How far is Block 16 Jln Tenteram from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Boon Keng Mrt Station, about 8.4 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 16 Jln Tenteram to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 140 to Opp Kallang /blk 2C, then East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 29 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$1.75.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 16?

Bendemeer Road Blk 29 (Bendemeer Market and Food Centre) is roughly 11.8 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 16 Jln Tenteram?

Bendemeer Primary School, approximately 416 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 16 Jln Tenteram?

Approximately 75 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 2002 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 16 Jln Tenteram?

It scores 81.9/100 overall: transport 74.9, food 89.8, schools 100, healthcare 90.6, daily needs 78.4, green space 97.4, connectivity 58.6, value 70, leisure 53.6.

Is Block 16 Jln Tenteram a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 81.9/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have tracked the wider market, and about 75 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 16 Jln Tenteram

320016 · Bendemeer · Kallang · Built 1999 · Lease from 2002 · ~75 yrs lease left · 154 units · 22 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone

82Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 16 Jln Tenteram in Kallang scores 81.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.4 minutes’ walk from Boon Keng Mrt Station MRT, 11.8 minutes from Bendemeer Road Blk 29 (Bendemeer Market and Food Centre), and 416 m straight-line from Bendemeer Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 16 Jln Tenteram in Singapore

Block 16 Jln Tenteram, Singapore 320016

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Pillar scores

Transport: 75
Food: 90
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 91
Daily needs: 78
Green space: 97
Connectivity: 59
Value (lease): 70
Leisure: 54
EV charging: 100

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 82
Young Families: 85
Seniors: 84
Renters: 76
Investors: 72
EV Owners: 83

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 28.6min
one-north: 41.7min
Jurong East: 53.5min
Changi Airport: 47.2min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

29 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 6 min (415 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 19 min riding

2m›140›5m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 2 min (91 m) to Blk 15
Bus 140 · SBS Transit
Blk 15 → Opp Kallang /blk 2C · 9 stops · 12 min
Walk 5 min (297 m) to Kallang
East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Kallang → Raffles Place · 4 stops · 7 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 3063 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Bendemeer Road Blk 29 (Bendemeer Market and Food Centre)11.8 min
Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre)12.7 min
Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market)14.6 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Hao Mart Pte. Ltd.8.2 min
Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd8.5 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.3 min

CHAS clinics

health

My Family Clinic (St George)4.1 min
Chiron Medical Clinic5.3 min
St Georges Clinic And Surgery Pte Ltd5.3 min

Parks & green

green

Mar Thoma Road Park8.1 min
St Michael'S Pg8.2 min
St Michael'S Fc8.9 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Silver Ace@Whampoa10.8 min
Lions Befrienders (Bendemeer) Senior Activity Centre13.6 min
Singapore Baptist Convention Golden Age Home19 min

Community clubs

leisure

Whampoa CC9.7 min
Kallang CC13.1 min
Kolam Ayer CC16.8 min

Libraries

leisure

Toa Payoh Public Library29.9 min

EV charging

Blk 14/19 Saint George Rd0.3 min
Blk 20/23 Saint George Road Saint George'S East Gardens3.4 min
Blk 9/11 Saint George Road Saint George'S East Gardens4.3 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 16 Jln Tenteram

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 2 supermarkets, 4 parks, 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 602411.3 min walk · 111 m
Stop 602492 min walk · 108 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 152 min walk
140

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

strong value

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 16 Jln Tenteram is more liveable than 90% of them and cheaper than 53% — around S$630/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability90th 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 16 offers an outstanding liveability score (81.9/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and there is plenty of lease runway (~75 years left).

What you get81.9/100overall liveability

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

How long it holds75 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 16 Jln Tenteram

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

4-room3 sales · 12 mo

S$578k – S$641k

median S$608k · S$692–753 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Bendemeer (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 16 Jln Tenteram

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Sep '25	4-room	04 TO 06	75 m²	S$578k	S$716
Jul '25	4-room	07 TO 09	75 m²	S$608k	S$753
Jul '25	4-room	04 TO 06	86 m²	S$641k	S$692
Jun '25	4-room	10 TO 12	75 m²	S$590k	S$731
Jun '25	4-room	01 TO 03	86 m²	S$655k	S$708
Apr '25	5-room	10 TO 12	105 m²	S$778k	S$688
Mar '25	4-room	07 TO 09	75 m²	S$580k	S$718
Mar '25	4-room	04 TO 06	86 m²	S$635k	S$686
Aug '24	4-room	04 TO 06	86 m²	S$615k	S$664
Jul '24	4-room	13 TO 15	86 m²	S$648k	S$700

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

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