SG Block Index

Block 8A Boon Tiong RD

381008 · Boon Keng · Kallang · Built 2003 · ~76 yrs lease left · 123 units · 21 floors

85Overall / 100
Summary

Block 8A Boon Tiong RD in Kallang scores 84.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4 minutes’ walk from Kallang Mrt Station MRT, 4.1 minutes from Upper Boon Keng Road Blk 17 (Blk 17 Upper Boon Keng Market and Food Centre), and 1135 m straight-line from Bendemeer Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
87
Food
80
Schools
95
Healthcare
79
Daily needs
100
Green space
88
Connectivity
79
Value (lease)
72
Leisure
63

Who it suits

Overall
85
Young Families
86
Seniors
85
Renters
84
Investors
69

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
12.7min
EWLS$1.38 · direct
one-north
34.9min
EWLCCLS$1.94 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
39.6min
EWLS$2.20 · direct
Changi Airport
31.4min
EWLEWLS$2.07 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

13 min door to door · S$1.38 · no transfers · 6 min (369 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 7 min riding

5mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (341 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 8A

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 2467 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)4.1 min
  • Geylang Bahru Blk 69 (Blk 69 Geylang Bahru Market and Food Centre)15.9 min
  • Bendemeer Road Blk 29 (Bendemeer Market and Food Centre)16 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd3.9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.6 min
  • Prb Trading Pte. Ltd.12.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Boon Keng Clinic & Surgery3.9 min
  • New Town Clinic3.9 min
  • T Medical Clinic (Kallang)4.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Kallang Riverside Pk12.2 min
  • Beng Wan Rd Pg20.6 min
  • Somme Rd Pg21.2 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Singapore Baptist Convention Golden Age Home15 min
  • TOUCH Senior Group Home@Geylang Bahru17.9 min
  • TOUCH Senior Activity Centre17.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Geylang West CC6.8 min
  • Kallang CC14 min
  • Jalan Besar CC19 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Geylang East Public Library24.7 min
  • Central Public Library36.9 min
  • National Library Building37.2 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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