SG Block Index

Block 52 Lengkok Bahru

150052 · Alexandra Hill · Bukit Merah · Built 1986 · ~59 yrs lease left · 132 units · 12 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone1 upcoming development site within 1 km
82Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 52 Lengkok Bahru in Bukit Merah scores 81.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.3 minutes’ walk from Redhill Mrt Station MRT, 7.9 minutes from Redhill Lane Blk 85 (Redhill Food Centre), and 417 m straight-line from Gan Eng Seng Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 52 Lengkok Bahru in Singapore

Block 52 Lengkok Bahru, Singapore 150052

Pillar scores

Transport
77
Food
96
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
98
Green space
56
Connectivity
83
Value (lease)
38
Leisure
76
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
82
Young Families
83
Seniors
81
Renters
83
Investors
58
EV Owners
82

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
16.1min
EWLS$1.49 · direct
one-north
21.1min
EWLCCLS$1.49 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
25.9min
EWLS$1.90 · direct
Changi Airport
51min
EWLEWLS$2.38 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

16 min door to door · S$1.49 · no transfers · 8 min (519 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 8 min riding

8mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 8 min (491 m) to Redhill
  2. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    RedhillRaffles Place · 4 stops · 8 min
  3. 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 52

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 2718 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Redhill Lane Blk 85 (Redhill Food Centre)7.9 min
  • Redhill Lane Blk 79 (Redhill Market)9.2 min
  • Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 6 (ABC Brickworks Market/Food Centre)10.8 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.7 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd12.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • L & H Polyclinic And Surgery3.9 min
  • Meden Clinic & Surgery3.9 min
  • Mount Alvernia Outreach Medical Clinic5.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Tiong Bahru Pk17 min
  • Camp Road Interim Park25.7 min
  • Telok Blangah Hill Park26 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Silver Ace@Lengkok Bahru2.3 min
  • Silver Ace@Redhill8.2 min
  • Thong Kheng Senior Activity Centre (Queenstown)11.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Leng Kee CC5.4 min
  • Bukit Merah CC11.2 min
  • Henderson CC20.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Queenstown Public Library23.6 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 56/57 Lengkok Bahru2.2 min
  • Blk 58/59 Lengkok Bahru4 min
  • Blk 61 Lengkok Bahru4.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 52 Lengkok Bahru
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 2 hawker centres, 1 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 104192.3 min walk · 75 m
  • Stop 104112.8 min walk · 87 m

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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 52 Lengkok Bahru is more liveable than 92% of them but pricier than 84% — around S$735/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability92th 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 52 offers an outstanding liveability score (81.5/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~59 years left).

What you get81.5/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+0.8%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds59 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 52 Lengkok Bahru

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

4-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$600k – S$665k
median S$633k · S$664735 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
652712771Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Alexandra Hill (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 52 Lengkok Bahru

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jul '264-room07 TO 0984S$665kS$735
Jul '254-room01 TO 0384S$600kS$664

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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