SG Block Index

Block 125 BT Merah Lane 1

150125 · Alexandra Hill · Bukit Merah · Built 1981 · ~54 yrs lease left · 3 units · 4 floors

70Overall / 100
Summary

Block 125 BT Merah Lane 1 in Bukit Merah scores 70.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 17.4 minutes’ walk from Queenstown Mrt Station MRT, 3.3 minutes from Bukit Merah Lane 1 Blk 120 (Alexandra Village Food Centre), and 1186 m straight-line from Queenstown Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
42
Food
90
Schools
96
Healthcare
68
Daily needs
90
Green space
83
Connectivity
74
Value (lease)
28
Leisure
37

Who it suits

Overall
70
Young Families
75
Seniors
72
Renters
68
Investors
50

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
25.5min
33EWLS$1.68 · 1 transfer
one-north
18.3min
33S$1.38 · direct
Jurong East
31.8min
14EWLS$1.90 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
60.5min
33EWLEWLS$2.42 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

26 min door to door · S$1.68 · 1 transfer · 7 min (465 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 15 min riding

7m330mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 7 min (425 m) to Alexandra Hosp
  2. Bus 33 · SBS Transit
    Alexandra HospRedhill · 5 stops · 7 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 minHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 125

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 3429 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Bukit Merah Lane 1 Blk 120 (Alexandra Village Food Centre)3.3 min
  • Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 6 (ABC Brickworks Market/Food Centre)8.9 min
  • Mei Chin Road Blk 159 (Mei Chin Road Market)15.9 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd6.9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Shalom Clinic & Surgery3.2 min
  • RafflesMedical6.9 min
  • Acacia Medical Clinic7.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Telok Blangah Hill Park9.7 min
  • Rail Corridor10.5 min
  • Hortpark14.7 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Thong Kheng Senior Activity Centre (Queenstown)9.8 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home (Mei Ling)18.6 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre19.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Leng Kee CC20.4 min
  • Bukit Merah CC24.4 min
  • Telok Blangah CC24.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Queenstown Public Library25.1 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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$514▼ 11.9%
3 ROOMS$531▼ 2.5%
4 ROOMS$735▼ 3.1%
5 ROOMS$788▼ 6.0%
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