How far is Block 9 Jln Batu from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Mountbatten Mrt Station, about 8.1 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 9 Jln Batu to the city centre by public transport?

Take Circle Line to Marina Bay, then North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 24 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$1.59.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 9?

Jalan Batu Blk 4A (Blk 4A Jalan Batu Hawker Centre/Market) is roughly 2 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 9 Jln Batu?

Kong Hwa School, approximately 1087 m straight-line — outside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 9 Jln Batu?

Approximately 43 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1970 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 9 Jln Batu?

It scores 74.6/100 overall: transport 75, food 95, schools 98.2, healthcare 55, daily needs 70.6, green space 100, connectivity 65.6, value 6, leisure 71.

Is Block 9 Jln Batu a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 74.6/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 43 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 Tanjong Rhu give the price trend.

Block 9 Jln Batu

431009 · Tanjong Rhu · Kallang · Built 1963 · Lease from 1970 · ~43 yrs lease left · 117 units · 10 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km

75Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 9 Jln Batu in Kallang scores 74.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.1 minutes’ walk from Mountbatten Mrt Station MRT, 2 minutes from Jalan Batu Blk 4A (Blk 4A Jalan Batu Hawker Centre/Market), and 1087 m straight-line from Kong Hwa School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 9 Jln Batu in Singapore

Block 9 Jln Batu, Singapore 431009

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Pillar scores

Transport: 75
Food: 95
Schools: 98
Healthcare: 55
Daily needs: 71
Green space: 100
Connectivity: 66
Value (lease): 6
Leisure: 71
EV charging: 90

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 75
Young Families: 79
Seniors: 73
Renters: 76
Investors: 43
EV Owners: 71

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 23.7min
one-north: 39.6min
Jurong East: 53.6min
Changi Airport: 38.8min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

24 min door to door · S$1.59 · 1 transfer · 11 min (729 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 10 min riding

10m›CCL›1m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 10 min (620 m) to Mountbatten
Circle Line · SMRT Corporation
Mountbatten → Marina Bay · 5 stops · 9 min
Walk 1 min (81 m) to Marina Bay
North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Marina Bay → Raffles Place · 1 stop · 1 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 2055 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Jalan Batu Blk 4A (Blk 4A Jalan Batu Hawker Centre/Market)2 min
Kallang Estate Fresh Market and Food Centre9.9 min
Old Airport Road Blk 51 (51 Old Airport Road Food Centre and Shopping Mall)15.3 min

Eateries nearby

food

33Sixtyeight Pte. Ltd.A1.2 min
Rawr Group Pte. Ltd.A1.2 min
Fatimah Nazeeha Restaurant Pte. Ltd.B1.2 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte LtdA1.4 min
Yap Peng Wah1.8 min
Kwek Siew Khim1.8 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.3 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd13 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd17.9 min

CHAS clinics

health

Our Family Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd1.2 min
Choong'S Clinic11.1 min
Healthwise Medical Clinic & Surgery11.3 min

Parks & green

green

Mt Batten Rd/Old Airport Rd Os7.4 min
Wilkinson Interim Pk8.8 min
Arthur Pk10.8 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Kong Hwa School1087 m
Geylang Methodist School (Primary)1644 m
Tanjong Katong Primary School1907 m

Eldercare centres

care

Harmony Activity Centre31.2 min
Geylang East Home For The Aged33.1 min
PEACE-Connect Senior Activity Centre@534.6 min

Community clubs

leisure

Mountbatten CC5.1 min
Katong CC5.2 min
Mountbatten CC (U/C)16.9 min

Libraries

leisure

Geylang East Public Library26.7 min

EV charging

Blk 10-11 Jalan Batu Di Tanjong Rhu3.1 min
Blk 6,12,14 Kampong Arang Road4.9 min
Blk 9,10,12 Pine Close12.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 MRT, 2 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 910912.2 min walk · 162 m
Stop 910994.7 min walk · 203 m

Buses that serve this block

OPP S.A. DEAF4 min walk
33
BEF KG KAYU RD4 min walk
196

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 9 Jln Batu is more liveable than 64% of them and cheaper than 94% — around S$518/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability64th 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 9 offers a strong liveability score (74.6/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~43 years left).

What you get74.6/100overall 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 9 Jln Batu

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

2-room3 sales · 12 mo

S$305k – S$318k

median S$315k · S$578–615 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)2-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Tanjong Rhu (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 9 Jln Batu

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Feb '26	2-room	07 TO 09	48 m²	S$315k	S$610
Aug '25	2-room	01 TO 03	49 m²	S$305k	S$578
Aug '25	2-room	01 TO 03	48 m²	S$318k	S$615
May '25	2-room	04 TO 06	48 m²	S$318k	S$615
Feb '25	2-room	04 TO 06	48 m²	S$350k	S$677
Jan '25	2-room	01 TO 03	48 m²	S$288k	S$557
Dec '24	2-room	04 TO 06	48 m²	S$326k	S$631

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 changeLatest txns

2 ROOMS$596▼ 2.8%1

3 ROOMS$518▼ 11.0%2

4 ROOMS$688—1

5 ROOMS$730▲ 18.3%1

EXECUTIVES$743▲ 21.9%1

Compare with nearby blocks →Living in Kallang →Kallang estate data →Blocks near Mountbatten Mrt Station →Blocks near Kong Hwa School →Commute to the CBD →Buying your first home →Upgrading or investing →

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