The Merlot
219261 · Rest of Central Region (RCR) · Kampong Java · Kallang
The Merlot in Kallang scores 78.1/100 overall. It is a freehold development, 10.7 minutes’ walk from Novena Mrt Station MRT, with recent resale around S$1382 psf.
Where it is
OneMap · SLAThe Merlot, Kallang, Singapore 219261
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 63
- Food
- 90
- Schools
- 99
- Healthcare
- 81
- Daily needs
- 81
- Green space
- 66
- Connectivity
- 67
- Value (lease)
- 100
- Leisure
- 52
- EV charging
- 77
Who it suits
- Overall
- 78
- Young Families
- 80
- Seniors
- 79
- Renters
- 71
- Investors
- 84
- EV Owners
- 78
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 21.3min
- one-north
- 31.9min
- Jurong East
- 48.8min
- Changi Airport
- 50.2min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap21 min door to door · S$1.38 · 1 transfer · 8 min (520 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 11 min riding
- Walk 5 min (333 m) to Parish OF Christ CH
- Bus 166 · SBS Transit
Parish OF Christ CH → City Hall · 6 stops · 9 min - Walk 2 min (159 m) to City Hall
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
City Hall → Raffles Place · 1 stop · 1 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
Price & tenure
Transacted prices from URA caveats (private residential), last 5 years · tenure from URA
Based on 5 transactions. Tenure: Freehold.
Transacted unit sizes
Strata area of units transacted (URA caveats), not a full unit inventory
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorDistance 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- Novena Mrt Station10.7 min
- Little India Mrt Station10.9 min
- Farrer Park Mrt Station12.1 min
Hawker centres
food- Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre)7.9 min
- Buffalo Road Blk 665 (Tekka Centre/Zhu Jiao Market)14.5 min
- Newton Food Centre16 min
Supermarkets
daily- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd9 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.7 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.4 min
CHAS clinics
health- Edgedale Medical Clinic (Cambridge)5.7 min
- Physicians Practice Family Medical Center8.9 min
- Cheong Family Clinic Pte Ltd9.4 min
Parks & green
green- Cambridge Park2.6 min
- Pek Kio Park7 min
- Thomson Rd Pg7.2 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Chong Hua Tong Senior Activity Centre8.6 min
- Abdullah Shooker Jewish Welfare Home23.3 min
- Wesley Senior Activity Centre23.4 min
Community clubs
leisure- Pek Kio CC9.1 min
- Cairnhill CC15.7 min
- Whampoa CC25.9 min
Libraries
leisure- library@orchard28.4 min
- Central Public Library30.7 min
- National Library Building30.9 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 1 hawker centres, 2 supermarkets, 3 parks, 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- Stop 500713 min walk · 193 m
- Stop 500793.1 min walk · 196 m
- PARISH OF CHRIST CH5 min walk57166851
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.
Value for money
liveability vs price · like-for-likeAmong RCR condos islandwide (828 compared), The Merlot is more liveable than 38% of them and cheaper than 77% — around S$1,382/psf (as of 2026-03).
Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (RCR condos islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-03
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).
See what’s for sale
Browse current for-sale listings near The Merlot on Singapore’s property portals. These open on third-party sites — SG Block Index doesn’t list or sell property.