How far is Block 8C Upp Boon Keng RD from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Kallang Mrt Station, about 2.5 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 8C Upp Boon Keng RD to the city centre by public transport?

Take East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 12 minutes direct, roughly S$1.38.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 8C?

Upper Boon Keng Road Blk 17 (Blk 17 Upper Boon Keng Market and Food Centre) is roughly 3.7 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 8C Upp Boon Keng RD?

Bendemeer Primary School, approximately 1172 m straight-line — outside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 8C Upp Boon Keng RD?

Approximately 90 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 2017 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 8C Upp Boon Keng RD?

It scores 88.8/100 overall: transport 90, food 90, schools 95.1, healthcare 74.7, daily needs 100, green space 90.3, connectivity 80, value 100, leisure 66.4.

Is Block 8C Upp Boon Keng RD a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 88.8/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 90 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 8C Upp Boon Keng RD

383008 · Boon Keng · Kallang · Built 2016 · Lease from 2017 · ~90 yrs lease left · 248 units · 26 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km

89Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 8C Upp Boon Keng RD in Kallang scores 88.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 2.5 minutes’ walk from Kallang Mrt Station MRT, 3.7 minutes from Upper Boon Keng Road Blk 17 (Blk 17 Upper Boon Keng Market and Food Centre), and 1172 m straight-line from Bendemeer Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 8C Upp Boon Keng RD in Singapore

Block 8C Upp Boon Keng RD, Singapore 383008

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Pillar scores

Transport: 90
Food: 90
Schools: 95
Healthcare: 75
Daily needs: 100
Green space: 90
Connectivity: 80
Value (lease): 100
Leisure: 66
EV charging: 98

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 89
Young Families: 90
Seniors: 88
Renters: 87
Investors: 78
EV Owners: 91

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 12.2min
one-north: 34.3min
Jurong East: 39min
Changi Airport: 30.8min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

12 min door to door · S$1.38 · no transfers · 5 min (340 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 7 min riding

5m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 5 min (312 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 2488 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)3.7 min
Sims Place Blk 49 (Sims Vista Market and Food Centre)15.2 min
Geylang Bahru Blk 69 (Blk 69 Geylang Bahru Market and Food Centre)16 min

Eateries nearby

food

Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte LtdA3 min
Mohamad Riqzuan S/O Abdul Kadar MaricarA3 min
Ten & Han Trading Pte LtdA3 min
Jollibean Foods Pte. Ltd.A3 min
Chang Cheng Mee Wah Food Ind Pte Ltd3.1 min
Chang Cheng Mee Wah Holdings Pte Ltd3.1 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd3.1 min
Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd3.9 min
Prb Trading Pte. Ltd.11.4 min

CHAS clinics

health

T Medical Clinic (Kallang)3.1 min
Boon Keng Clinic & Surgery3.9 min
New Town Clinic3.9 min

Parks & green

green

Kallang Riverside Pk11.3 min
Mt Batten Rd/Old Airport Rd Os20.9 min
Beng Wan Rd Pg22.5 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Bendemeer Primary School1172 m
Geylang Methodist School (Primary)1530 m
Hong Wen School1738 m

Eldercare centres

care

Singapore Baptist Convention Golden Age Home16.9 min
TOUCH Senior Group Home@Geylang Bahru17.7 min
TOUCH Senior Activity Centre17.7 min

Community clubs

leisure

Geylang West CC6.5 min
Kallang CC15.9 min
Jalan Besar CC18.3 min

Libraries

leisure

Geylang East Public Library23.2 min

EV charging

Blk 5 Upper Boon Keng Road Dbs Ntuc Upper Boon Keng Road3.3 min
Blk 11/15/18 Upper Boon Keng Boon Keng Ville6.1 min
Blk 19/20 Upper Boon Keng6.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 8C 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 801011.1 min walk · 105 m
Stop 801091.5 min walk · 76 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 8C 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 8C offers an outstanding liveability score (88.8/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is near-fresh (~90 years left).

What you get88.8/100overall liveability

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

How long it holds90 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 8C Upp Boon Keng RD

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

4-room3 sales · 12 mo

S$1.05m – S$1.17m

median S$1.05m · S$1109–1142 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Boon Keng (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 8C Upp Boon Keng RD

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	4-room	19 TO 21	88 m²	S$1.05m	S$1109
Jun '26	4-room	07 TO 09	88 m²	S$1.05m	S$1109
Apr '26	4-room	25 TO 27	95 m²	S$1.17m	S$1142
Jan '25	4-room	01 TO 03	95 m²	S$909k	S$889
Jan '25	4-room	13 TO 15	88 m²	S$1.05m	S$1109
Sep '24	5-room	10 TO 12	113 m²	S$1.33m	S$1093
Aug '24	4-room	16 TO 18	88 m²	S$1.05m	S$1109
Jul '24	5-room	04 TO 06	113 m²	S$1.09m	S$896

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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