Block 532 Upp Cross ST
050532 · China Square · Outram · Built 1980 · ~53 yrs lease left · 118 units · 20 floors
Block 532 Upp Cross ST in Outram scores 85.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 0.9 minutes’ walk from Chinatown Mrt Station MRT, 3 minutes from Upper Cross Street Blk 531A (Hong Lim Food Centre and Market), and 1178 m straight-line from Cantonment Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 93
- Food
- 100
- Schools
- 94
- Healthcare
- 70
- Daily needs
- 100
- Green space
- 84
- Connectivity
- 76
- Value (lease)
- 26
- Leisure
- 97
Who it suits
- Overall
- 85
- Young Families
- 86
- Seniors
- 88
- Renters
- 89
- Investors
- 62
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 12min
- one-north
- 28.1min
- Jurong East
- 36.9min
- Changi Airport
- 47.7min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap12 min door to door · S$0.00 · no transfers · 12 min (999 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 0 min riding
- Walk 12 min (999 m) to Destination
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- Chinatown Mrt Station0.9 min
- Chinatown Mrt Station2.1 min
- Chinatown Mrt Station2.9 min
Hawker centres
food- Upper Cross Street Blk 531A (Hong Lim Food Centre and Market)3 min
- Maxwell Food Centre (Kim Hua Market)5.8 min
- Smith Street Blk 335 (Chinatown Complex Market)6.4 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4 min
- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd7.5 min
- Hong Heng Seng7.7 min
CHAS clinics
health- Chinatown Wellness Clinic1 min
- Cross Street Medical Clinic1 min
- Doctors For Life Medical2.8 min
Parks & green
green- Telok Ayer Green5.3 min
- Ann Siang Hill Pk5.7 min
- Hong Lim Pk6.3 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Kreta Ayer Senior Activity Centre (Banda)7.7 min
- Kreta Ayer Senior Activity Centre (Chin Swee)8.4 min
- Kreta Ayer Senior Activity Centre (Jalan Kukoh)11.8 min
Community clubs
leisure- imPAct@Hong Lim Green5.3 min
- Kreta Ayer CC7.5 min
- Tanjong Pagar CC13.4 min
Libraries
leisure- library@chinatown3.9 min
- library@esplanade19.4 min
- National Library Building24.2 min
Who lives here
Census 2020 · Outram planning area- Age profile
- In Outram, 12% of residents are under 15 and 25.5% are 65 or older.
- 40–448.2%60–648%45–497.8%55–597.6%
- Household income
- 28.1% of Outram households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
- No working person27.2%$20,000+10.8%$1,000–1,99910.1%$2,000–2,9996.3%
- Dwelling mix
- 94.5% of Outram households live in HDB flats; 5.2% in condominiums or landed homes.
- HDB 1 and 2 room flats35.9%HDB 3 room flats29.3%HDB 4 room flats21.5%HDB 5 room and executive flats7.8%
- Household size
- 62.5% of Outram households are one or two people; 1-person households are the most common.
- 1-person35.2%2-person27.3%3-person16.1%4-person11%
- In education
- Of Outram residents currently in education, 17.6% attend polytechnic or university.
- Primary41.3%Secondary21.6%University12.5%Pre primary9.6%
- Commute to work
- 57.4% of working Outram residents commute by public transport; 15.3% drive or ride.
- No transport required25.3%MRT LRT only20.4%MRT LRT and bus18.7%Bus16.6%
Resident data for the Outram planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).
Resale context — China Square
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg