Block 49 Dorset RD
210049 · Kampong Java · Kallang · Built 1978 · ~51 yrs lease left · 142 units · 13 floors
Block 49 Dorset RD in Kallang scores 81.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.8 minutes’ walk from Farrer Park Mrt Station MRT, 6.5 minutes from Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre), and 90 m straight-line from Farrer Park Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 84
- Food
- 95
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 93
- Daily needs
- 100
- Green space
- 69
- Connectivity
- 65
- Value (lease)
- 22
- Leisure
- 56
Who it suits
- Overall
- 81
- Young Families
- 83
- Seniors
- 85
- Renters
- 81
- Investors
- 57
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 23.1min
- one-north
- 34.5min
- Jurong East
- 48.6min
- Changi Airport
- 50min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap23 min door to door · S$1.38 · 1 transfer · 14 min (881 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 6 min riding
- Walk 10 min (648 m) to Farrer Park
- North East Line · SBS Transit
Farrer Park → Dhoby Ghaut · 2 stops · 3 min - Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
- North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Dhoby Ghaut → Raffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorDistance 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- Farrer Park Mrt Station5.8 min
- Farrer Park Mrt Station8.6 min
- Farrer Park Mrt Station8.8 min
Hawker centres
food- Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre)6.5 min
- Buffalo Road Blk 665 (Tekka Centre/Zhu Jiao Market)13.4 min
- Berseh Food Centre14.5 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.8 min
- Mustafa Holdings Pte Ltd10.4 min
- Pardeshi Pte. Ltd.11.4 min
CHAS clinics
health- Cheong Family Clinic Pte Ltd4.5 min
- Everwell Clinic & Surgery4.5 min
- Edgedale Medical Clinic (Cambridge)5.6 min
Parks & green
green- Cambridge Park5.4 min
- Pek Kio Park6.8 min
- City Green11.4 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Chong Hua Tong Senior Activity Centre3.7 min
- Wesley Senior Activity Centre17 min
- King George’s Ave Senior Activity Centre20.5 min
Community clubs
leisure- Pek Kio CC2.8 min
- Cairnhill CC20.2 min
- Jalan Besar CC21.8 min
Libraries
leisure- Central Public Library29.5 min
- National Library Building29.8 min
- library@orchard30.7 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