How far is Block 5A Upp Boon Keng RD from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Kallang Mrt Station, about 4.2 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 5A Upp Boon Keng RD to the city centre by public transport?

Take East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 14 minutes direct, roughly S$1.38.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 5A?

Upper Boon Keng Road Blk 17 (Blk 17 Upper Boon Keng Market and Food Centre) is roughly 4.7 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 5A Upp Boon Keng RD?

Geylang Methodist School (Primary), approximately 1248 m straight-line — outside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 5A Upp Boon Keng RD?

Approximately 85 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 2012 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 5A Upp Boon Keng RD?

It scores 88.9/100 overall: transport 89.3, food 100, schools 95.2, healthcare 72.9, daily needs 100, green space 86.5, connectivity 77, value 90, leisure 74.4.

Is Block 5A Upp Boon Keng RD a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 88.9/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 85 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 5A Upp Boon Keng RD

381005 · Boon Keng · Kallang · Built 2010 · Lease from 2012 · ~85 yrs lease left · 240 units · 25 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km

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Summary

Block 5A Upp Boon Keng RD in Kallang scores 88.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4.2 minutes’ walk from Kallang Mrt Station MRT, 4.7 minutes from Upper Boon Keng Road Blk 17 (Blk 17 Upper Boon Keng Market and Food Centre), and 1248 m straight-line from Geylang Methodist School (Primary).

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 5A Upp Boon Keng RD in Singapore

Block 5A Upp Boon Keng RD, Singapore 381005

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Pillar scores

Transport: 89
Food: 100
Schools: 95
Healthcare: 73
Daily needs: 100
Green space: 87
Connectivity: 77
Value (lease): 90
Leisure: 74
EV charging: 100

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 89
Young Families: 89
Seniors: 88
Renters: 88
Investors: 76
EV Owners: 91

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 14.4min
one-north: 36.5min
Jurong East: 41.2min
Changi Airport: 33min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

14 min door to door · S$1.38 · no transfers · 7 min (458 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 7 min riding

7m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 7 min (430 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 2546 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)4.7 min
Sims Place Blk 49 (Sims Vista Market and Food Centre)11.2 min
Geylang Bahru Blk 69 (Blk 69 Geylang Bahru Market and Food Centre)13.7 min

Eateries nearby

food

Chang Cheng Mee Wah Food Ind Pte Ltd2.3 min
Chang Cheng Mee Wah Holdings Pte Ltd2.3 min
Chang Cheng Food Paradise Pte. Ltd.B2.3 min
Wai Chee YitB2.3 min
Chang Cheng Food & Beverage Pte. Ltd.B2.3 min
Golden Rooster Pte. Ltd.B2.3 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd2.3 min
Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd5.9 min
Prb Trading Pte. Ltd.7.4 min

CHAS clinics

health

T Medical Clinic (Kallang)2.3 min
Ko Family Clinic5.4 min
Boon Keng Clinic & Surgery5.9 min

Parks & green

green

Kallang Riverside Pk12.6 min
Mt Batten Rd/Old Airport Rd Os18.8 min
Beng Wan Rd Pg23.9 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Geylang Methodist School (Primary)1248 m
Bendemeer Primary School1338 m
Kong Hwa School1675 m

Eldercare centres

care

Singapore Baptist Convention Golden Age Home15.4 min
TOUCH Senior Group Home@Geylang Bahru15.4 min
TOUCH Senior Activity Centre15.4 min

Community clubs

leisure

Geylang West CC4.2 min
Kolam Ayer CC15.9 min
Kallang CC19.6 min

Libraries

leisure

Geylang East Public Library19.1 min

EV charging

Blk 5 Upper Boon Keng Road Dbs Ntuc Upper Boon Keng Road2.2 min
Blk 19/20 Upper Boon Keng3.5 min
Blk 11/15/18 Upper Boon Keng Boon Keng Ville7 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 5A Upp Boon Keng RD

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 5 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 800511.9 min walk · 97 m
Stop 803192.9 min walk · 198 m

Board here and check the LTA bus app for the services and live arrival times.

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 5A Upp Boon Keng RD is more liveable than 100% of them but pricier than 99% — around S$1,108/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability100th 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 5A offers an outstanding liveability score (88.9/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is near-fresh (~85 years left).

What you get88.9/100overall liveability

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

How long it holds85 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 5A Upp Boon Keng RD

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

3-room4 sales · 12 mo

S$670k – S$780k

median S$707k · S$929–1082 psf

4-room2 sales · 12 mo

S$980k – S$1.03m

median S$1.00m · S$979–1029 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room4-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Boon Keng (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 5A Upp Boon Keng RD

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
May '26	4-room	13 TO 15	93 m²	S$1.03m	S$1029
Mar '26	3-room	22 TO 24	67 m²	S$780k	S$1082
Mar '26	3-room	10 TO 12	67 m²	S$726k	S$1007
Jan '26	3-room	22 TO 24	67 m²	S$670k	S$929
Dec '25	3-room	04 TO 06	67 m²	S$688k	S$954
Aug '25	4-room	22 TO 24	93 m²	S$980k	S$979
Feb '25	3-room	01 TO 03	67 m²	S$625k	S$867
Jan '25	3-room	04 TO 06	67 m²	S$664k	S$921
Sep '24	3-room	19 TO 21	67 m²	S$708k	S$982
Aug '24	3-room	19 TO 21	67 m²	S$710k	S$984
Jul '24	3-room	10 TO 12	67 m²	S$688k	S$954

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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