SG Block Index

Block 149A Towner RD

321149 · Bendemeer · Kallang · Built 2024 · ~97 yrs lease left · 201 units · 35 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km
89Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 149A Towner RD in Kallang scores 89.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 3.2 minutes’ walk from Boon Keng Mrt Station MRT, 9.5 minutes from Bendemeer Road Blk 29 (Bendemeer Market and Food Centre), and 396 m straight-line from Hong Wen School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 149A Towner RD in Singapore

Block 149A Towner RD, Singapore 321149

Pillar scores

Transport
90
Food
92
Schools
99
Healthcare
97
Daily needs
91
Green space
83
Connectivity
72
Value (lease)
100
Leisure
61
EV charging
94
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
89
Young Families
90
Seniors
91
Renters
84
Investors
82
EV Owners
90

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
20.6min
NELNSLS$1.49 · 1 transfer
one-north
35.2min
NELCCLS$1.86 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
47.1min
NELEWLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
39.9min
21EWLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

21 min door to door · S$1.49 · 1 transfer · 10 min (598 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 8 min riding

6mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (365 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkPolyclinicBlk 149A

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 2936 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Bendemeer Road Blk 29 (Bendemeer Market and Food Centre)9.5 min
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre)11.1 min
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market)12.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd6.4 min
  • Amista International Pte. Ltd.9.5 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Healthway Medical3.5 min
  • 18 Clinic4 min
  • Healthway Medical4 min

Parks & green

green
  • City Green11.9 min
  • Somme Rd Pg12.5 min
  • Beng Wan Rd Pg13.1 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Lions Befrienders (Bendemeer) Senior Activity Centre11.4 min
  • Silver Ace@Whampoa18.4 min
  • Chong Hua Tong Senior Activity Centre19 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Kallang CC5.4 min
  • Whampoa CC13.3 min
  • Pek Kio CC17.6 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library34.5 min
  • Central Public Library35.5 min
  • National Library Building35.7 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 2 Kprm, Kempas Road Kempas Residences4 min
  • Blk 102/107 Towner Road4.3 min
  • Blk 22/24 Serangoon Road Bendemeer Ville5.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 149A Towner RD
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 2 supermarkets, 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 601011.8 min walk · 110 m
  • Stop 503492.8 min walk · 60 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 1072 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
strong value

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 149A Towner RD is more liveable than 100% of them and cheaper than 53% — around S$630/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability100th 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 149A offers an outstanding liveability score (89.1/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is near-fresh (~97 years left).

What you get89.1/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+1.7%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds97 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 149A Towner RD

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

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)2-room3-room4-room5-room a sale at this block
4868751264Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Bendemeer (area liquidity)

No registered resale at Blk 149A Towner RD in the last 2 years — figures above reflect Bendemeer medians.

Subzone medians — 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▲ 1.7%
4 ROOMS$677▼ 27.7%
5 ROOMS$1249▲ 41.3%
EXECUTIVES$854▲ 1.8%
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