SG Block Index

Block 39 Upp Boon Keng RD

380039 · Boon Keng · Kallang · Built 1975 · ~48 yrs lease left · 96 units · 25 floors

71Overall / 100
Summary

Block 39 Upp Boon Keng RD in Kallang scores 71.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.1 minutes’ walk from Geylang Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 8.8 minutes from Upper Boon Keng Road Blk 17 (Blk 17 Upper Boon Keng Market and Food Centre), and 1060 m straight-line from Bendemeer Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
69
Food
87
Schools
96
Healthcare
66
Daily needs
84
Green space
65
Connectivity
63
Value (lease)
16
Leisure
63

Who it suits

Overall
71
Young Families
74
Seniors
72
Renters
71
Investors
51

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
23.5min
175EWLS$1.49 · 1 transfer
one-north
45.6min
175EWLCCLS$1.94 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
50.4min
175EWLS$2.20 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
42.1min
175EWLEWLS$2.11 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

24 min door to door · S$1.49 · 1 transfer · 11 min (703 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 9 min riding

6m1755mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (378 m) to Bef Blk 19
  2. Bus 175 · SBS Transit
    Bef Blk 19Opp Kallang /blk 2C · 2 stops · 1 min
  3. Walk 5 min (297 m) to Kallang
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    KallangRaffles Place · 4 stops · 7 min
  5. 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicBlk 39

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 3151 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)8.8 min
  • Geylang Bahru Blk 69 (Blk 69 Geylang Bahru Market and Food Centre)9.7 min
  • Sims Place Blk 49 (Sims Vista Market and Food Centre)14.6 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.2 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd9.9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Belief Family Clinic7.4 min
  • Ko Family Clinic9.5 min
  • Geylang Bahru Clinic11.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Beng Wan Rd Pg19.8 min
  • St Michael'S Fc20.4 min
  • St Michael'S Pg21.3 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • TOUCH Senior Group Home@Geylang Bahru11.4 min
  • TOUCH Senior Activity Centre11.4 min
  • Singapore Baptist Convention Golden Age Home11.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Geylang West CC6.4 min
  • Kolam Ayer CC11.6 min
  • MacPherson CC26.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Geylang East Public Library24.9 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%
Living in KallangKallang estate data →Blocks near Geylang Bahru Mrt StationBlocks near Bendemeer Primary SchoolCommute to the CBD →