How far is Block 128 BT Merah View from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Tiong Bahru Mrt Station, about 12.9 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 128 BT Merah View to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 123M to Tiong Bahru /plaza, then East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 14 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$1.49.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 128?

Bukit Merah View Blk 115 (Blk 115 Bukit Merah View Market and Food Centre) is roughly 6.1 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 128 BT Merah View?

Zhangde Primary School, approximately 316 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 128 BT Merah View?

Approximately 46 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1973 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 128 BT Merah View?

It scores 76.2/100 overall: transport 56.1, food 95.5, schools 100, healthcare 70, daily needs 79.9, green space 93.5, connectivity 78.4, value 12, leisure 65.5.

Is Block 128 BT Merah View a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 76.2/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been rising faster than most Singapore subzones, and about 46 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Henderson Hill give the price trend.

Block 128 BT Merah View

150128 · Henderson Hill · Bukit Merah · Built 1973 · ~46 yrs lease left · 300 units · 20 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone

76Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 128 BT Merah View in Bukit Merah scores 76.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 12.9 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 6.1 minutes from Bukit Merah View Blk 115 (Blk 115 Bukit Merah View Market and Food Centre), and 316 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 128 BT Merah View in Singapore

Block 128 BT Merah View, Singapore 150128

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Pillar scores

Transport: 56
Food: 96
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 70
Daily needs: 80
Green space: 94
Connectivity: 78
Value (lease): 12
Leisure: 66
EV charging: 100

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 76
Young Families: 80
Seniors: 77
Renters: 76
Investors: 68
EV Owners: 75

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 14min
one-north: 26.9min
Jurong East: 31.6min
Changi Airport: 49min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

14 min door to door · S$1.49 · 1 transfer · 4 min (287 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 7 min riding

3m›123M›1m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 3 min (184 m) to Blk 129
Bus 123M · SBS Transit
Blk 129 → Tiong Bahru /plaza · 1 stop · 1 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

Fastest itinerary · fares & times from OneMap, Singapore Land Authority

What’s nearby

walk times, door to door

Walk-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

PlannedKeppel MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1530 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Bukit Merah View Blk 115 (Blk 115 Bukit Merah View Market and Food Centre)6.1 min
Bukit Merah Central Blk 163 (Bukit Merah Central Food Centre)10.3 min
Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre)12.2 min

Eateries nearby

food

Food Farm 116 Pte Ltd4.7 min
Kim San Leng (Henderson) Pte. Ltd.4.7 min
Keng Sing Hwee4.7 min
Mido Bakery & Confectionery Pte. Ltd.4.7 min
Cheers Holdings (2004) Pte. Ltd.A5.7 min
Chamber Food Catering Pte. Ltd.9.6 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.3 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd9.6 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.3 min

CHAS clinics

health

Liew Clinic & Surgery4.7 min
Whitecoat Medical7.6 min
Health First Family Clinic9.6 min

Parks & green

green

Tiong Bahru Pk10.2 min
Kim Pong Park16.2 min
Silat Avenue Park20.1 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

NTUC Health Cluster Support @ Bt Merah0.8 min
Thong Kheng Senior Activity Centre (Tanglin-Cairnhill)1.5 min
Henderson Senior Citizens' Home3.4 min

Community clubs

leisure

Henderson CC5.9 min
Bukit Merah CC15.8 min
Radin Mas CC17.6 min

Libraries

leisure

Harbour Front Public Library36.4 min
library@chinatown41.3 min

EV charging

Blk 121/122 & 127 Bukit Merah View1.2 min
Blk 118/119 Bukit Merah View Golden Tulip4.2 min
Blk 116/117 Bukit Merah View4.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 128 BT Merah View

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 hawker centres, 2 supermarkets, 3 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 100892.9 min walk · 197 m
Stop 100814.1 min walk · 135 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 1293 min walk
123M

Services seen boarding near this block on real OneMap public-transport routes — not a full timetable. Check the LTA / bus operator app for live arrivals.

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$788k · 4 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

slight premium

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 128 BT Merah View is more liveable than 79% of them but pricier than 90% — around S$813/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability79th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 10%

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 128 offers a strong liveability score (76.2/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~46 years left).

What you get76.2/100overall liveability

Where price is heading-3.7%4 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds46 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 Henderson Hill. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 128 BT Merah View

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

3-room2 sales · 12 mo

S$350k – S$418k

median S$384k · S$500–597 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Henderson Hill (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 128 BT Merah View

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Mar '26	3-room	19 TO 21	65 m²	S$350k	S$500
Nov '25	3-room	04 TO 06	65 m²	S$418k	S$597
Jun '25	3-room	10 TO 12	65 m²	S$428k	S$612
Jun '25	3-room	19 TO 21	76 m²	S$451k	S$551
Apr '25	3-room	16 TO 18	65 m²	S$350k	S$500
Apr '25	3-room	16 TO 18	65 m²	S$431k	S$616
Mar '25	3-room	13 TO 15	65 m²	S$360k	S$515
Oct '24	3-room	19 TO 21	65 m²	S$382k	S$546

Subzone medians — Henderson Hill

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns

2 ROOMS$1026▲ 3.2%1

3 ROOMS$1079▲ 56.8%1

4 ROOMS$813▼ 3.7%2

5 ROOMS$1421▲ 18.0%1

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