How far is Block 642 Rowell RD from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Jalan Besar Mrt Station, about 3.7 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 642 Rowell RD to the city centre by public transport?

Take East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 19 minutes direct, roughly S$1.28.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 642?

Berseh Food Centre is roughly 0.4 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 642 Rowell RD?

Farrer Park Primary School, approximately 820 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 642 Rowell RD?

Approximately 55 years, derived from the block's completion year (1982) against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 642 Rowell RD?

It scores 88.1/100 overall: transport 90, food 100, schools 98.7, healthcare 93.8, daily needs 95.2, green space 98.5, connectivity 72.9, value 30, leisure 84.9.

Block 642 Rowell RD

200642 · Little India · Rochor · Built 1982 · ~55 yrs lease left · 88 units · 25 floors

88Overall / 100

Summary

Block 642 Rowell RD in Rochor scores 88.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 3.7 minutes’ walk from Jalan Besar Mrt Station MRT, 0.4 minutes from Berseh Food Centre, and 820 m straight-line from Farrer Park Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport: 90
Food: 100
Schools: 99
Healthcare: 94
Daily needs: 95
Green space: 99
Connectivity: 73
Value (lease): 30
Leisure: 85

Who it suits

Overall: 88
Young Families: 89
Seniors: 93
Renters: 89
Investors: 71

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 19.1min
one-north: 35.5min
Jurong East: 41.4min
Changi Airport: 42.7min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

19 min door to door · S$1.28 · no transfers · 14 min (911 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 5 min riding

13m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 13 min (883 m) to Lavender
East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Lavender → Raffles Place · 3 stops · 5 min
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 · 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

PlannedFounders' Memorial MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2327 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Berseh Food Centre0.4 min
Buffalo Road Blk 665 (Tekka Centre/Zhu Jiao Market)10.7 min
Queen Street Blk 270 (Albert Centre)11.6 min

Supermarkets

daily

Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd0.8 min
Pardeshi Pte. Ltd.3.2 min
Mustafa Holdings Pte Ltd3.7 min

CHAS clinics

health

Rowell Clinic & Surgery0 min
Rochor Medical Centre3.1 min
United Medical Clinic3.3 min

Parks & green

green

Rowell Rd Os3.2 min
Somme Rd Pg6.7 min
City Green8.6 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Wesley Senior Activity Centre3.3 min
King George’s Ave Senior Activity Centre8.5 min
PEACE-Connect Senior Group Home@812.8 min

Community clubs

leisure

Jalan Besar CC9.9 min
Pek Kio CC11.3 min
Kampong Glam CC13.8 min

Libraries

leisure

Central Public Library17.8 min
National Library Building18 min
library@orchard30.8 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 changeLatest txns

3 ROOMS$711▲ 6.2%2

4 ROOMS$665▲ 5.3%1

5 ROOMS$662▲ 1.0%1

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