SG Block Index

Block 9 Gloucester RD

210009 · Kampong Java · Kallang · Built 1976 · ~49 yrs lease left · 156 units · 14 floors

84Overall / 100
Summary

Block 9 Gloucester RD in Kallang scores 83.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 3.2 minutes’ walk from Farrer Park Mrt Station MRT, 5.5 minutes from Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre), and 165 m straight-line from Farrer Park Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
90
Food
98
Schools
100
Healthcare
95
Daily needs
100
Green space
70
Connectivity
66
Value (lease)
18
Leisure
63

Who it suits

Overall
84
Young Families
85
Seniors
88
Renters
84
Investors
57

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
20min
NELNSLS$1.38 · 1 transfer
one-north
34.6min
NELCCLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
46.5min
NELEWLS$2.07 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
53min
131EWLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

20 min door to door · S$1.38 · 1 transfer · 11 min (692 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 6 min riding

7mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 7 min (459 m) to Farrer Park
  2. North East Line · SBS Transit
    Farrer ParkDhoby Ghaut · 2 stops · 3 min
  3. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby GhautRaffles 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkPolyclinicBlk 9

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
PlannedMount Pleasant MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2487 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre)5.5 min
  • Berseh Food Centre12 min
  • Buffalo Road Blk 665 (Tekka Centre/Zhu Jiao Market)12.4 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.4 min
  • Mustafa Holdings Pte Ltd8 min
  • Pardeshi Pte. Ltd.9.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Cheong Family Clinic Pte Ltd4.1 min
  • Everwell Clinic & Surgery4.1 min
  • Allergy, Arthritis & Rheumatism Clinic5.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Pek Kio Park7.1 min
  • Cambridge Park8 min
  • City Green8.9 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Chong Hua Tong Senior Activity Centre3.3 min
  • Wesley Senior Activity Centre14.6 min
  • King George’s Ave Senior Activity Centre18 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Pek Kio CC2 min
  • Jalan Besar CC19.2 min
  • Kallang CC19.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Central Public Library28.8 min
  • National Library Building29 min
  • library@orchard33.4 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 — Kampong Java

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$688▼ 10.4%
4 ROOMS$662▲ 8.6%
5 ROOMS$809▼ 8.8%
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