SG Block Index

Block 101 Towner RD

322101 · Bendemeer · Kallang · Built 1982 · Lease from 1983 · ~56 yrs lease left · 44 units · 4 floors

86Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 101 Towner RD in Kallang scores 86.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 1.1 minutes’ walk from Boon Keng Mrt Station MRT, 9.5 minutes from Bendemeer Road Blk 29 (Bendemeer Market and Food Centre), and 454 m straight-line from Hong Wen School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 101 Towner RD in Singapore

Pillar scores

Transport
90
Food
93
Schools
98
Healthcare
97
Daily needs
89
Green space
96
Connectivity
74
Value (lease)
32
Leisure
63
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
86
Young Families
88
Seniors
90
Renters
86
Investors
67
EV Owners
84

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
17.8min
NELNSLS$1.49 · 1 transfer
one-north
32.4min
NELCCLS$1.86 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
44.2min
NELEWLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
40.9min
21EWLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

18 min door to door · S$1.49 · 1 transfer · 7 min (420 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 8 min riding

3mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (187 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 101

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 3065 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)11.8 min
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market)13.1 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd6.9 min
  • Amista International Pte. Ltd.11.7 min
  • Hao Mart Pte. Ltd.12.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • 18 Clinic0 min
  • Healthway Medical0 min
  • The Family Clinic @ Towner0 min

Parks & green

green
  • Beng Wan Rd Pg9.5 min
  • St Michael'S Pg12.1 min
  • St Michael'S Fc12.6 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Lions Befrienders (Bendemeer) Senior Activity Centre11.3 min
  • TOUCH Senior Group Home@Geylang Bahru18 min
  • Silver Ace@Whampoa18.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Kallang CC5.8 min
  • Whampoa CC14 min
  • Kolam Ayer CC16.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library34.8 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 102/107 Towner Road0.3 min
  • Blk 22/24 Serangoon Road Bendemeer Ville5.5 min
  • Blk 23 Bendemeer Road7.3 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 101 Towner RD
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 1 supermarkets, 1 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 601211.8 min walk · 120 m
  • Stop 503492.6 min walk · 165 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BOON KENG STN/BLK 224 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 101 Towner RD is more liveable than 98% of them and cheaper than 53% — around S$630/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability98th 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 101 offers an outstanding liveability score (86.4/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~56 years left).

What you get86.4/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+1.7%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds56 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 101 Towner RD

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

3-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$614k
median S$614k · S$634634 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block
572665758Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Bendemeer (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 101 Towner RD

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Oct '253-room04 TO 0690S$614kS$634

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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