SG Block Index

Block 106A Depot RD

101106 · Depot Road · Bukit Merah · Built 1998 · Lease from 2000 · ~73 yrs lease left · 96 units · 25 floors

67Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 106A Depot RD in Bukit Merah scores 66.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 20.3 minutes’ walk from Telok Blangah Mrt Station MRT, 11.7 minutes from Bukit Merah Central Blk 163 (Bukit Merah Central Food Centre), and 562 m straight-line from Blangah Rise Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 106A Depot RD in Singapore

Pillar scores

Transport
33
Food
79
Schools
100
Healthcare
62
Daily needs
85
Green space
56
Connectivity
67
Value (lease)
66
Leisure
34
EV charging
90
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
67
Young Families
71
Seniors
66
Renters
60
Investors
59
EV Owners
71

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
26.1min
5716EWLS$1.68 · 2 transfers
one-north
27.9min
175CCLS$1.68 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
38.2min
57145EWLS$1.98 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
61.2min
195EWLEWLS$2.42 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

26 min door to door · S$1.68 · 2 transfers · 7 min (385 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 15 min riding

5m57161mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (282 m) to Blk 118
  2. Bus 57 · SBS Transit
    Blk 118BT Merah Int · 2 stops · 3 min
  3. Bus 16 · SBS Transit
    BT Merah IntTiong Bahru /plaza · 4 stops · 6 min
  4. Walk 1 min (76 m) to Tiong Bahru
  5. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Tiong BahruRaffles Place · 3 stops · 6 min
  6. 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 minHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 106A

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 2358 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Bukit Merah Central Blk 163 (Bukit Merah Central Food Centre)11.7 min
  • Telok Blangah Drive Blk 82 (Telok Blangah Market)16.4 min
  • Telok Blangah Hawker Centre & Market17.7 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd3.4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.8 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd15.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Meridian Medical Centre3.4 min
  • NEW HEALTH FAMILY CLINIC Pte Ltd3.4 min
  • Thomas Clinic & Surgery11.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Telok Blangah Hill Park14.9 min
  • Labrador Nature Park24.5 min
  • Tiong Bahru Pk24.5 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • THK SAC @ Telok Blangah Crescent17.5 min
  • Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charities Limited18.6 min
  • Thong Kheng Senior Activity Centre (Queenstown)19.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Telok Blangah CC17.3 min
  • Bukit Merah CC20.4 min
  • Leng Kee CC27.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Harbour Front Public Library35.2 min
  • Queenstown Public Library40.1 min

EV charging

ev
  • 108A Depot Road Depot Heights Shopping Centre3 min
  • Blk 113/114 Depot Road Depot Heights6.1 min
  • Blk 117, 161 Bukit Merah Central11.4 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 106A Depot RD
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 supermarkets, 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 141912.5 min walk · 141 m
  • Stop 142093.2 min walk · 210 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 105 CP3 min walk
    175
  • BT MERAH INT5 min walk
    16
  • BLK 1185 min walk
    57195
  • BEF BT MERAH CTRL5 min walk
    145

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$694k · 5 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
pays a premium

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 106A Depot RD is more liveable than 32% of them but pricier than 63% — around S$586/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability32th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 37%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (5-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 106A offers a strong liveability score (66.9/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~73 years left).

What you get66.9/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-20.3%5 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds73 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 Depot Road. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 106A Depot RD

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

5-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$845k – S$895k
median S$870k · S$683723 psf
4-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$788k
median S$788k · S$732732 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room4-room a sale at this block
603714824Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Depot Road (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 106A Depot RD

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jun '264-room25 TO 27100S$788kS$732
May '265-room13 TO 15115S$845kS$683
Jan '265-room16 TO 18115S$895kS$723
Feb '254-room19 TO 21100S$765kS$711
Feb '255-room01 TO 03115S$790kS$638
Jan '255-room07 TO 09115S$860kS$695

Subzone medians — Depot Road

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$997▲ 8.9%
4 ROOMS$715▼ 7.5%
5 ROOMS$586▼ 20.3%
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