SG Block Index

Block 50 Dorset RD

210050 · Kampong Java · Kallang · Built 1978 · ~51 yrs lease left · 173 units · 12 floors

83Overall / 100
Summary

Block 50 Dorset RD in Kallang scores 82.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4.4 minutes’ walk from Farrer Park Mrt Station MRT, 6 minutes from Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre), and 82 m straight-line from Farrer Park Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
89
Food
97
Schools
100
Healthcare
93
Daily needs
100
Green space
70
Connectivity
65
Value (lease)
22
Leisure
59

Who it suits

Overall
83
Young Families
84
Seniors
87
Renters
82
Investors
57

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
21.4min
NELNSLS$1.38 · 1 transfer
one-north
36min
NELCCLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
47.8min
NELEWLS$2.07 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
52.3min
131EWLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

21 min door to door · S$1.38 · 1 transfer · 12 min (772 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 6 min riding

8mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 8 min (539 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 50

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 2456 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre)6 min
  • Berseh Food Centre13.1 min
  • Buffalo Road Blk 665 (Tekka Centre/Zhu Jiao Market)13.3 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.9 min
  • Mustafa Holdings Pte Ltd9.1 min
  • Pardeshi Pte. Ltd.10.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Cheong Family Clinic Pte Ltd4.6 min
  • Everwell Clinic & Surgery4.6 min
  • Allergy, Arthritis & Rheumatism Clinic6.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Pek Kio Park7.6 min
  • Cambridge Park8.2 min
  • City Green10.1 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Chong Hua Tong Senior Activity Centre3.8 min
  • Wesley Senior Activity Centre15.7 min
  • King George’s Ave Senior Activity Centre19.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Pek Kio CC1.4 min
  • Jalan Besar CC20.4 min
  • Cairnhill CC23 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Central Public Library29.8 min
  • National Library Building30 min
  • library@orchard33.5 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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