Block 101 BT Purmei RD
090101 · Telok Blangah Rise · Bukit Merah · Built 1982 · ~55 yrs lease left · 140 units · 11 floors
66Overall / 100
Summary
Block 101 BT Purmei RD in Bukit Merah scores 66/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 13.7 minutes’ walk from Harbourfront Mrt Station MRT, 7.6 minutes from Telok Blangah Rise Blk 36 (Telok Blangah Rise Market), and 420 m straight-line from Radin Mas Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 63
- Food
- 71
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 70
- Daily needs
- 45
- Green space
- 70
- Connectivity
- 70
- Value (lease)
- 30
- Leisure
- 49
Who it suits
- Overall
- 66
- Young Families
- 71
- Seniors
- 64
- Renters
- 64
- Investors
- 45
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 23min
- one-north
- 23.8min
- Jurong East
- 41.3min
- Changi Airport
- 58min
166EWLS$1.38 · 1 transfer
65CCLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
166EWLS$2.07 · 1 transfer
166EWLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap23 min door to door · S$1.38 · 1 transfer · 9 min (554 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 11 min riding
3m›166›5m›EWL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 3 min (216 m) to Opp Keppel DP Blk 519
- Bus 166 · SBS Transit
Opp Keppel DP Blk 519 → Bef Pearl's Hill Terr · 6 stops · 8 min - Walk 5 min (310 m) to Outram Park
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Outram Park → Raffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-time rings · schematic
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- Harbourfront Mrt Station13.7 min
- Harbourfront Mrt Station14.2 min
- Harbourfront Mrt Station14.4 min
PlannedKeppel MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 458 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Telok Blangah Rise Blk 36 (Telok Blangah Rise Market)7.6 min
- Telok Blangah Crescent Blk 11 (11 Telok Blangah Crescent Market and Food Centre)15.5 min
- Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre)20.5 min
Supermarkets
daily- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd16.9 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd18.2 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd18.2 min
CHAS clinics
health- Health Partnership Medical Centre4.3 min
- Lum Clinic & Surgery4.3 min
- Hl Clinic Pte Ltd14.5 min
Parks & green
green- Mount Faber Park6.6 min
- Silat Avenue Park11.8 min
- King'S Dock Park22.5 min
Primary schools
straight-line- Radin Mas Primary School420 m
- Chij (Kellock)482 m
- Zhangde Primary School1418 m
Eldercare centres
care- Silver Ace@Telok Blangah6.7 min
- Sarah Senior Activity Centre15.9 min
- THK SAC @ Telok Blangah Crescent18.7 min
Community clubs
leisure- Radin Mas CC11.4 min
- Henderson CC24.3 min
- Tiong Bahru CC28.1 min
Libraries
leisure- Harbour Front Public Library18.2 min
Who lives here
Census 2020 · Bukit Merah planning area- Age profile
- In Bukit Merah, 12.6% of residents are under 15 and 22% are 65 or older.
- 40–447.8%45–497.8%60–647.3%55–597.1%
- Household income
- 35% of Bukit Merah households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
- No working person20.8%$20,000+13%$1,000–1,9997.7%$2,000–2,9995.8%
- Dwelling mix
- 90.2% of Bukit Merah households live in HDB flats; 9.4% in condominiums or landed homes.
- HDB 4 room flats29.1%HDB 3 room flats26.3%HDB 1 and 2 room flats18.4%HDB 5 room and executive flats16.4%
- Household size
- 52.5% of Bukit Merah households are one or two people; 2-person households are the most common.
- 2-person28.8%1-person23.7%3-person18.5%4-person15.9%
- In education
- Of Bukit Merah residents currently in education, 20.9% attend polytechnic or university.
- Primary38.4%Secondary22.5%University12.4%Polytechnic8.5%
- Commute to work
- 62.6% of working Bukit Merah residents commute by public transport; 24.1% drive or ride.
- MRT LRT and bus24.3%Bus23.7%Car17.1%MRT LRT only12.6%
Resident data for the Bukit Merah planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).
Resale context — Telok Blangah Rise
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns
3 ROOMS$595▲ 2.2%2
4 ROOMS$623▲ 20.3%3
5 ROOMS$647▲ 12.7%1