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
80Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 129 BT Merah View in Bukit Merah scores 79.8/100 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.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 129 BT Merah View in Singapore

Block 129 BT Merah View, Singapore 150129

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Pillar scores

Transport
83
Food
88
Schools
100
Healthcare
68
Daily needs
90
Green space
91
Connectivity
81
Value (lease)
12
Leisure
61
EV charging
79
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
80
Young Families
83
Seniors
80
Renters
83
Investors
70
EV Owners
73

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

1m›123M›1m›EWL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 1 min (72 m) to Blk 129
  2. Bus 123M · SBS Transit
    Blk 129 → Tiong Bahru /plaza · 1 stop · 1 min
  3. Walk 1 min (76 m) to Tiong Bahru
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Tiong Bahru → Raffles 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

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

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

Primary schools

straight-line

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

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 121/122 & 127 Bukit Merah View6.6 min
  • Blk 26 Jalan Membina Multi Storey Car Park6.9 min
  • Blk 118/119 Bukit Merah View Golden Tulip8.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 129 BT Merah View
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 2 hawker centres, 2 supermarkets, 1 parks, 4 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 103710.4 min walk · 51 m
  • Stop 103792.7 min walk · 101 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 1291 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
priced about right

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 129 BT Merah View is more liveable than 89% of them but pricier than 90% — around S$813/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability89th 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 129 offers a strong liveability score (79.8/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~46 years left).

What you get79.8/100overall 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 129 BT Merah View

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

3-room5 sales · 12 mo
S$340k – S$445k
median S$415k · S$486–636 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block
4287271025Jul '24Jun '25May '26
Monthly resale volume — Henderson Hill (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 129 BT Merah View

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
May '263-room07 TO 0965 m²S$340kS$486
Jan '263-room13 TO 1565 m²S$430kS$615
Nov '253-room07 TO 0965 m²S$415kS$593
Jul '253-room19 TO 2165 m²S$445kS$636
Jul '253-room04 TO 0665 m²S$405kS$579
Dec '243-room04 TO 0676 m²S$455kS$556
Nov '243-room10 TO 1265 m²S$456kS$652
Oct '243-room04 TO 0676 m²S$425kS$520
Oct '243-room19 TO 2165 m²S$435kS$622
Sep '243-room07 TO 0965 m²S$405kS$579
Jul '243-room13 TO 1565 m²S$413kS$590

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 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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