How far is Block 130 BT Merah View from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Tiong Bahru Mrt Station, about 5.8 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 130 BT Merah View to the city centre by public transport?

Take East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 15 minutes direct, roughly S$1.38.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 130?

Beo Crescent Market is roughly 8.9 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 130 BT Merah View?

Zhangde Primary School, approximately 184 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 130 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 130 BT Merah View?

It scores 81/100 overall: transport 83, food 89.2, schools 98.4, healthcare 68.7, daily needs 93.7, green space 100, connectivity 81.3, value 12, leisure 60.7.

Is Block 130 BT Merah View a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 81/100 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 130 BT Merah View

150130 · Henderson Hill · Bukit Merah · Built 1973 · ~46 yrs lease left · 293 units · 20 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone

81Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 130 BT Merah View in Bukit Merah scores 81/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.8 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 8.9 minutes from Beo Crescent Market, and 184 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 130 BT Merah View in Singapore

Block 130 BT Merah View, Singapore 150130

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Pillar scores

Transport: 83
Food: 89
Schools: 98
Healthcare: 69
Daily needs: 94
Green space: 100
Connectivity: 81
Value (lease): 12
Leisure: 61
EV charging: 78

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 81
Young Families: 84
Seniors: 81
Renters: 85
Investors: 71
EV Owners: 73

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 14.6min
one-north: 24min
Jurong East: 28.7min
Changi Airport: 48.5min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

15 min door to door · S$1.38 · no transfers · 9 min (560 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 6 min riding

8m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 8 min (532 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 1696 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Beo Crescent Market8.9 min
Bukit Merah View Blk 115 (Blk 115 Bukit Merah View Market and Food Centre)9.6 min
Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre)11.3 min

Eateries nearby

food

Kopisi Pte Ltd6 min
Golden Village Multiplex Pte LtdA6 min
Bee Cheng Hiang Hup Chong Foodstuff Pte Ltd6 min
Bengawan Solo Pte Ltd6 min
Khong Yip Company Pte Ltd6.5 min
Koufu Pte Ltd6.5 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd8.3 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.2 min

CHAS clinics

health

Chua & Partners Family Clinic5.4 min
Dr Care Medical Clinic5.4 min
Kao & Tan Family Medical Centre & Surgery5.4 min

Parks & green

green

Tiong Bahru Pk6.1 min
Kim Pong Park12.4 min
Ganges Ave Os17.1 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

NTUC Health Cluster Support @ Bt Merah8.4 min
Henderson Senior Citizens' Home9.2 min
NTUC Health Senior Group Home @ Henderson9.2 min

Community clubs

leisure

Henderson CC11.3 min
Tiong Bahru CC15.3 min
Kim Seng CC16.1 min

Libraries

leisure

library@chinatown35.4 min
Harbour Front Public Library35.7 min
library@orchard36.9 min

EV charging

Tiong Bahru Plaza6.7 min
Blk 26 Jalan Membina Multi Storey Car Park8.3 min
Blk 121/122 & 127 Bukit Merah View8.4 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 130 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 103712.2 min walk · 132 m
Stop 103792.4 min walk · 123 m

Board here and check the LTA bus app for the services and live arrival times.

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 130 BT Merah View is more liveable than 91% of them but pricier than 90% — around S$813/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability91th 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 130 offers an outstanding liveability score (81/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~46 years left).

What you get81/100overall 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 130 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$405k – S$434k

median S$419k · S$579–620 psf

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

Monthly resale volume — Henderson Hill (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 130 BT Merah View

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Feb '26	3-room	13 TO 15	65 m²	S$434k	S$620
Dec '25	3-room	10 TO 12	65 m²	S$405k	S$579
May '25	3-room	19 TO 21	65 m²	S$438k	S$626
May '25	3-room	07 TO 09	65 m²	S$420k	S$600
Feb '25	3-room	07 TO 09	76 m²	S$439k	S$536
Feb '25	3-room	04 TO 06	65 m²	S$430k	S$615
Oct '24	3-room	04 TO 06	65 m²	S$390k	S$557
Jul '24	3-room	10 TO 12	65 m²	S$415k	S$593
Jul '24	3-room	07 TO 09	65 m²	S$420k	S$600

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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