Block 117 BT Merah Ctrl
150117 · Bukit Merah · Bukit Merah · Built 1977 · ~50 yrs lease left · 96 units · 25 floors
Near an LTA Silver Zone
75Overall / 100
Summary
Block 117 BT Merah Ctrl in Bukit Merah scores 75.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 13.1 minutes’ walk from Redhill Mrt Station MRT, 2.5 minutes from Bukit Merah Central Blk 163 (Bukit Merah Central Food Centre), and 217 m straight-line from Gan Eng Seng Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 57
- Food
- 100
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 70
- Daily needs
- 95
- Green space
- 69
- Connectivity
- 73
- Value (lease)
- 20
- Leisure
- 65
Who it suits
- Overall
- 75
- Young Families
- 78
- Seniors
- 77
- Renters
- 75
- Investors
- 53
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 20min
- one-north
- 27.7min
- Jurong East
- 35.2min
- Changi Airport
- 56.6min
1395EWLS$1.59 · 2 transfers
147CCLS$1.49 · 1 transfer
1395EWLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
16EWLEWLS$2.40 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap20 min door to door · S$1.59 · 2 transfers · 3 min (154 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 12 min riding
1m›139›5›1m›EWL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 1 min (51 m) to Blk 161
- Bus 139 · SBS Transit
Blk 161 → BT Merah Int · 1 stop · 1 min - Bus 5 · SBS Transit
BT Merah Int → Tiong Bahru /plaza · 3 stops · 5 min - Walk 1 min (76 m) to Tiong Bahru
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Tiong Bahru → Raffles Place · 3 stops · 6 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-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- Redhill Mrt Station13.1 min
- Redhill Mrt Station13.4 min
- Tiong Bahru Mrt Station20.3 min
PlannedKeppel MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2161 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Bukit Merah Central Blk 163 (Bukit Merah Central Food Centre)2.5 min
- Redhill Lane Blk 85 (Redhill Food Centre)9.6 min
- Bukit Merah View Blk 115 (Blk 115 Bukit Merah View Market and Food Centre)11.1 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.8 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.9 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.3 min
CHAS clinics
health- Drs Koo, Koh & Associates P.L.2.5 min
- Tzu Chi Free Clinic (Singapore)7.2 min
- Providence Clinic @ Redhill10.9 min
Parks & green
green- Tiong Bahru Pk16.5 min
- Kim Pong Park23.5 min
- Telok Blangah Hill Park25.3 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Redhill Moral Senior Activity Centre7.6 min
- Silver Ace@Redhill9.2 min
- Silver Ace@Lengkok Bahru13.6 min
Community clubs
leisure- Bukit Merah CC10.2 min
- Henderson CC14.3 min
- Leng Kee CC17.3 min
Libraries
leisure- Queenstown Public Library32.8 min
- Harbour Front Public Library38.9 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 — Bukit Merah
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns
3 ROOMS$560▲ 7.1%1
4 ROOMS$444—1
5 ROOMS$579▲ 31.5%1