Block 49 Whampoa Sth
330049 · Bendemeer · Kallang · Built 1974 · ~47 yrs lease left · 120 units · 16 floors
72Overall / 100
Summary
Block 49 Whampoa Sth in Kallang scores 71.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.7 minutes’ walk from Boon Keng Mrt Station MRT, 10.5 minutes from Bendemeer Road Blk 29 (Bendemeer Market and Food Centre), and 277 m straight-line from Bendemeer Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 69
- Food
- 71
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 90
- Daily needs
- 60
- Green space
- 100
- Connectivity
- 58
- Value (lease)
- 14
- Leisure
- 55
Who it suits
- Overall
- 72
- Young Families
- 77
- Seniors
- 75
- Renters
- 68
- Investors
- 49
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 28min
- one-north
- 42.4min
- Jurong East
- 54.8min
- Changi Airport
- 46.5min
13EWLS$1.68 · 1 transfer
985151CCL2 transfers
13EWLS$2.30 · 1 transfer
13EWLEWLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap28 min door to door · S$1.68 · 1 transfer · 8 min (535 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 17 min riding
5m›13›3m›EWL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 5 min (333 m) to Blk 44
- Bus 13 · SBS Transit
Blk 44 → Kallang · 7 stops · 9 min - Walk 3 min (173 m) to Kallang
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Kallang → Raffles Place · 4 stops · 7 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-time rings · schematic
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- Boon Keng Mrt Station9.7 min
- Boon Keng Mrt Station10.6 min
- Potong Pasir Mrt Station10.7 min
PlannedMount Pleasant MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 3508 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Bendemeer Road Blk 29 (Bendemeer Market and Food Centre)10.5 min
- Geylang Bahru Blk 69 (Blk 69 Geylang Bahru Market and Food Centre)12.5 min
- Upper Boon Keng Road Blk 17 (Blk 17 Upper Boon Keng Market and Food Centre)19.5 min
Supermarkets
daily- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd12.6 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.3 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd14.1 min
CHAS clinics
health- Pariqua Clinic3.7 min
- My Family Clinic (St George)6.1 min
- 57 Medical Clinic (Geylang Bahru)10 min
Parks & green
green- Beng Wan Rd Pg2.7 min
- St Michael'S Fc4.1 min
- St Michael'S Pg4.6 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- TOUCH Senior Group Home@Geylang Bahru9.7 min
- TOUCH Senior Activity Centre9.7 min
- Lions Befrienders (Bendemeer) Senior Activity Centre12.2 min
Community clubs
leisure- Kolam Ayer CC8.5 min
- Kallang CC14 min
- Potong Pasir CC14 min
Libraries
leisure- Toa Payoh Public Library35.1 min
- Geylang East Public Library40 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 changeLatest txns
2 ROOMS$743▲ 32.5%1
3 ROOMS$630▲ 2.6%3
4 ROOMS$631▼ 32.8%2
5 ROOMS$1249▲ 23.3%2
EXECUTIVES$854▲ 1.8%2