SG Block Index

Block 109A Depot RD

101109 · Depot Road · Bukit Merah · Built 2004 · Lease from 2006 · ~79 yrs lease left · 96 units · 25 floors

68Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 109A Depot RD in Bukit Merah scores 67.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 22.9 minutes’ walk from Telok Blangah Mrt Station MRT, 13.9 minutes from Bukit Merah Central Blk 163 (Bukit Merah Central Food Centre), and 540 m straight-line from Blangah Rise Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 109A Depot RD in Singapore

Pillar scores

Transport
35
Food
77
Schools
100
Healthcare
61
Daily needs
85
Green space
59
Connectivity
69
Value (lease)
78
Leisure
27
EV charging
90
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
68
Young Families
72
Seniors
66
Renters
60
Investors
62
EV Owners
73

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
25.2min
5716EWLS$1.68 · 2 transfers
one-north
25.1min
57CCLS$1.68 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
37.3min
57145EWLS$1.98 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
60.2min
195EWLEWLS$2.43 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

25 min door to door · S$1.68 · 2 transfers · 4 min (246 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 16 min riding

3m57161mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (143 m) to Aft Hewlett Packard
  2. Bus 57 · SBS Transit
    Aft Hewlett PackardBT Merah Int · 3 stops · 4 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 109A

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 2526 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Bukit Merah Central Blk 163 (Bukit Merah Central Food Centre)13.9 min
  • Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 6 (ABC Brickworks Market/Food Centre)16.5 min
  • Telok Blangah Drive Blk 82 (Telok Blangah Market)18.9 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd1.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd16 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd16.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Meridian Medical Centre1.2 min
  • NEW HEALTH FAMILY CLINIC Pte Ltd1.2 min
  • Friendship Clinic & Surgery16.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Telok Blangah Hill Park13.2 min
  • Labrador Nature Park22.9 min
  • Hortpark23.3 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Thong Kheng Senior Activity Centre (Queenstown)17.7 min
  • THK SAC @ Telok Blangah Crescent19.9 min
  • Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charities Limited21.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Telok Blangah CC19.9 min
  • Bukit Merah CC22.6 min
  • Leng Kee CC25.6 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Harbour Front Public Library37.8 min
  • Queenstown Public Library38.5 min

EV charging

ev
  • 108A Depot Road Depot Heights Shopping Centre0.8 min
  • Blk 113/114 Depot Road Depot Heights4.3 min
  • Blk 28 Hoy Fatt Road Brickworks Estate18.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 109A 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 142091.8 min walk · 91 m
  • Stop 142011.9 min walk · 86 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 1102 min walk
    57
  • BT MERAH INT3 min walk
    16
  • AFT HEWLETT PACKARD3 min walk
    57195
  • BEF BT MERAH CTRL3 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 109A Depot RD is more liveable than 36% of them but pricier than 63% — around S$586/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability36th 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 109A offers a strong liveability score (67.9/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~79 years left).

What you get67.9/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-20.3%5 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds79 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 109A 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$780k – S$900k
median S$840k · S$630727 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
612676739Sep '24Aug '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Depot Road (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 109A Depot RD

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Apr '265-room10 TO 12115S$900kS$727
Dec '255-room01 TO 03115S$780kS$630
Dec '245-room10 TO 12116S$862kS$690

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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