SG Block Index

Block 13 Jln BT Merah

150013 · Alexandra Hill · Bukit Merah · Built 1994 · Lease from 1996 · ~69 yrs lease left · 78 units · 22 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone1 upcoming development site within 1 km
78Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 13 Jln BT Merah in Bukit Merah scores 78.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 13.1 minutes’ walk from Queenstown Mrt Station MRT, 3.3 minutes from Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 6 (ABC Brickworks Market/Food Centre), and 869 m straight-line from Queenstown Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 13 Jln BT Merah in Singapore

Block 13 Jln BT Merah, Singapore 150013

Pillar scores

Transport
56
Food
95
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
100
Green space
64
Connectivity
73
Value (lease)
58
Leisure
65
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
78
Young Families
81
Seniors
79
Renters
75
Investors
60
EV Owners
81

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
23.4min
33EWLS$1.68 · 1 transfer
one-north
25.9min
147CCLS$1.49 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
32.4min
33EWLS$1.94 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
58.4min
33EWLEWLS$2.42 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

23 min door to door · S$1.68 · 1 transfer · 6 min (420 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 13 min riding

6m330mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (380 m) to Anchorpoint
  2. Bus 33 · SBS Transit
    AnchorpointRedhill · 4 stops · 5 min
  3. Walk 0 min (12 m) to Redhill
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    RedhillRaffles Place · 4 stops · 8 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicBlk 13

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 3144 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 6 (ABC Brickworks Market/Food Centre)3.3 min
  • Bukit Merah Lane 1 Blk 120 (Alexandra Village Food Centre)8.6 min
  • Mei Chin Road Blk 159 (Mei Chin Road Market)16 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd3.7 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd4.5 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Central Medical Group Pte Ltd3.4 min
  • Friendship Clinic & Surgery3.7 min
  • Kl Ng Medical Clinic Pte Ltd3.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Telok Blangah Hill Park17.6 min
  • Rail Corridor18.3 min
  • Hortpark22.5 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Thong Kheng Senior Activity Centre (Queenstown)1.8 min
  • Silver Ace@Lengkok Bahru12.4 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre14.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Leng Kee CC12.3 min
  • Bukit Merah CC19.8 min
  • Telok Blangah CC30.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Queenstown Public Library20.5 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 1/3/5 Jalan Bukit Merah2.3 min
  • Blk 34-36 Jalan Rumah Tinggi Rumah Tinggi View3.6 min
  • Anchorpoint Shopping Centre4.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 13 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 115292.7 min walk · 194 m
  • Stop 101394.2 min walk · 193 m
Buses that serve this block
  • ANCHORPOINT6 min walk
    33
  • OPP BLK 26 min walk
    147

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
priced about right

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 13 Jln BT Merah is more liveable than 85% of them but pricier than 84% — around S$735/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability85th 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 13 offers a strong liveability score (78.1/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~69 years left).

What you get78.1/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+0.8%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds69 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 13 Jln BT Merah

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

5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$1.02m
median S$1.02m · S$770770 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
743771798Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Alexandra Hill (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 13 Jln BT Merah

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Feb '265-room16 TO 18123S$1.02mS$770
Feb '255-room04 TO 06132S$1.07mS$753
Nov '244-room10 TO 12106S$830kS$727

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 change
2 ROOMS$514▼ 16.1%
3 ROOMS$531▲ 2.9%
4 ROOMS$735▲ 0.8%
5 ROOMS$788▼ 8.9%
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