SG Block Index

Block 8C Upp Boon Keng RD

383008 · Boon Keng · Kallang · Built 2016 · ~89 yrs lease left · 248 units · 26 floors

87Overall / 100
Summary

Block 8C Upp Boon Keng RD in Kallang scores 86.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 2.5 minutes’ walk from Kallang Mrt Station MRT, 3.7 minutes from Upper Boon Keng Road Blk 17 (Blk 17 Upper Boon Keng Market and Food Centre), and 1172 m straight-line from Bendemeer Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
90
Food
80
Schools
95
Healthcare
75
Daily needs
100
Green space
90
Connectivity
80
Value (lease)
98
Leisure
66

Who it suits

Overall
87
Young Families
88
Seniors
86
Renters
86
Investors
76

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
12.2min
EWLS$1.38 · direct
one-north
34.3min
EWLCCLS$1.94 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
39min
EWLS$2.20 · direct
Changi Airport
30.8min
EWLEWLS$2.07 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

12 min door to door · S$1.38 · no transfers · 5 min (340 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 7 min riding

5mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (312 m) to Kallang
  2. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    KallangRaffles Place · 4 stops · 7 min
  3. 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 8C

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
PlannedFounders' Memorial MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2488 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Upper Boon Keng Road Blk 17 (Blk 17 Upper Boon Keng Market and Food Centre)3.7 min
  • Sims Place Blk 49 (Sims Vista Market and Food Centre)15.2 min
  • Geylang Bahru Blk 69 (Blk 69 Geylang Bahru Market and Food Centre)16 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd3.1 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd3.9 min
  • Prb Trading Pte. Ltd.11.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • T Medical Clinic (Kallang)3.1 min
  • Boon Keng Clinic & Surgery3.9 min
  • New Town Clinic3.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Kallang Riverside Pk11.3 min
  • Mt Batten Rd/Old Airport Rd Os20.9 min
  • Beng Wan Rd Pg22.5 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Singapore Baptist Convention Golden Age Home16.9 min
  • TOUCH Senior Group Home@Geylang Bahru17.7 min
  • TOUCH Senior Activity Centre17.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Geylang West CC6.5 min
  • Kallang CC15.9 min
  • Jalan Besar CC18.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Geylang East Public Library23.2 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 — Boon Keng

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$469▼ 22.9%
4 ROOMS$1068▲ 18.3%
5 ROOMS$815▼ 1.2%
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