SG Block Index

Block 104 BT Purmei RD

090104 · Telok Blangah Rise · Bukit Merah · Built 1983 · Lease from 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 132 units · 12 floors

69Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 104 BT Purmei RD in Bukit Merah scores 69.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 14.9 minutes’ walk from Harbourfront Mrt Station MRT, 7.4 minutes from Telok Blangah Rise Blk 36 (Telok Blangah Rise Market), and 325 m straight-line from Radin Mas Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 104 BT Purmei RD in Singapore

Block 104 BT Purmei RD, Singapore 090104

Pillar scores

Transport
59
Food
84
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
45
Green space
70
Connectivity
73
Value (lease)
34
Leisure
47
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
69
Young Families
73
Seniors
67
Renters
66
Investors
48
EV Owners
72

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
22.7min
123EWLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
one-north
23.4min
855CCLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
34.8min
123EWLS$2.02 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
57.7min
123EWLEWLS$2.40 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

23 min door to door · S$1.59 · 1 transfer · 6 min (386 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 12 min riding

4m1231mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (283 m) to Blk 109
  2. Bus 123 · SBS Transit
    Blk 109Tiong Bahru /plaza · 4 stops · 6 min
  3. Walk 1 min (76 m) to Tiong Bahru
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Tiong BahruRaffles Place · 3 stops · 6 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 minMRTHawkerClinicParkBlk 104

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
PlannedKeppel MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 500 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Telok Blangah Rise Blk 36 (Telok Blangah Rise Market)7.4 min
  • Telok Blangah Crescent Blk 11 (11 Telok Blangah Crescent Market and Food Centre)15.3 min
  • Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre)20.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd16.8 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd19.4 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd19.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Health Partnership Medical Centre4.3 min
  • Lum Clinic & Surgery4.3 min
  • Chung & Ee Medical Clinic17.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Mount Faber Park7.9 min
  • Silat Avenue Park12 min
  • King'S Dock Park23.8 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Silver Ace@Telok Blangah6.5 min
  • Sarah Senior Activity Centre15.8 min
  • THK SAC @ Telok Blangah Crescent18.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Radin Mas CC11.3 min
  • Henderson CC24.1 min
  • Tiong Bahru CC28.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Harbour Front Public Library19.4 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 101/109 Bukit Purmei Road Bukit Purmei Ville1.4 min
  • Blk 110/115 Bukit Purmei Road Bukit Purmei Ville5.4 min
  • Blk 27/33 Telok Blangah Way8.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 104 BT Purmei RD
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 hawker centres, 1 parks, 2 clinics.

Shaded areas are real pedestrian reach (OSRM foot routing), sampled on a grid — an approximate schematic, not a legal boundary.

Buses near here

LTA stops · OneMap routing
Nearest bus stops
  • Stop 140292.6 min walk · 153 m
  • Stop 143814.5 min walk · 194 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 1053 min walk
    855
  • BLK 1094 min walk
    123

Services seen boarding near this block on real OneMap public-transport routes — not a full timetable. Check the LTA / bus operator app for live arrivals.

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).

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$363k · 3 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
strong value

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 104 BT Purmei RD is more liveable than 34% of them and cheaper than 94% — around S$518/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability34th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 94%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (3-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-06

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 104 offers a strong liveability score (69.1/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~57 years left).

What you get69.1/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-5.2%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds57 yrslease remaining

A plain-language read, not financial advice. Liveability and lease come from the index; price signals from data.gov.sg resale transactions for Telok Blangah Rise. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 104 BT Purmei RD

Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation

3-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$443k – S$484k
median S$463k · S$549599 psf
4-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$630k
median S$630k · S$557557 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room4-room a sale at this block
480576672Jul '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Telok Blangah Rise (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 104 BT Purmei RD

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jun '263-room01 TO 0375S$443kS$549
Feb '263-room07 TO 0975S$484kS$599
Feb '264-room01 TO 03105S$630kS$557
May '254-room01 TO 03105S$620kS$549
Jan '254-room04 TO 06104S$660kS$590
Nov '244-room10 TO 12105S$738kS$653

Subzone medians — Telok Blangah Rise

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$518▼ 5.2%
4 ROOMS$623▲ 7.1%
5 ROOMS$578▲ 0.7%
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