Block 1 Beach RD
190001 · Crawford · Kallang · Built 1970 · ~43 yrs lease left · 142 units · 16 floors
82Overall / 100
Summary
Block 1 Beach RD in Kallang scores 81.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.5 minutes’ walk from Nicoll Highway Mrt Station MRT, 0.7 minutes from Golden Mile Food Centre, and 1809 m straight-line from Farrer Park Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 82
- Food
- 100
- Schools
- 82
- Healthcare
- 81
- Daily needs
- 100
- Green space
- 94
- Connectivity
- 74
- Value (lease)
- 6
- Leisure
- 75
Who it suits
- Overall
- 82
- Young Families
- 82
- Seniors
- 87
- Renters
- 86
- Investors
- 53
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 17.1min
- one-north
- 36.2min
- Jurong East
- 44min
- Changi Airport
- 36.9min
61EWLS$1.28 · 1 transfer
61DTLCCLS$1.90 · 2 transfers
61EWLS$2.20 · 1 transfer
100EWLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap17 min door to door · S$1.28 · 1 transfer · 7 min (442 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 8 min riding
4m›61›2m›EWL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 4 min (255 m) to Blk 8
- Bus 61 · SMRT Corporation
Blk 8 → City Hall · 5 stops · 7 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
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-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- Nicoll Highway Mrt Station6.5 min
- Nicoll Highway Mrt Station8.1 min
- Lavender Mrt Station10.4 min
PlannedFounders' Memorial MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1502 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Golden Mile Food Centre0.7 min
- North Bridge Road Market4.6 min
- Berseh Food Centre14.8 min
Supermarkets
daily- Loh Nyen Yiu4.8 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11.2 min
- Mahota Food Pte. Ltd.13 min
CHAS clinics
health- T Medical Clinic (City Gate)4 min
- The Good Clinic4.8 min
- Vernon Clinic & Surgery5.4 min
Parks & green
green- Kampong Glam Pk3.2 min
- North Bridge Garden5.1 min
- Kallang Riverside Pk16.2 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- PEACE-Connect Senior Group Home@82.2 min
- PEACE-Connect Senior Activity Centre@82.2 min
- PEACE-Connect Senior Activity Centre@56.1 min
Community clubs
leisure- Kampong Glam CC2.6 min
- Jalan Besar CC12.8 min
- PAssion WaVe @ Marina Bay (Sea Sports Club)32 min
Libraries
leisure- Central Public Library20.3 min
- National Library Building20.6 min
- library@esplanade28.1 min
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).
Resale context — Crawford
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns
3 ROOMS$673▲ 16.0%1
4 ROOMS$639—1
5 ROOMS$685▲ 12.3%1