SG Block Index

Block 123 Mcnair RD

320123 · Bendemeer · Kallang · Built 1986 · ~59 yrs lease left · 122 units · 15 floors

74Overall / 100
Summary

Block 123 Mcnair RD in Kallang scores 73.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9 minutes’ walk from Boon Keng Mrt Station MRT, 11.8 minutes from Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre), and 399 m straight-line from Hong Wen School.

Pillar scores

Transport
72
Food
76
Schools
100
Healthcare
84
Daily needs
80
Green space
65
Connectivity
63
Value (lease)
38
Leisure
52

Who it suits

Overall
74
Young Families
77
Seniors
75
Renters
71
Investors
55

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
24.9min
130EWLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
one-north
41.6min
139NELCCLS$1.90 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
51.8min
130EWLS$2.24 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
42.5min
21EWLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

25 min door to door · S$1.59 · 1 transfer · 6 min (338 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 16 min riding

4m1302mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (210 m) to Northlight Sch
  2. Bus 130 · SBS Transit
    Northlight SchBugis · 9 stops · 13 min
  3. Walk 2 min (100 m) to Bugis
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    BugisRaffles 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkPolyclinicBlk 123

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 2619 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre)11.8 min
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market)13 min
  • Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre)15 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd7.4 min
  • Amista International Pte. Ltd.9.9 min
  • Semper Fidelis Fine Foods Private Limited10.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Healthway Medical9.1 min
  • 18 Clinic9.2 min
  • Healthway Medical9.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • City Green13.3 min
  • Somme Rd Pg14.1 min
  • Pek Kio Park16.6 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Chong Hua Tong Senior Activity Centre15.3 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Bendemeer) Senior Activity Centre17.2 min
  • Silver Ace@Whampoa19.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Kallang CC11.2 min
  • Whampoa CC13.9 min
  • Pek Kio CC14.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library35.3 min
  • Central Public Library37 min
  • National Library Building37.3 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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