How far is Block 5 St. George's Lane from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Boon Keng Mrt Station, about 8.2 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 5 St. George's Lane to the city centre by public transport?

Take North East Line to Dhoby Ghaut, then North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 26 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$1.49.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 5?

Bendemeer Road Blk 29 (Bendemeer Market and Food Centre) is roughly 12.5 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 5 St. George's Lane?

Hong Wen School, approximately 269 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 5 St. George's Lane?

Approximately 54 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1981 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 5 St. George's Lane?

It scores 75.4/100 overall: transport 58.1, food 83.8, schools 100, healthcare 87.9, daily needs 82.7, green space 88.9, connectivity 61.8, value 28, leisure 49.5.

Is Block 5 St. George's Lane a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 75.4/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have tracked the wider market, and about 54 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Bendemeer give the price trend.

Block 5 St. George's Lane

320005 · Bendemeer · Kallang · Built 1980 · Lease from 1981 · ~54 yrs lease left · 110 units · 12 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone

75Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 5 St. George's Lane in Kallang scores 75.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.2 minutes’ walk from Boon Keng Mrt Station MRT, 12.5 minutes from Bendemeer Road Blk 29 (Bendemeer Market and Food Centre), and 269 m straight-line from Hong Wen School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 5 St. George's Lane in Singapore

Block 5 St. George's Lane, Singapore 320005

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Pillar scores

Transport: 58
Food: 84
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 88
Daily needs: 83
Green space: 89
Connectivity: 62
Value (lease): 28
Leisure: 50
EV charging: 100

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 75
Young Families: 79
Seniors: 78
Renters: 70
Investors: 60
EV Owners: 76

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 25.9min
one-north: 38.2min
Jurong East: 52.3min
Changi Airport: 47.7min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

26 min door to door · S$1.49 · 1 transfer · 15 min (895 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 8 min riding

11m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 11 min (662 m) to Boon Keng
North East Line · SBS Transit
Boon Keng → Dhoby Ghaut · 3 stops · 5 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

Fastest itinerary · fares & times from OneMap, Singapore Land Authority

What’s nearby

walk times, door to door

Walk-time rings · schematic

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 2802 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Bendemeer Road Blk 29 (Bendemeer Market and Food Centre)12.5 min
Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre)15 min
Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market)16.9 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd7 min
Hao Mart Pte. Ltd.10.5 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.6 min

CHAS clinics

health

Chiron Medical Clinic2 min
St Georges Clinic And Surgery Pte Ltd2 min
El Shaddai Arthritis + Rheumatism Specialist Medical Centre7.3 min

Parks & green

green

Beng Wan Rd Pg11.1 min
St Michael'S Pg11.4 min
St Michael'S Fc12 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Lions Befrienders (Bendemeer) Senior Activity Centre14.2 min
Silver Ace@Whampoa15.9 min
Adventist Home for the Elders23.7 min

Community clubs

leisure

Whampoa CC12 min
Kallang CC13 min
Kolam Ayer CC18.6 min

Libraries

leisure

Toa Payoh Public Library32.4 min

EV charging

Blk 1/3/8 Saint George Road2.2 min
Blks 108/112 Mcnair Road Mcnair Spring6.8 min
Blk 14/19 Saint George Rd7.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 5 St. George's Lane

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 1 supermarkets, 3 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 602416 min walk · 217 m
Stop 602496.9 min walk · 269 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 10710 min walk
21

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$441k · 3 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

good value

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 5 St. George's Lane is more liveable than 68% of them and cheaper than 53% — around S$630/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability68th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 53%

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 2026-07

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 5 offers a strong liveability score (75.4/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~54 years left).

What you get75.4/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+1.7%3 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds54 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 Bendemeer. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 5 St. George's Lane

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

3-room2 sales · 12 mo

S$455k – S$530k

median S$493k · S$622–724 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Bendemeer (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 5 St. George's Lane

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	3-room	10 TO 12	68 m²	S$530k	S$724
May '26	3-room	07 TO 09	68 m²	S$455k	S$622
May '25	3-room	10 TO 12	68 m²	S$488k	S$667

Subzone medians — Bendemeer

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns

2 ROOMS$743▲ 32.5%1

3 ROOMS$630▲ 1.7%3

4 ROOMS$677▼ 27.7%1

5 ROOMS$1249▲ 41.3%2

EXECUTIVES$854▲ 1.8%2

Compare with nearby blocks →Living in Kallang →Kallang estate data →Blocks near Boon Keng Mrt Station →Blocks near Hong Wen School →Commute to the CBD →Buying your first home →Upgrading or investing →

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