Block 5 Banda ST
330005 · Bendemeer · Kallang · Built 1973 · ~46 yrs lease left · 430 units · 21 floors
Block 5 Banda ST in Kallang scores 83.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4 minutes’ walk from Boon Keng Mrt Station MRT, 7.9 minutes from Bendemeer Road Blk 29 (Bendemeer Market and Food Centre), and 651 m straight-line from Hong Wen School.
Where it is
OneMap · SLABlock 5 Banda ST, Singapore 330005
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 88
- Food
- 95
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 98
- Daily needs
- 85
- Green space
- 86
- Connectivity
- 70
- Value (lease)
- 12
- Leisure
- 68
- EV charging
- 100
Who it suits
- Overall
- 84
- Young Families
- 86
- Seniors
- 88
- Renters
- 84
- Investors
- 61
- EV Owners
- 80
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 21.1min
- one-north
- 35.7min
- Jurong East
- 47.5min
- Changi Airport
- 42.3min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap21 min door to door · S$1.49 · 1 transfer · 10 min (638 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 8 min riding
- Walk 6 min (405 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
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorDistance 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- Boon Keng Mrt Station4 min
- Boon Keng Mrt Station5.7 min
- Bendemeer Mrt Station6.6 min
Hawker centres
food- Bendemeer Road Blk 29 (Bendemeer Market and Food Centre)7.9 min
- Berseh Food Centre14.3 min
- Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre)14.5 min
Eateries nearby
food- Twelve Cupcakes Pte. Ltd.2 min
- Fo You Yuan Vegetarian Restaurant Pte LtdB2.4 min
- Liu Wenli2.5 min
- Careshop De Cafe Holdings Pte. Ltd.A3.7 min
- Ban Heng Air-Conditioned Restaurant Pte. Ltd.B3.8 min
- Mcdonald'S Restaurants Pte. Ltd.A3.8 min
Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).
Supermarkets
daily- Amista International Pte. Ltd.8.2 min
- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd9.7 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11.6 min
CHAS clinics
health- Healthway Medical4.4 min
- 18 Clinic6.6 min
- Healthway Medical6.6 min
Parks & green
green- Somme Rd Pg9.6 min
- City Green10.6 min
- Beng Wan Rd Pg14.1 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Lions Befrienders (Bendemeer) Senior Activity Centre9.8 min
- King George’s Ave Senior Activity Centre14.3 min
- Singapore Baptist Convention Golden Age Home18 min
Community clubs
leisure- Kallang CC4.4 min
- Jalan Besar CC14.4 min
- Whampoa CC16.7 min
Libraries
leisure- Central Public Library31.7 min
- National Library Building31.9 min
- Toa Payoh Public Library37.7 min
EV charging
ev- Blk 10 Bendemeer Road Bendemeer Light1.5 min
- Blk 2 Kprm, Kempas Road Kempas Residences1.8 min
- Blk 23 Bendemeer Road5.4 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 2 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- Stop 072492.5 min walk · 170 m
- Stop 600992.5 min walk · 184 m
- BEF LAVENDER ST5 min walk133
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 roomSet your budget to see if this block fits. Not sure? work it out from your income →
Value for money
liveability vs price · like-for-likeAmong 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 5 Banda ST is more liveable than 94% of them and cheaper than 53% — around S$630/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-07).
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 · leaseBlock 5 offers an outstanding liveability score (83.9/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is ageing (~46 years left).
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 5 Banda ST
Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation
No registered resale at Blk 5 Banda ST 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
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