Block 53 Lengkok Bahru
150053 · Alexandra Hill · Bukit Merah · Built 1986 · ~59 yrs lease left · 110 units · 12 floors
Block 53 Lengkok Bahru in Bukit Merah scores 79.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.4 minutes’ walk from Redhill Mrt Station MRT, 8.4 minutes from Redhill Lane Blk 85 (Redhill Food Centre), and 442 m straight-line from Gan Eng Seng Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 77
- Food
- 88
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 70
- Daily needs
- 96
- Green space
- 64
- Connectivity
- 84
- Value (lease)
- 38
- Leisure
- 72
Who it suits
- Overall
- 80
- Young Families
- 82
- Seniors
- 79
- Renters
- 81
- Investors
- 57
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 15.3min
- one-north
- 20.4min
- Jurong East
- 25.1min
- Changi Airport
- 50.3min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap15 min door to door · S$1.49 · no transfers · 7 min (474 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 8 min riding
- Walk 7 min (447 m) to Redhill
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Redhill → Raffles Place · 4 stops · 8 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorDistance 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- Redhill Mrt Station6.4 min
- Redhill Mrt Station6.8 min
- Queenstown Mrt Station18.9 min
Hawker centres
food- Redhill Lane Blk 85 (Redhill Food Centre)8.4 min
- Redhill Lane Blk 79 (Redhill Market)9.1 min
- Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 6 (ABC Brickworks Market/Food Centre)13.5 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.5 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd12.5 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.4 min
CHAS clinics
health- L & H Polyclinic And Surgery1.4 min
- Meden Clinic & Surgery1.4 min
- Leong Clinic4 min
Parks & green
green- Tiong Bahru Pk16 min
- Camp Road Interim Park24.7 min
- Kim Pong Park27.7 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Silver Ace@Lengkok Bahru2.7 min
- Silver Ace@Redhill8.7 min
- Redhill Moral Senior Activity Centre12.1 min
Community clubs
leisure- Leng Kee CC5.3 min
- Bukit Merah CC11.7 min
- Henderson CC19.6 min
Libraries
leisure- Queenstown Public Library26.2 min
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).
Resale context — Alexandra Hill
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg