SG Block Index

Block 8 Boon Keng RD

330008 · Bendemeer · Kallang · Built 2011 · ~84 yrs lease left · 238 units · 40 floors

2 upcoming development sites within 1 km
85Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 8 Boon Keng RD in Kallang scores 85.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4.5 minutes’ walk from Boon Keng Mrt Station MRT, 6.7 minutes from Bendemeer Road Blk 29 (Bendemeer Market and Food Centre), and 728 m straight-line from Hong Wen School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 8 Boon Keng RD in Singapore

Block 8 Boon Keng RD, Singapore 330008

Pillar scores

Transport
88
Food
97
Schools
100
Healthcare
95
Daily needs
76
Green space
85
Connectivity
54
Value (lease)
88
Leisure
68
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
85
Young Families
87
Seniors
88
Renters
79
Investors
77
EV Owners
87

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
19.2min
133EWLS$1.38 · 1 transfer
one-north
131.5min
walkableS$0.00 · direct
Jurong East
46min
133EWLS$2.20 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
40.9min
133EWLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

19 min door to door · S$1.38 · 1 transfer · 6 min (324 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 9 min riding

3m1332mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (183 m) to Bef Lavender ST
  2. Bus 133 · SBS Transit
    Bef Lavender STLavender /ica · 4 stops · 4 min
  3. Walk 2 min (113 m) to Lavender
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    LavenderRaffles Place · 3 stops · 5 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 8

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 2956 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Bendemeer Road Blk 29 (Bendemeer Market and Food Centre)6.7 min
  • Berseh Food Centre14.4 min
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre)15 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd10.1 min
  • Amista International Pte. Ltd.10.8 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Healthway Medical6.8 min
  • 18 Clinic7.1 min
  • Healthway Medical7.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Somme Rd Pg9.6 min
  • City Green13.1 min
  • Beng Wan Rd Pg14.5 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Lions Befrienders (Bendemeer) Senior Activity Centre8.6 min
  • King George’s Ave Senior Activity Centre14.4 min
  • Singapore Baptist Convention Golden Age Home17 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Kallang CC3.2 min
  • Jalan Besar CC14.4 min
  • Whampoa CC17.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Central Public Library31.8 min
  • National Library Building32 min
  • Toa Payoh Public Library38.2 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 10 Bendemeer Road Bendemeer Light2.4 min
  • Blk 23 Bendemeer Road4.2 min
  • Blk 2 Kprm, Kempas Road Kempas Residences4.4 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 8 Boon Keng RD
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 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 601911.9 min walk · 91 m
  • Stop 600992.1 min walk · 141 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BEF LAVENDER ST3 min walk
    133

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 8 Boon Keng RD is more liveable than 97% of them and cheaper than 53% — around S$630/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability97th 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 8 offers an outstanding liveability score (85.4/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and there is plenty of lease runway (~84 years left).

What you get85.4/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+1.7%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds84 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 8 Boon Keng RD

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

5-room8 sales · 12 mo
S$1.10m – S$1.55m
median S$1.37m · S$9381231 psf
4-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$1.09m – S$1.18m
median S$1.14m · S$10661156 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room4-room a sale at this block
6989931288Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Bendemeer (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 8 Boon Keng RD

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jun '265-room16 TO 18119S$1.45mS$1132
May '265-room10 TO 12109S$1.27mS$1080
Feb '264-room31 TO 3395S$1.18mS$1156
Feb '265-room28 TO 30109S$1.36mS$1163
Dec '255-room19 TO 21117S$1.45mS$1152
Dec '255-room07 TO 09109S$1.10mS$938
Oct '255-room40 TO 42107S$1.38mS$1198
Oct '255-room31 TO 33117S$1.55mS$1231
Aug '255-room04 TO 06115S$1.24mS$1000
Jul '254-room19 TO 2195S$1.09mS$1066
Jun '254-room34 TO 3695S$1.18mS$1154
May '254-room31 TO 3394S$1.08mS$1067

Showing 12 of 17 sales in the last 2 years.

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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