SG Block Index

Block 12 KG Arang RD

431012 · Tanjong Rhu · Kallang · Built 1964 · Lease from 1982 · ~55 yrs lease left · 132 units · 12 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km
73Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 12 KG Arang RD in Kallang scores 72.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6 minutes’ walk from Katong Park Mrt Station MRT, 3.5 minutes from Jalan Batu Blk 4A (Blk 4A Jalan Batu Hawker Centre/Market), and 1244 m straight-line from Kong Hwa School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 12 KG Arang RD in Singapore

Block 12 KG Arang RD, Singapore 431012

Pillar scores

Transport
74
Food
95
Schools
96
Healthcare
55
Daily needs
60
Green space
97
Connectivity
56
Value (lease)
30
Leisure
66
EV charging
90
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
73
Young Families
77
Seniors
71
Renters
72
Investors
47
EV Owners
72

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
29.1min
S53NSL1 transfer
one-north
49.1min
158CCLS$2.02 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
53.2min
TELEWLS$2.30 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
45.5min
158EWLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

29 min door to door · 1 transfer · 10 min (657 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 17 min riding

6mS534mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (368 m) to Aft Katong PK
  2. Bus S53 · SMRT Corporation
    Aft Katong PKMarina Bay · 3 stops · 15 min
  3. Walk 4 min (262 m) to Marina Bay
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Marina BayRaffles Place · 1 stop · 1 min
  5. 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 12

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 1984 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Jalan Batu Blk 4A (Blk 4A Jalan Batu Hawker Centre/Market)3.5 min
  • Kallang Estate Fresh Market and Food Centre12.2 min
  • Old Airport Road Blk 51 (51 Old Airport Road Food Centre and Shopping Mall)17.5 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.6 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd15 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd19.8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Our Family Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd3.1 min
  • Choong'S Clinic13.4 min
  • Healthwise Medical Clinic & Surgery13.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Wilkinson Interim Pk5.6 min
  • Katong Pk9.5 min
  • Mt Batten Rd/Old Airport Rd Os9.6 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • PEACE-Connect Senior Activity Centre@536.5 min
  • Peace-Connect Cluster Operator36.5 min
  • PEACE-Connect Senior Group Home@839.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Mountbatten CC1.8 min
  • Katong CC1.9 min
  • Mountbatten CC (U/C)19.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Geylang East Public Library28.9 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 10-11 Jalan Batu Di Tanjong Rhu1.5 min
  • Blk 6,12,14 Kampong Arang Road1.6 min
  • Blk 9,10,12 Pine Close14.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 12 KG Arang RD
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 4 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 910494.1 min walk · 298 m
  • Stop 910814.3 min walk · 247 m
Buses that serve this block
  • AFT KATONG PK STN EXIT 26 min walk
    S53
  • BEF KG KAYU RD6 min walk
    158

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 12 KG Arang RD is more liveable than 54% of them and cheaper than 94% — around S$518/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability54th 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 12 offers a strong liveability score (72.8/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~55 years left).

What you get72.8/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-11.0%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds55 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 12 KG Arang RD

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

3-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$729k
median S$729k · S$657657 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block
542606669Feb '24Apr '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Tanjong Rhu (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 12 KG Arang RD

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Mar '263-room10 TO 12103S$729kS$657
Jun '254-room10 TO 12123S$889kS$671
Dec '243-room07 TO 09103S$660kS$595
Sep '243-room04 TO 06103S$630kS$568
Aug '243-room01 TO 03103S$618kS$557

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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