About 27 Truro Road
27 Truro Road is a low-rise strata block at 27 Truro Road, Singapore 217571, in District 8 (Little India, Farrer Park, Serangoon Road). Four addresses share the postal code on OneMap: 27, 27A, 27B and 27C Truro Road. The building has no recorded name and is managed by MCST 0317. It sits a few doors from 39 Truro Road, another small strata block, on a street that mixes older walk-ups with newer boutique apartments such as 70 @ Truro.
Interesting facts
A note on the area: in the middle of the 20th century Truro, Hertford and Carlisle roads were still mud tracks, according to the My Community heritage trail.
Pek Kio means white bridge in Hokkien. The low-lying district flooded badly in the 1960s and 1970s, and an old flood gauge survives on Cambridge Road.
Pek Kio Community Centre opened in 1954 and moved to a new building in 1984.
Nearby
Pek Kio Market and Food Centre is a few minutes' walk north. Farrer Park MRT (North East Line) and Little India MRT (North East and Downtown lines) are each around ten minutes away. KK Women's and Children's Hospital is to the south-west.
Key facts
Address: 27, 27A, 27B and 27C Truro Road, Singapore 217571
District: District 8 (Little India, Farrer Park, Serangoon Road)
Property type: Walk-up apartment (strata)
Nearest MRT: Farrer Park (NE8), Little India (NE7/DT12)
MCST: 0317