SG Block Index

Block 639 Rowell RD

200639 · Little India · Rochor · Built 1982 · ~55 yrs lease left · 96 units · 25 floors

88Overall / 100
Summary

Block 639 Rowell RD in Rochor scores 87.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4 minutes’ walk from Jalan Besar Mrt Station MRT, 2.6 minutes from Berseh Food Centre, and 717 m straight-line from Farrer Park Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
89
Food
100
Schools
99
Healthcare
91
Daily needs
100
Green space
99
Connectivity
71
Value (lease)
30
Leisure
82

Who it suits

Overall
88
Young Families
89
Seniors
92
Renters
88
Investors
71

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
17.1min
130EWLS$1.28 · 1 transfer
one-north
35.5min
DTLCCLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
43.9min
130EWLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
45min
130EWLEWLS$2.24 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

17 min door to door · S$1.28 · 1 transfer · 8 min (477 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 7 min riding

5m1302mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (350 m) to Opp Veerasamy RD
  2. Bus 130 · SBS Transit
    Opp Veerasamy RDBugis · 3 stops · 3 min
  3. Walk 2 min (100 m) to Bugis
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    BugisRaffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min
  5. Walk 0 min (28 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 639

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 2412 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Berseh Food Centre2.6 min
  • Buffalo Road Blk 665 (Tekka Centre/Zhu Jiao Market)8.2 min
  • Queen Street Blk 270 (Albert Centre)11.9 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd3 min
  • Pardeshi Pte. Ltd.3.1 min
  • Mustafa Holdings Pte Ltd4.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Rochor Medical Centre1.6 min
  • Rowell Clinic & Surgery2.5 min
  • Winstedt Clinic4.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Rowell Rd Os3.1 min
  • Somme Rd Pg9 min
  • City Green9.6 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Wesley Senior Activity Centre4.6 min
  • King George’s Ave Senior Activity Centre10.9 min
  • PEACE-Connect Senior Group Home@814.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Pek Kio CC11.7 min
  • Jalan Besar CC12.3 min
  • Kampong Glam CC15.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Central Public Library18 min
  • National Library Building18.2 min
  • library@orchard28.9 min

Who lives here

Census 2020 · Rochor planning area
Age profile
In Rochor, 10.1% of residents are under 15 and 22.6% are 65 or older.
45–498.5%
40–448.2%
60–647.8%
35–397.4%

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

Resale context — Little India

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$711▲ 6.2%
4 ROOMS$665▲ 5.3%
5 ROOMS$662▲ 1.0%
Living in RochorRochor estate data →Blocks near Jalan Besar Mrt StationBlocks near Farrer Park Primary SchoolCommute to the CBD →