How far is Block 12 Upp Boon Keng RD from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Kallang Mrt Station, about 4.9 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 12 Upp Boon Keng RD to the city centre by public transport?

Take East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 15 minutes direct, roughly S$1.38.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 12?

Upper Boon Keng Road Blk 17 (Blk 17 Upper Boon Keng Market and Food Centre) is roughly 2.3 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 12 Upp Boon Keng RD?

Bendemeer Primary School, approximately 1028 m straight-line — outside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 12 Upp Boon Keng RD?

Approximately 53 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1980 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 12 Upp Boon Keng RD?

It scores 83.3/100 overall: transport 82.5, food 95, schools 97.3, healthcare 78.5, daily needs 100, green space 84.7, connectivity 75.8, value 26, leisure 62.9.

Is Block 12 Upp Boon Keng RD a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 83.3/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 53 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Boon Keng give the price trend.

Block 12 Upp Boon Keng RD

380012 · Boon Keng · Kallang · Built 1974 · Lease from 1980 · ~53 yrs lease left · 131 units · 12 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km

83Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 12 Upp Boon Keng RD in Kallang scores 83.3/100 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.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 12 Upp Boon Keng RD in Singapore

Block 12 Upp Boon Keng RD, Singapore 380012

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Pillar scores

Transport: 83
Food: 95
Schools: 97
Healthcare: 79
Daily needs: 100
Green space: 85
Connectivity: 76
Value (lease): 26
Leisure: 63
EV charging: 98

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 83
Young Families: 85
Seniors: 85
Renters: 84
Investors: 60
EV Owners: 81

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 15.1min
one-north: 37.3min
Jurong East: 42min
Changi Airport: 33.8min

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

8m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 8 min (499 m) to Kallang
East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Kallang → Raffles Place · 4 stops · 7 min
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 · 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

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

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

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

Primary schools

straight-line

Bendemeer Primary School1028 m
Geylang Methodist School (Primary)1577 m
Hong Wen School1604 m

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

EV charging

Blk 11/15/18 Upper Boon Keng Boon Keng Ville3.4 min
Blk 5 Upper Boon Keng Road Dbs Ntuc Upper Boon Keng Road5.4 min
Blk 19/20 Upper Boon Keng7.1 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 12 Upp Boon Keng RD

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 2 supermarkets, 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 801093 min walk · 198 m
Stop 801013.5 min walk · 248 m

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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$1.07M · 4 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

priced about right

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 12 Upp Boon Keng RD is more liveable than 94% of them but pricier than 99% — around S$1,108/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability94th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 1%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (4-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-06

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 12 offers an outstanding liveability score (83.3/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~53 years left).

What you get83.3/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+38.2%4 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds53 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 Boon Keng. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 12 Upp Boon Keng RD

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

3-room2 sales · 12 mo

S$458k – S$480k

median S$469k · S$645–676 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Boon Keng (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 12 Upp Boon Keng RD

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Sep '25	3-room	01 TO 03	66 m²	S$458k	S$645
Jul '25	3-room	10 TO 12	66 m²	S$480k	S$676
May '25	3-room	01 TO 03	66 m²	S$455k	S$640
Sep '24	3-room	01 TO 03	66 m²	S$430k	S$605
Sep '24	3-room	07 TO 09	66 m²	S$460k	S$648
Jul '24	3-room	07 TO 09	66 m²	S$472k	S$664

Subzone medians — Boon Keng

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns

3 ROOMS$634▲ 11.4%2

4 ROOMS$1109▲ 38.2%3

5 ROOMS$815▲ 7.9%1

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