Block 8 French RD
200008 · Lavender · Kallang · Built 1974 · ~47 yrs lease left · 304 units · 20 floors
85Overall / 100
Summary
Block 8 French RD in Kallang scores 84.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 3.7 minutes’ walk from Lavender Mrt Station MRT, 8.3 minutes from Berseh Food Centre, and 1251 m straight-line from Farrer Park Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 82
- Food
- 88
- Schools
- 94
- Healthcare
- 92
- Daily needs
- 96
- Green space
- 99
- Connectivity
- 81
- Value (lease)
- 14
- Leisure
- 86
Who it suits
- Overall
- 85
- Young Families
- 86
- Seniors
- 89
- Renters
- 87
- Investors
- 59
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 10.4min
- one-north
- 32.5min
- Jurong East
- 37.2min
- Changi Airport
- 32.8min
EWLS$1.28 · direct
EWLCCLS$1.90 · 1 transfer
EWLS$2.15 · direct
EWLEWLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap10 min door to door · S$1.28 · no transfers · 5 min (330 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 5 min riding
5m›EWL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 5 min (302 m) to Lavender
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Lavender → Raffles Place · 3 stops · 5 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- Lavender Mrt Station3.7 min
- Lavender Mrt Station5.5 min
- Farrer Park Mrt Station10.9 min
PlannedFounders' Memorial MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2026 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Berseh Food Centre8.3 min
- North Bridge Road Market10.3 min
- Golden Mile Food Centre11.6 min
Supermarkets
daily- Prime Supermarket Limited?1.4 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd2.2 min
- Mahota Food Pte. Ltd.2.3 min
CHAS clinics
health- King George'S Medical Clinic Pte Ltd1.4 min
- Lavender Medical Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd1.4 min
- Japan Clinic And Surgery1.5 min
Parks & green
green- Somme Rd Pg8.2 min
- North Bridge Garden8.4 min
- Kampong Glam Pk11.3 min
Primary schools
straight-line- Farrer Park Primary School1251 m
- Hong Wen School1652 m
- St. Margaret'S School (Primary)1683 m
Eldercare centres
care- King George’s Ave Senior Activity Centre1 min
- Wesley Senior Activity Centre7.8 min
- PEACE-Connect Senior Group Home@810.2 min
Community clubs
leisure- Jalan Besar CC2.4 min
- Kampong Glam CC11.2 min
- Kallang CC17.7 min
Libraries
leisure- Central Public Library19.5 min
- National Library Building19.7 min
- library@esplanade33.2 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 — Lavender
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns
2 ROOMS$739▲ 5.1%1
3 ROOMS$767▲ 25.5%1
4 ROOMS$949▲ 48.4%1
5 ROOMS$824▲ 3.2%1