How far is Block 2 Jln BT Merah from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Queenstown Mrt Station, about 16.3 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 2 Jln BT Merah to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 33 to Redhill, then East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 25 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$1.68.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 2?

Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 6 (ABC Brickworks Market/Food Centre) is roughly 2.1 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 2 Jln BT Merah?

Gan Eng Seng Primary School, approximately 972 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 2 Jln BT Merah?

Approximately 48 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1975 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 2 Jln BT Merah?

It scores 72.8/100 overall: transport 43.8, food 95, schools 100, healthcare 70, daily needs 100, green space 54.2, connectivity 74.4, value 16, leisure 59.1.

Is Block 2 Jln BT Merah a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 72.8/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 48 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Alexandra Hill give the price trend.

Block 2 Jln BT Merah

150002 · Alexandra Hill · Bukit Merah · Built 1974 · Lease from 1975 · ~48 yrs lease left · 240 units · 14 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone

73Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 2 Jln BT Merah in Bukit Merah scores 72.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 16.3 minutes’ walk from Queenstown Mrt Station MRT, 2.1 minutes from Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 6 (ABC Brickworks Market/Food Centre), and 972 m straight-line from Gan Eng Seng Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 2 Jln BT Merah in Singapore

Block 2 Jln BT Merah, Singapore 150002

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Pillar scores

Transport: 44
Food: 95
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 70
Daily needs: 100
Green space: 54
Connectivity: 74
Value (lease): 16
Leisure: 59
EV charging: 100

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 73
Young Families: 76
Seniors: 74
Renters: 71
Investors: 49
EV Owners: 74

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 25.1min
one-north: 21.2min
Jurong East: 29.9min
Changi Airport: 60.1min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

25 min door to door · S$1.68 · 1 transfer · 8 min (527 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 13 min riding

8m›33›0m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 8 min (487 m) to Anchorpoint
Bus 33 · SBS Transit
Anchorpoint → Redhill · 4 stops · 5 min
Walk 0 min (12 m) to Redhill
East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Redhill → Raffles Place · 4 stops · 8 min
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 · schematic

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 3109 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 6 (ABC Brickworks Market/Food Centre)2.1 min
Bukit Merah Lane 1 Blk 120 (Alexandra Village Food Centre)7.4 min
Bukit Merah Central Blk 163 (Bukit Merah Central Food Centre)16.3 min

Eateries nearby

food

F&B Empires Catering Pte. Ltd.0 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte LtdA0 min
Xue Song LlpA0 min
F&B Empires Pte. Ltd.B0 min
Hamidah Binte Ahmad0 min
Zhou Yong0 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd2.4 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.7 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.9 min

CHAS clinics

health

Friendship Clinic & Surgery2.4 min
Kl Ng Medical Clinic Pte Ltd2.4 min
Central Medical Group Pte Ltd2.9 min

Parks & green

green

Telok Blangah Hill Park18.9 min
Rail Corridor19.6 min
Hortpark23.8 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Thong Kheng Senior Activity Centre (Queenstown)2.9 min
Silver Ace@Lengkok Bahru12.8 min
Econ Health and Wellness Centre17.8 min

Community clubs

leisure

Leng Kee CC13.3 min
Bukit Merah CC18.6 min
Telok Blangah CC28.9 min

Libraries

leisure

Queenstown Public Library23.7 min

EV charging

Blk 1/3/5 Jalan Bukit Merah2.8 min
Blk 34-36 Jalan Rumah Tinggi Rumah Tinggi View5.7 min
Blk 28 Hoy Fatt Road Brickworks Estate5.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 2 Jln BT Merah

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 hawker centres, 2 supermarkets, 4 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 101392.9 min walk · 162 m
Stop 101313.2 min walk · 49 m

Buses that serve this block

OPP BLK 23 min walk
14198
ANCHORPOINT8 min walk
33

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$712k · 4 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

slight premium

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 2 Jln BT Merah is more liveable than 67% of them but pricier than 84% — around S$735/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability67th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 16%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (4-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-07

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 2 offers a strong liveability score (72.8/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~48 years left).

What you get72.8/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+0.8%4 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds48 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 Alexandra Hill. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 2 Jln BT Merah

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

3-room4 sales · 12 mo

S$330k – S$390k

median S$365k · S$487–575 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Alexandra Hill (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 2 Jln BT Merah

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Mar '26	3-room	01 TO 03	63 m²	S$330k	S$487
Feb '26	3-room	07 TO 09	63 m²	S$350k	S$516
Jan '26	3-room	07 TO 09	63 m²	S$380k	S$560
Dec '25	3-room	04 TO 06	63 m²	S$390k	S$575
Jun '25	3-room	04 TO 06	63 m²	S$380k	S$560
May '25	3-room	04 TO 06	63 m²	S$357k	S$526
Feb '25	3-room	04 TO 06	63 m²	S$355k	S$524
Jan '25	3-room	13 TO 15	63 m²	S$390k	S$575
Dec '24	3-room	01 TO 03	63 m²	S$335k	S$494
Dec '24	3-room	13 TO 15	63 m²	S$385k	S$568
Aug '24	3-room	04 TO 06	63 m²	S$345k	S$509

Subzone medians — Alexandra Hill

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns

2 ROOMS$514▼ 16.1%1

3 ROOMS$531▲ 2.9%1

4 ROOMS$735▲ 0.8%2

5 ROOMS$788▼ 8.9%2

Compare with nearby blocks →Living in Bukit Merah →Bukit Merah estate data →Blocks near Queenstown Mrt Station →Blocks near Gan Eng Seng Primary School →Commute to the CBD →Buying your first home →Upgrading or investing →

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