SG Block Index

Block 15 Beach RD

189677 · Bugis · Downtown Core · Built 1974 · ~47 yrs lease left · 76 units · 20 floors

74Overall / 100
Summary

Block 15 Beach RD in Downtown Core scores 74.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 3.7 minutes’ walk from Esplanade Mrt Station MRT, 9.5 minutes from Queen Street Blk 270 (Albert Centre), and 1391 m straight-line from St. Margaret'S School (Primary).

Pillar scores

Transport
90
Food
64
Schools
94
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
71
Green space
82
Connectivity
75
Value (lease)
14
Leisure
68

Who it suits

Overall
74
Young Families
76
Seniors
70
Renters
74
Investors
66

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
23.2min
walkableS$0.00 · direct
one-north
33min
197EWLCCLS$1.90 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
37.7min
197EWLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
41.6min
57EWLEWLS$2.20 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

23 min door to door · S$0.00 · no transfers · 23 min (1936 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 0 min riding

23mthe city centre
  1. Walk 23 min (1936 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 15

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 1583 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Queen Street Blk 270 (Albert Centre)9.5 min
  • Golden Mile Food Centre16.3 min
  • Berseh Food Centre19.5 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd6.8 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.5 min
  • Jewish Welfare Board, Singapore10.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Shalom Medical Group3.6 min
  • Shenton Medical Group3.9 min
  • Drs Singh & Partners, Raffles City Medical Centre7 min

Parks & green

green
  • War Memorial Pk5.7 min
  • Connaught Drive7.2 min
  • Esplanade Pk10 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • St Vincent Home8 min
  • Abdullah Shooker Jewish Welfare Home16.4 min
  • PEACE-Connect Senior Group Home@817.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Kampong Glam CC14.9 min
  • imPAct@Hong Lim Green22.2 min
  • PAssion WaVe @ Marina Bay (Sea Sports Club)29 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Central Public Library4.5 min
  • National Library Building4.7 min
  • library@esplanade12.6 min

Who lives here

Census 2020 · Downtown Core planning area
Age profile
In Downtown Core, 8.7% of residents are under 15 and 13.6% are 65 or older.
35–3912.9%
40–4410.7%
30–3410.3%
45–4910.3%
Household income
65.5% of Downtown Core households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
$20,000+40.9%
No working person11.3%
$15,000–17,4996.6%
$17,500–19,9994.5%
Dwelling mix
14.8% of Downtown Core households live in HDB flats; 82.9% in condominiums or landed homes.
Condominiums and other apartments82.9%
HDB 4 room flats14.8%
Others2.3%
Household size
70.6% of Downtown Core households are one or two people; 1-person households are the most common.
1-person44.1%
2-person26.5%
3-person11.2%
4-person8.4%
In education
Of Downtown Core residents currently in education, 30.9% attend polytechnic or university.
Primary24.2%
University23.8%
Secondary23.4%
Pre primary11.5%
Commute to work
38.3% of working Downtown Core residents commute by public transport; 20.6% drive or ride.
No transport required40.6%
MRT LRT only16.9%
Car13.3%
Bus10.8%

Resident data for the Downtown Core planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).

Resale context — Bugis

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
4 ROOMS$1110▲ 95.8%
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