Block 38 Upp Boon Keng RD
380038 · Boon Keng · Kallang · Built 1975 · ~48 yrs lease left · 96 units · 25 floors
Block 38 Upp Boon Keng RD in Kallang scores 73.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.6 minutes’ walk from Geylang Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 8.3 minutes from Upper Boon Keng Road Blk 17 (Blk 17 Upper Boon Keng Market and Food Centre), and 1071 m straight-line from Geylang Methodist School (Primary).
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 73
- Food
- 88
- Schools
- 97
- Healthcare
- 68
- Daily needs
- 86
- Green space
- 67
- Connectivity
- 64
- Value (lease)
- 16
- Leisure
- 65
Who it suits
- Overall
- 73
- Young Families
- 76
- Seniors
- 74
- Renters
- 74
- Investors
- 52
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 23.1min
- one-north
- 45.2min
- Jurong East
- 50min
- Changi Airport
- 41.7min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap23 min door to door · S$1.49 · 1 transfer · 10 min (668 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 9 min riding
- Walk 5 min (343 m) to Bef Blk 19
- Bus 175 · SBS Transit
Bef Blk 19 → Opp Kallang /blk 2C · 2 stops · 1 min - Walk 5 min (297 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 doorDistance 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- Geylang Bahru Mrt Station6.6 min
- Geylang Bahru Mrt Station7.3 min
- Kallang Mrt Station12.2 min
Hawker centres
food- Upper Boon Keng Road Blk 17 (Blk 17 Upper Boon Keng Market and Food Centre)8.3 min
- Geylang Bahru Blk 69 (Blk 69 Geylang Bahru Market and Food Centre)9.2 min
- Sims Place Blk 49 (Sims Vista Market and Food Centre)14.1 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.8 min
- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd9.4 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.6 min
CHAS clinics
health- Belief Family Clinic6.9 min
- Ko Family Clinic9 min
- Geylang Bahru Clinic10.8 min
Parks & green
green- Beng Wan Rd Pg19.3 min
- St Michael'S Fc19.9 min
- Kallang Riverside Pk20.8 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- TOUCH Senior Group Home@Geylang Bahru10.9 min
- TOUCH Senior Activity Centre10.9 min
- Singapore Baptist Convention Golden Age Home11 min
Community clubs
leisure- Geylang West CC5.9 min
- Kolam Ayer CC11.1 min
- MacPherson CC25.8 min
Libraries
leisure- Geylang East Public Library24.4 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