SG Block Index

Block 111 BT Purmei RD

090111 · Telok Blangah Rise · Bukit Merah · Built 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 159 units · 16 floors

67Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 111 BT Purmei RD in Bukit Merah scores 66.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 18 minutes’ walk from Harbourfront Mrt Station MRT, 10.6 minutes from Telok Blangah Rise Blk 36 (Telok Blangah Rise Market), and 123 m straight-line from Chij (Kellock).

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 111 BT Purmei RD in Singapore

Block 111 BT Purmei RD, Singapore 090111

Pillar scores

Transport
48
Food
87
Schools
100
Healthcare
69
Daily needs
42
Green space
66
Connectivity
73
Value (lease)
34
Leisure
54
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
67
Young Families
71
Seniors
65
Renters
63
Investors
47
EV Owners
70

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
20.1min
123MEWLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
one-north
30.6min
166CCLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
34.5min
123EWLS$2.02 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
55min
123MEWLEWLS$2.40 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

20 min door to door · S$1.59 · 1 transfer · 6 min (349 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 12 min riding

4m123M1mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (246 m) to Blk 109
  2. Bus 123M · 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 minHawkerClinicParkBlk 111

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Telok Blangah Rise Blk 36 (Telok Blangah Rise Market)10.6 min
  • Telok Blangah Crescent Blk 11 (11 Telok Blangah Crescent Market and Food Centre)15 min
  • Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre)17.3 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd16.5 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd19.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd21.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Health Partnership Medical Centre3.2 min
  • Lum Clinic & Surgery3.2 min
  • Novo Vita Clinic And Surgery14.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Silat Avenue Park6.2 min
  • Mount Faber Park11 min
  • Kim Pong Park20.5 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Silver Ace@Telok Blangah9.6 min
  • Sarah Senior Activity Centre15.5 min
  • NTUC Health Cluster Support @ Bt Merah20.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Radin Mas CC11.1 min
  • Tiong Bahru CC22.5 min
  • Henderson CC23.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Harbour Front Public Library22.5 min
  • library@chinatown31.2 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 110/115 Bukit Purmei Road Bukit Purmei Ville0.3 min
  • Blk 101/109 Bukit Purmei Road Bukit Purmei Ville5.3 min
  • Blk 17/31/141/150 Kampong Bahru Road8.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 111 BT Purmei RD
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 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 143812.7 min walk · 193 m
  • Stop 142292.8 min walk · 158 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 1094 min walk
    123123M
  • OPP CH OF ST. TERESA6 min walk
    166

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
good value

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 111 BT Purmei RD is more liveable than 24% of them and cheaper than 94% — around S$518/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability24th 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 111 offers a strong liveability score (66.8/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~57 years left).

What you get66.8/100overall 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 111 BT Purmei RD

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

4-room3 sales · 12 mo
S$695k – S$730k
median S$720k · S$621652 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
557609662Jul '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Telok Blangah Rise (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 111 BT Purmei RD

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Dec '254-room07 TO 09104S$695kS$621
Nov '254-room07 TO 09104S$720kS$643
Jul '254-room10 TO 12104S$730kS$652

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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