SG Block Index

Block 6 Beach RD

330006 · Bendemeer · Kallang · Built 1968 · ~41 yrs lease left · 198 units · 16 floors

83Overall / 100
Summary

Block 6 Beach RD in Kallang scores 82.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 2.4 minutes’ walk from Boon Keng Mrt Station MRT, 6.4 minutes from Bendemeer Road Blk 29 (Bendemeer Market and Food Centre), and 614 m straight-line from Hong Wen School.

Pillar scores

Transport
90
Food
95
Schools
100
Healthcare
100
Daily needs
86
Green space
83
Connectivity
71
Value (lease)
2
Leisure
62

Who it suits

Overall
83
Young Families
85
Seniors
87
Renters
84
Investors
52

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
19.9min
NELNSLS$1.49 · 1 transfer
one-north
34.5min
NELCCLS$1.86 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
46.4min
NELEWLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
43.1min
133EWLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

20 min door to door · S$1.49 · 1 transfer · 9 min (556 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 8 min riding

5mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (323 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 6

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
PlannedFounders' Memorial MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 3060 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Bendemeer Road Blk 29 (Bendemeer Market and Food Centre)6.4 min
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre)12.9 min
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market)14.1 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd8.1 min
  • Amista International Pte. Ltd.10.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Healthway Medical4.7 min
  • 18 Clinic5 min
  • Healthway Medical5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Somme Rd Pg12.5 min
  • Beng Wan Rd Pg12.5 min
  • City Green12.7 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Lions Befrienders (Bendemeer) Senior Activity Centre8.3 min
  • Singapore Baptist Convention Golden Age Home16.7 min
  • King George’s Ave Senior Activity Centre17.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Kallang CC2.4 min
  • Whampoa CC15.1 min
  • Jalan Besar CC17.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Central Public Library34.7 min
  • National Library Building34.9 min
  • Toa Payoh Public Library36.1 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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