SG Block Index

Block 18 Jln Tenteram

320018 · Bendemeer · Kallang · Built 1999 · ~72 yrs lease left · 107 units · 28 floors

75Overall / 100
Summary

Block 18 Jln Tenteram in Kallang scores 74.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.3 minutes’ walk from Boon Keng Mrt Station MRT, 12.7 minutes from Bendemeer Road Blk 29 (Bendemeer Market and Food Centre), and 350 m straight-line from Bendemeer Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
71
Food
63
Schools
100
Healthcare
89
Daily needs
73
Green space
93
Connectivity
60
Value (lease)
64
Leisure
51

Who it suits

Overall
75
Young Families
79
Seniors
76
Renters
69
Investors
60

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
26.5min
NELNSLS$1.49 · 1 transfer
one-north
41.1min
NELCCLS$1.86 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
52.9min
NELEWLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
47.9min
140EWLEWLS$2.20 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

27 min door to door · S$1.49 · 1 transfer · 15 min (946 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 8 min riding

11mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 11 min (713 m) to Boon Keng
  2. North East Line · SBS Transit
    Boon KengDhoby Ghaut · 3 stops · 5 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 18

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 3125 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Bendemeer Road Blk 29 (Bendemeer Market and Food Centre)12.7 min
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre)13.6 min
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market)15.5 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Hao Mart Pte. Ltd.9.1 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd9.4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • My Family Clinic (St George)5 min
  • Chiron Medical Clinic6.2 min
  • St Georges Clinic And Surgery Pte Ltd6.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Mar Thoma Road Park9 min
  • St Michael'S Pg9.1 min
  • St Michael'S Fc9.8 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Silver Ace@Whampoa11.7 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Bendemeer) Senior Activity Centre14.5 min
  • TOUCH Senior Group Home@Geylang Bahru18.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Whampoa CC10.6 min
  • Kallang CC14 min
  • Kolam Ayer CC17.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library30.8 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 — Bendemeer

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$743▲ 32.5%
3 ROOMS$630▲ 2.6%
4 ROOMS$631▼ 32.8%
5 ROOMS$1249▲ 23.3%
EXECUTIVES$854▲ 1.8%
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