SG Block Index

Block 104B Depot RD

102104 · Depot Road · Bukit Merah · Built 1998 · Lease from 2000 · ~73 yrs lease left · 76 units · 20 floors

68Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 104B Depot RD in Bukit Merah scores 67.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 21.2 minutes’ walk from Telok Blangah Mrt Station MRT, 10.4 minutes from Bukit Merah Central Blk 163 (Bukit Merah Central Food Centre), and 620 m straight-line from Blangah Rise Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 104B Depot RD in Singapore

Pillar scores

Transport
34
Food
82
Schools
100
Healthcare
63
Daily needs
83
Green space
56
Connectivity
68
Value (lease)
66
Leisure
41
EV charging
91
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
68
Young Families
72
Seniors
67
Renters
61
Investors
59
EV Owners
72

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
24.7min
5716EWLS$1.68 · 2 transfers
one-north
26.2min
57CCLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
36.8min
57145EWLS$1.98 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
63.4min
5EWLEWLS$2.40 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

25 min door to door · S$1.68 · 2 transfers · 5 min (306 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 15 min riding

4m57161mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (203 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 minHawkerMarketClinicBlk 104B

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 2250 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Bukit Merah Central Blk 163 (Bukit Merah Central Food Centre)10.4 min
  • Telok Blangah Drive Blk 82 (Telok Blangah Market)17.2 min
  • Telok Blangah Crescent Blk 11 (11 Telok Blangah Crescent Market and Food Centre)18.3 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.1 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.5 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd14.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Meridian Medical Centre5.1 min
  • NEW HEALTH FAMILY CLINIC Pte Ltd5.1 min
  • Drs Koo, Koh & Associates P.L.10.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Telok Blangah Hill Park16.5 min
  • Tiong Bahru Pk23.1 min
  • Labrador Nature Park25.7 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Redhill Moral Senior Activity Centre15.6 min
  • THK SAC @ Telok Blangah Crescent16.3 min
  • Thong Kheng Senior Activity Centre (Queenstown)21 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Radin Mas CC15.5 min
  • Telok Blangah CC18.2 min
  • Bukit Merah CC19 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Harbour Front Public Library36.1 min
  • Queenstown Public Library41.6 min

EV charging

ev
  • 108A Depot Road Depot Heights Shopping Centre4.6 min
  • Blk 113/114 Depot Road Depot Heights7.7 min
  • Blk 117, 161 Bukit Merah Central10 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 104B 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 141992.2 min walk · 114 m
  • Stop 141912.7 min walk · 78 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 105 CP2 min walk
    57
  • BT MERAH INT4 min walk
    16
  • BLK 1184 min walk
    57
  • BEF BT MERAH CTRL4 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 104B Depot RD is more liveable than 35% of them but pricier than 63% — around S$586/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability35th 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 104B offers a strong liveability score (67.8/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~73 years left).

What you get67.8/100overall 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 104B Depot RD

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

5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$900k
median S$900k · S$721721 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
613673733Sep '24Aug '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Depot Road (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 104B Depot RD

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jul '255-room10 TO 12116S$900kS$721
Apr '255-room16 TO 18115S$835kS$675

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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