SG Block Index

Block 12 Upp Boon Keng RD

380012 · Boon Keng · Kallang · Built 1974 · ~47 yrs lease left · 131 units · 12 floors

81Overall / 100
Summary

Block 12 Upp Boon Keng RD in Kallang scores 81.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4.9 minutes’ walk from Kallang Mrt Station MRT, 2.3 minutes from Upper Boon Keng Road Blk 17 (Blk 17 Upper Boon Keng Market and Food Centre), and 1028 m straight-line from Bendemeer Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
83
Food
90
Schools
97
Healthcare
79
Daily needs
100
Green space
85
Connectivity
76
Value (lease)
14
Leisure
63

Who it suits

Overall
81
Young Families
83
Seniors
83
Renters
83
Investors
56

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
15.1min
EWLS$1.38 · direct
one-north
37.3min
EWLCCLS$1.94 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
42min
EWLS$2.20 · direct
Changi Airport
33.8min
EWLEWLS$2.07 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

15 min door to door · S$1.38 · no transfers · 8 min (527 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 7 min riding

8mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 8 min (499 m) to Kallang
  2. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    KallangRaffles Place · 4 stops · 7 min
  3. 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 12

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 2601 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Upper Boon Keng Road Blk 17 (Blk 17 Upper Boon Keng Market and Food Centre)2.3 min
  • Geylang Bahru Blk 69 (Blk 69 Geylang Bahru Market and Food Centre)15 min
  • Sims Place Blk 49 (Sims Vista Market and Food Centre)15.9 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd1 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Boon Keng Clinic & Surgery1 min
  • New Town Clinic1 min
  • Ko Family Clinic3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Kallang Riverside Pk13.2 min
  • Beng Wan Rd Pg20.2 min
  • Somme Rd Pg22 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Singapore Baptist Convention Golden Age Home14.7 min
  • TOUCH Senior Group Home@Geylang Bahru16.7 min
  • TOUCH Senior Activity Centre16.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Geylang West CC6.2 min
  • Kallang CC14.6 min
  • Kolam Ayer CC17.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Geylang East Public Library25.3 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 — Boon Keng

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$469▼ 22.9%
4 ROOMS$1068▲ 18.3%
5 ROOMS$815▼ 1.2%
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