SG Block Index

Block 47 Owen RD

210047 · Kampong Java · Kallang · Built 1978 · ~51 yrs lease left · 194 units · 8 floors

77Overall / 100
Summary

Block 47 Owen RD in Kallang scores 76.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.5 minutes’ walk from Farrer Park Mrt Station MRT, 6.2 minutes from Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre), and 279 m straight-line from Farrer Park Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
77
Food
76
Schools
100
Healthcare
93
Daily needs
100
Green space
67
Connectivity
62
Value (lease)
22
Leisure
54

Who it suits

Overall
77
Young Families
80
Seniors
81
Renters
75
Investors
54

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
24.6min
NELNSLS$1.38 · 1 transfer
one-north
35.6min
131DTLCCLS$1.86 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
49.7min
131NELEWLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
53.9min
131EWLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

25 min door to door · S$1.38 · 1 transfer · 15 min (970 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 6 min riding

12mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 12 min (737 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 47

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 2263 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre)6.2 min
  • Berseh Food Centre15.3 min
  • Buffalo Road Blk 665 (Tekka Centre/Zhu Jiao Market)15.6 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd1.1 min
  • Mustafa Holdings Pte Ltd11.3 min
  • Amista International Pte. Ltd.12.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Cheong Family Clinic Pte Ltd1 min
  • Everwell Clinic & Surgery1 min
  • Edgedale Medical Clinic (Cambridge)4.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Pek Kio Park6 min
  • Cambridge Park7.6 min
  • City Green12.1 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Chong Hua Tong Senior Activity Centre0 min
  • Wesley Senior Activity Centre17.9 min
  • King George’s Ave Senior Activity Centre21.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Pek Kio CC3.8 min
  • Whampoa CC22 min
  • Cairnhill CC22.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Central Public Library32.1 min
  • National Library Building32.3 min
  • library@orchard34.4 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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