SG Block Index

Block 683 Tessensohn RD

210683 · Lavender · Kallang · Built 1985 · ~58 yrs lease left · 121 units · 12 floors

79Overall / 100
Summary

Block 683 Tessensohn RD in Kallang scores 79.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 3.3 minutes’ walk from Farrer Park Mrt Station MRT, 10.4 minutes from Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre), and 625 m straight-line from Farrer Park Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
79
Food
71
Schools
98
Healthcare
98
Daily needs
96
Green space
69
Connectivity
71
Value (lease)
36
Leisure
67

Who it suits

Overall
79
Young Families
81
Seniors
83
Renters
78
Investors
61

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
19.1min
NELNSLS$1.38 · 1 transfer
one-north
33.7min
NELCCLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
45.5min
NELEWLS$2.07 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
45.2min
141EWLEWLS$2.20 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

19 min door to door · S$1.38 · 1 transfer · 10 min (616 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 6 min riding

6mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (383 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 683

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 2807 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre)10.4 min
  • Berseh Food Centre13.2 min
  • Buffalo Road Blk 665 (Tekka Centre/Zhu Jiao Market)15.1 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Amista International Pte. Ltd.4.1 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.7 min
  • Mustafa Holdings Pte Ltd9.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • TrueCare Clinic4.2 min
  • M Medical Clinic4.3 min
  • Allergy, Arthritis & Rheumatism Clinic5.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • City Green6.9 min
  • Somme Rd Pg8.8 min
  • Rowell Rd Os11.7 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Chong Hua Tong Senior Activity Centre10.7 min
  • King George’s Ave Senior Activity Centre15.6 min
  • Wesley Senior Activity Centre15.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Pek Kio CC8.1 min
  • Kallang CC13.6 min
  • Jalan Besar CC16.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Central Public Library30.5 min
  • National Library Building30.7 min
  • Toa Payoh Public Library39.1 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 — Lavender

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$739▲ 5.1%
3 ROOMS$767▲ 25.5%
4 ROOMS$949▲ 48.4%
5 ROOMS$824▲ 3.2%
Living in KallangKallang estate data →Blocks near Farrer Park Mrt StationBlocks near Farrer Park Primary SchoolCommute to the CBD →