · 12 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
67Overall / 100
Summary

Block 1 St. George's RD in Kallang scores 67.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.9 minutes’ walk from Boon Keng Mrt Station MRT, 13.2 minutes from Bendemeer Road Blk 29 (Bendemeer Market and Food Centre), and 434 m straight-line from Bendemeer Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
53
Food
51
Schools
100
Healthcare
86
Daily needs
78
Green space
88
Connectivity
63
Value (lease)
16
Leisure
48

Who it suits

Overall
67
Young Families
73
Seniors
70
Renters
63
Investors
47

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
25.4min
NELNSLS$1.49 · 1 transfer
one-north
37.8min
NELDTLCCLS$1.86 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
51.8min
NELEWLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
45.8min
140EWLEWLS$2.20 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

25 min door to door · S$1.49 · 1 transfer · 14 min (857 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 8 min riding

10mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 10 min (624 m) to Boon Keng
  2. North East Line · SBS Transit
    Boon KengDhoby Ghaut · 3 stops · 5 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 1

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 3007 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Bendemeer Road Blk 29 (Bendemeer Market and Food Centre)13.2 min
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre)15.7 min
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market)17.6 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd7.8 min
  • Hao Mart Pte. Ltd.11.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd14.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Chiron Medical Clinic2.7 min
  • St Georges Clinic And Surgery Pte Ltd2.7 min
  • My Family Clinic (St George)6.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Beng Wan Rd Pg11.8 min
  • St Michael'S Pg12.2 min
  • St Michael'S Fc12.7 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Lions Befrienders (Bendemeer) Senior Activity Centre14.9 min
  • Silver Ace@Whampoa16.6 min
  • Singapore Baptist Convention Golden Age Home21.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Whampoa CC12.7 min
  • Kallang CC13.7 min
  • Kolam Ayer CC19.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library33.1 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 — Bendemeer

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$743▲ 32.5%
3 ROOMS$630▲ 2.6%
4 ROOMS$631▼ 32.8%
5 ROOMS$1249▲ 23.3%
EXECUTIVES$854▲ 1.8%
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