SG Block Index

Block 1B Cantonment RD

332001 · Bendemeer · Kallang · Built 2009 · ~82 yrs lease left · 264 units · 50 floors

86Overall / 100
Summary

Block 1B Cantonment RD in Kallang scores 86/100 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.

Pillar scores

Transport
87
Food
86
Schools
100
Healthcare
97
Daily needs
86
Green space
86
Connectivity
69
Value (lease)
84
Leisure
67

Who it suits

Overall
86
Young Families
88
Seniors
89
Renters
82
Investors
71

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

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

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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