SG Block Index

Block 1B Cantonment RD

332001 · Bendemeer · Kallang · Built 2009 · Lease from 2011 · ~84 yrs lease left · 264 units · 50 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km
88Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 1B Cantonment RD in Kallang scores 88/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 3 minutes’ walk from Boon Keng Mrt Station MRT, 9 minutes from Bendemeer Road Blk 29 (Bendemeer Market and Food Centre), and 624 m straight-line from Hong Wen School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 1B Cantonment RD in Singapore

Block 1B Cantonment RD, Singapore 332001

Pillar scores

Transport
87
Food
93
Schools
100
Healthcare
97
Daily needs
86
Green space
86
Connectivity
69
Value (lease)
88
Leisure
67
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
88
Young Families
89
Seniors
90
Renters
83
Investors
79
EV Owners
89

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
21.1min
67107EWLS$1.38 · 2 transfers
one-north
35.8min
NELCCLS$1.86 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
47.9min
67107EWLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
42.7min
67EWLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

21 min door to door · S$1.38 · 2 transfers · 5 min (316 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 9 min riding

3m671072mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (175 m) to Aft Kempas RD
  2. Bus 67 · SMRT Corporation
    Aft Kempas RDAft Kallang Bahru · 2 stops · 2 min
  3. Bus 107 · SBS Transit
    Aft Kallang BahruLavender /ica · 2 stops · 2 min
  4. Walk 2 min (113 m) to Lavender
  5. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    LavenderRaffles Place · 3 stops · 5 min
  6. 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 1B

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 3024 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Bendemeer Road Blk 29 (Bendemeer Market and Food Centre)9 min
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre)14.2 min
  • Berseh Food Centre15 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Amista International Pte. Ltd.7.6 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd9.4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Healthway Medical3.3 min
  • 18 Clinic6.3 min
  • Healthway Medical6.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • City Green10 min
  • Somme Rd Pg10.2 min
  • Beng Wan Rd Pg13.8 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Lions Befrienders (Bendemeer) Senior Activity Centre10.9 min
  • King George’s Ave Senior Activity Centre14.9 min
  • Chong Hua Tong Senior Activity Centre17.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Kallang CC5 min
  • Jalan Besar CC15 min
  • Whampoa CC16.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Central Public Library32.3 min
  • National Library Building32.5 min
  • Toa Payoh Public Library37.5 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 2 Kprm, Kempas Road Kempas Residences0.6 min
  • Blk 10 Bendemeer Road Bendemeer Light2.8 min
  • Blk 22/24 Serangoon Road Bendemeer Ville5.7 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 1B Cantonment RD
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~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
Nearest bus stops
  • Stop 072492.7 min walk · 130 m
  • Stop 601012.7 min walk · 161 m
Buses that serve this block
  • AFT KEMPAS RD3 min walk
    67
  • AFT KALLANG BAHRU3 min walk
    107

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 1B Cantonment RD is more liveable than 99% of them and cheaper than 53% — around S$630/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability99th 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 1B offers an outstanding liveability score (88/100). 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 get88/100overall 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 1B Cantonment RD

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

4-room5 sales · 12 mo
S$1.38m – S$1.46m
median S$1.44m · S$13501448 psf
5-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$1.55m – S$1.63m
median S$1.59m · S$13711442 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room5-room a sale at this block
67211021531Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Bendemeer (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 1B Cantonment RD

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
May '264-room43 TO 4595S$1.46mS$1428
May '265-room43 TO 45105S$1.63mS$1442
Jan '264-room31 TO 3396S$1.44mS$1390
Oct '255-room28 TO 30105S$1.55mS$1371
Sep '254-room22 TO 2493S$1.45mS$1448
Jul '254-room19 TO 2195S$1.38mS$1350
Jul '254-room34 TO 3695S$1.42mS$1389
Dec '244-room49 TO 5194S$1.43mS$1413
Aug '244-room10 TO 1293S$1.29mS$1287

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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