SG Block Index

Block 129 BT Merah View

150129 · Henderson Hill · Bukit Merah · Built 1973 · ~46 yrs lease left · 297 units · 20 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
79Overall / 100
Summary

Block 129 BT Merah View in Bukit Merah scores 79.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.1 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 9.5 minutes from Beo Crescent Market, and 224 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
83
Food
84
Schools
100
Healthcare
68
Daily needs
90
Green space
91
Connectivity
81
Value (lease)
12
Leisure
61

Who it suits

Overall
79
Young Families
83
Seniors
79
Renters
83
Investors
70

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
12.5min
123MEWLS$1.49 · 1 transfer
one-north
25.4min
EWLCCLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
30.1min
EWLS$1.94 · direct
Changi Airport
47.5min
123MEWLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

13 min door to door · S$1.49 · 1 transfer · 3 min (176 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 7 min riding

1m123M1mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 1 min (72 m) to Blk 129
  2. Bus 123M · SBS Transit
    Blk 129Tiong Bahru /plaza · 1 stop · 1 min
  3. Walk 1 min (76 m) to Tiong Bahru
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Tiong BahruRaffles Place · 3 stops · 6 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 129

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 1601 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Beo Crescent Market9.5 min
  • Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre)9.7 min
  • Bukit Merah View Blk 115 (Blk 115 Bukit Merah View Market and Food Centre)10.1 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.5 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Chua & Partners Family Clinic5.7 min
  • Dr Care Medical Clinic5.7 min
  • Health First Family Clinic7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Tiong Bahru Pk7.3 min
  • Kim Pong Park12.7 min
  • Silat Avenue Park17.6 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • NTUC Health Cluster Support @ Bt Merah6.6 min
  • Henderson Senior Citizens' Home7.4 min
  • NTUC Health Senior Group Home @ Henderson7.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Henderson CC10 min
  • Tiong Bahru CC15.7 min
  • Bukit Merah CC18.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Harbour Front Public Library34 min
  • library@chinatown35.8 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 — Henderson 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$1026▲ 3.2%
3 ROOMS$1079▲ 56.8%
4 ROOMS$813▼ 3.7%
5 ROOMS$1421▲ 18.0%
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