SG Block Index

Block 7 Jln Batu

431007 · Tanjong Rhu · Kallang · Built 1963 · Lease from 1970 · ~43 yrs lease left · 95 units · 10 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km
74Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 7 Jln Batu in Kallang scores 74.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.9 minutes’ walk from Katong Park Mrt Station MRT, 1.4 minutes from Jalan Batu Blk 4A (Blk 4A Jalan Batu Hawker Centre/Market), and 1095 m straight-line from Kong Hwa School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 7 Jln Batu in Singapore

Pillar scores

Transport
74
Food
95
Schools
98
Healthcare
55
Daily needs
67
Green space
100
Connectivity
67
Value (lease)
6
Leisure
70
EV charging
90
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
74
Young Families
78
Seniors
72
Renters
76
Investors
43
EV Owners
71

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
23.8min
14CCLNSLS$1.68 · 2 transfers
one-north
39.7min
14CCLS$2.02 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
50.7min
14EWLS$2.30 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
38.8min
CCLEWLEWLS$2.07 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

24 min door to door · S$1.68 · 2 transfers · 8 min (523 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 11 min riding

3m143mCCL1mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (201 m) to Bef KG Kayu RD
  2. Bus 14 · SBS Transit
    Bef KG Kayu RDOpp Mountbatten · 1 stop · 1 min
  3. Walk 3 min (213 m) to Mountbatten
  4. Circle Line · SMRT Corporation
    MountbattenMarina Bay · 5 stops · 9 min
  5. Walk 1 min (81 m) to Marina Bay
  6. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Marina BayRaffles Place · 1 stop · 1 min
  7. 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 7

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 2076 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Jalan Batu Blk 4A (Blk 4A Jalan Batu Hawker Centre/Market)1.4 min
  • Kallang Estate Fresh Market and Food Centre10.6 min
  • Old Airport Road Blk 51 (51 Old Airport Road Food Centre and Shopping Mall)15.9 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd14.4 min
  • Yeo Hock Heng19 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Our Family Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd1.5 min
  • Choong'S Clinic11.7 min
  • Healthwise Medical Clinic & Surgery12 min

Parks & green

green
  • Wilkinson Interim Pk7.4 min
  • Mt Batten Rd/Old Airport Rd Os8 min
  • Arthur Pk10.2 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Harmony Activity Centre31.8 min
  • Geylang East Home For The Aged33.7 min
  • PEACE-Connect Senior Activity Centre@536 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Mountbatten CC3.8 min
  • Katong CC3.9 min
  • Mountbatten CC (U/C)17.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Geylang East Public Library27.3 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 10-11 Jalan Batu Di Tanjong Rhu1.7 min
  • Blk 6,12,14 Kampong Arang Road3.6 min
  • Blk 9,10,12 Pine Close13.1 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 7 Jln Batu
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 2 parks, 1 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 910912.6 min walk · 133 m
  • Stop 910994.1 min walk · 165 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BEF KG KAYU RD3 min walk
    14

Services seen boarding near this block on real OneMap public-transport routes — not a full timetable. Check the LTA / bus operator app for live arrivals.

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$363k · 3 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
strong value

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 7 Jln Batu is more liveable than 62% of them and cheaper than 94% — around S$518/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability62th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 94%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (3-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 7 offers a strong liveability score (74.2/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~43 years left).

What you get74.2/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-11.0%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds43 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 Tanjong Rhu. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 7 Jln Batu

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

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)2-room3-room4-room5-room a sale at this block
495625755Feb '24Apr '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Tanjong Rhu (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 7 Jln Batu

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
May '252-room01 TO 0350S$283kS$526
Apr '252-room04 TO 0648S$297kS$575
Feb '252-room04 TO 0650S$280kS$520
Oct '242-room07 TO 0948S$320kS$619
Aug '242-room04 TO 0648S$275kS$532

Subzone medians — Tanjong Rhu

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$596▼ 2.8%
3 ROOMS$518▼ 11.0%
4 ROOMS$688
5 ROOMS$730▲ 18.3%
EXECUTIVES$743▲ 21.9%
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