SG Block Index

Block 126 BT Merah View

150126 · Alexandra Hill · Bukit Merah · Built 1995 · ~68 yrs lease left · 116 units · 25 floors

71Overall / 100
Summary

Block 126 BT Merah View in Bukit Merah scores 70.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 17.9 minutes’ walk from Queenstown Mrt Station MRT, 3.6 minutes from Bukit Merah Lane 1 Blk 120 (Alexandra Village Food Centre), and 1178 m straight-line from Blangah Rise Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
39
Food
90
Schools
96
Healthcare
68
Daily needs
87
Green space
82
Connectivity
73
Value (lease)
56
Leisure
36

Who it suits

Overall
71
Young Families
75
Seniors
72
Renters
67
Investors
56

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
25min
33EWLS$1.68 · 1 transfer
one-north
20.5min
33S$1.38 · direct
Jurong East
34min
33EWLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
60min
33EWLEWLS$2.42 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

25 min door to door · S$1.68 · 1 transfer · 7 min (428 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 15 min riding

6m330mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (389 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 126

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 3385 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Bukit Merah Lane 1 Blk 120 (Alexandra Village Food Centre)3.6 min
  • Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 6 (ABC Brickworks Market/Food Centre)9.2 min
  • Mei Chin Road Blk 159 (Mei Chin Road Market)16.4 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Shalom Clinic & Surgery3.5 min
  • RafflesMedical7.4 min
  • Acacia Medical Clinic7.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Telok Blangah Hill Park9.4 min
  • Rail Corridor10.2 min
  • Hortpark14.3 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Thong Kheng Senior Activity Centre (Queenstown)10.3 min
  • Lions Befrienders Senior Group Home (Mei Ling)19 min
  • Silver Ace@Lengkok Bahru19.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Leng Kee CC20.7 min
  • Telok Blangah CC24.1 min
  • Bukit Merah CC24.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Queenstown Public Library25.6 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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