How far is Block 18 Jln Tenteram from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Boon Keng Mrt Station, about 9.3 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 18 Jln Tenteram to the city centre by public transport?

Take North East Line to Dhoby Ghaut, then North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 27 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$1.49.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 18?

Bendemeer Road Blk 29 (Bendemeer Market and Food Centre) is roughly 12.7 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 18 Jln Tenteram?

Bendemeer Primary School, approximately 350 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 18 Jln Tenteram?

Approximately 77 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 2004 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 18 Jln Tenteram?

It scores 79.3/100 overall: transport 70.9, food 83.3, schools 100, healthcare 88.5, daily needs 72.6, green space 93.1, connectivity 59.8, value 74, leisure 51.1.

Is Block 18 Jln Tenteram a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 79.3/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have tracked the wider market, and about 77 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 18 Jln Tenteram

320018 · Bendemeer · Kallang · Built 1999 · Lease from 2004 · ~77 yrs lease left · 107 units · 28 floors

79Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 18 Jln Tenteram in Kallang scores 79.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.3 minutes’ walk from Boon Keng Mrt Station MRT, 12.7 minutes from Bendemeer Road Blk 29 (Bendemeer Market and Food Centre), and 350 m straight-line from Bendemeer Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 18 Jln Tenteram in Singapore

Block 18 Jln Tenteram, Singapore 320018

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Pillar scores

Transport: 71
Food: 83
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 89
Daily needs: 73
Green space: 93
Connectivity: 60
Value (lease): 74
Leisure: 51
EV charging: 100

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 79
Young Families: 82
Seniors: 81
Renters: 72
Investors: 71
EV Owners: 82

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 26.5min
one-north: 41.1min
Jurong East: 52.9min
Changi Airport: 47.9min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

27 min door to door · S$1.49 · 1 transfer · 15 min (946 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 8 min riding

11m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 11 min (713 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 3125 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Bendemeer Road Blk 29 (Bendemeer Market and Food Centre)12.7 min
Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre)13.6 min
Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market)15.5 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Hao Mart Pte. Ltd.9.1 min
Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd9.4 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.2 min

CHAS clinics

health

My Family Clinic (St George)5 min
Chiron Medical Clinic6.2 min
St Georges Clinic And Surgery Pte Ltd6.2 min

Parks & green

green

Mar Thoma Road Park9 min
St Michael'S Pg9.1 min
St Michael'S Fc9.8 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Silver Ace@Whampoa11.7 min
Lions Befrienders (Bendemeer) Senior Activity Centre14.5 min
TOUCH Senior Group Home@Geylang Bahru18.7 min

Community clubs

leisure

Whampoa CC10.6 min
Kallang CC14 min
Kolam Ayer CC17.7 min

Libraries

leisure

Toa Payoh Public Library30.8 min

EV charging

Blk 14/19 Saint George Rd0.7 min
Blk 20/23 Saint George Road Saint George'S East Gardens4.3 min
Blk 9/11 Saint George Road Saint George'S East Gardens5.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 18 Jln Tenteram

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 MRT, 2 supermarkets, 4 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 602412.2 min walk · 146 m
Stop 602492.9 min walk · 109 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 143 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 18 Jln Tenteram is more liveable than 83% of them and cheaper than 53% — around S$630/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability83th 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 18 offers a strong liveability score (79.3/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and there is plenty of lease runway (~77 years left).

What you get79.3/100overall liveability

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

How long it holds77 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 18 Jln Tenteram

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

5-room2 sales · 12 mo

S$860k – S$875k

median S$868k · S$761–774 psf

4-room1 sale · 12 mo

S$703k

median S$703k · S$768–768 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room4-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Bendemeer (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 18 Jln Tenteram

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
May '26	4-room	10 TO 12	85 m²	S$703k	S$768
Mar '26	5-room	25 TO 27	105 m²	S$875k	S$774
Sep '25	5-room	13 TO 15	105 m²	S$860k	S$761
Jun '25	5-room	22 TO 24	105 m²	S$860k	S$761
Apr '25	5-room	22 TO 24	105 m²	S$840k	S$743
Mar '25	4-room	04 TO 06	85 m²	S$703k	S$768
Nov '24	4-room	01 TO 03	85 m²	S$638k	S$697
Sep '24	4-room	07 TO 09	85 m²	S$675k	S$738
Jul '24	5-room	19 TO 21	105 m²	S$830k	S$734

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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