SG Block Index

Block 23 Bendemeer RD

330023 · Bendemeer · Kallang · Built 1970 · ~43 yrs lease left · 125 units · 12 floors

81Overall / 100
Summary

Block 23 Bendemeer RD in Kallang scores 80.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.1 minutes’ walk from Boon Keng Mrt Station MRT, 2.9 minutes from Bendemeer Road Blk 29 (Bendemeer Market and Food Centre), and 576 m straight-line from Bendemeer Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
85
Food
90
Schools
100
Healthcare
100
Daily needs
75
Green space
90
Connectivity
71
Value (lease)
6
Leisure
64

Who it suits

Overall
81
Young Families
83
Seniors
85
Renters
81
Investors
52

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
20.8min
NELNSLS$1.49 · 1 transfer
one-north
35.4min
NELCCLS$1.86 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
47.2min
NELEWLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
40.7min
31EWLEWLS$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 (607 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 8 min riding

6mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (374 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 23

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 3057 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Bendemeer Road Blk 29 (Bendemeer Market and Food Centre)2.9 min
  • Geylang Bahru Blk 69 (Blk 69 Geylang Bahru Market and Food Centre)14.9 min
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre)15.3 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd10.3 min
  • Amista International Pte. Ltd.13 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd13.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • I-Health Medical Clinic3.3 min
  • 18 Clinic7.3 min
  • Healthway Medical7.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Beng Wan Rd Pg11.5 min
  • Somme Rd Pg11.7 min
  • St Michael'S Fc15.1 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Lions Befrienders (Bendemeer) Senior Activity Centre4.8 min
  • Singapore Baptist Convention Golden Age Home14.1 min
  • TOUCH Senior Group Home@Geylang Bahru15.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Kallang CC2.5 min
  • Kolam Ayer CC14.6 min
  • Whampoa CC17.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Central Public Library33.8 min
  • National Library Building34 min
  • Toa Payoh Public Library38.4 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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