How far is Block 161 BT Merah Ctrl from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Redhill Mrt Station, about 12.3 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 161 BT Merah Ctrl to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 5 to Tiong Bahru /plaza, then East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 20 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$1.59.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 161?

Bukit Merah Central Blk 163 (Bukit Merah Central Food Centre) is roughly 1.7 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 161 BT Merah Ctrl?

Gan Eng Seng Primary School, approximately 205 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 161 BT Merah Ctrl?

Approximately 53 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1980 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 161 BT Merah Ctrl?

It scores 78.1/100 overall: transport 60.1, food 100, schools 100, healthcare 70, daily needs 96.1, green space 74, connectivity 74.6, value 26, leisure 63.1.

Is Block 161 BT Merah Ctrl a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 78.1/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 53 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 Bukit Merah give the price trend.

Block 161 BT Merah Ctrl

150161 · Bukit Merah · Bukit Merah · Built 1980 · ~53 yrs lease left · 57 units · 4 floors

78Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 161 BT Merah Ctrl in Bukit Merah scores 78.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 12.3 minutes’ walk from Redhill Mrt Station MRT, 1.7 minutes from Bukit Merah Central Blk 163 (Bukit Merah Central Food Centre), and 205 m straight-line from Gan Eng Seng Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 161 BT Merah Ctrl in Singapore

Block 161 BT Merah Ctrl, Singapore 150161

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Pillar scores

Transport: 60
Food: 100
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 70
Daily needs: 96
Green space: 74
Connectivity: 75
Value (lease): 26
Leisure: 63
EV charging: 100

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 78
Young Families: 81
Seniors: 79
Renters: 77
Investors: 56
EV Owners: 78

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 19.9min
one-north: 25.9min
Jurong East: 35.1min
Changi Airport: 54.9min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

20 min door to door · S$1.59 · 1 transfer · 7 min (427 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 11 min riding

5m›5›1m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 5 min (324 m) to BT Merah Int
Bus 5 · SBS Transit
BT Merah Int → Tiong Bahru /plaza · 3 stops · 5 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 2130 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Bukit Merah Central Blk 163 (Bukit Merah Central Food Centre)1.7 min
Redhill Lane Blk 85 (Redhill Food Centre)8.7 min
Bukit Merah View Blk 115 (Blk 115 Bukit Merah View Market and Food Centre)10.2 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd3.9 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.1 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.1 min

CHAS clinics

health

Drs Koo, Koh & Associates P.L.1.7 min
Tzu Chi Free Clinic (Singapore)6.4 min
Providence Clinic @ Redhill10.1 min

Parks & green

green

Tiong Bahru Pk15.7 min
Kim Pong Park22.7 min
Telok Blangah Hill Park24.4 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Redhill Moral Senior Activity Centre6.7 min
THK SAC @ Bukit Merah8.9 min
Silver Ace@Redhill9.2 min

Community clubs

leisure

Bukit Merah CC10.4 min
Henderson CC13.4 min
Leng Kee CC17.3 min

Libraries

leisure

Queenstown Public Library33.7 min
Harbour Front Public Library38 min

EV charging

Blk 117, 161 Bukit Merah Central0.3 min
Blk 89/90 Redhill Close6.4 min
Blk 88/89 Redhill Close6.9 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 161 BT Merah Ctrl

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 hawker centres, 1 supermarkets, 2 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 106512.3 min walk · 75 m
Stop 100913.1 min walk · 208 m

Buses that serve this block

BT MERAH INT2 min walk
1765
BLK 1612 min walk
198

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$392k · 3 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

strong value

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 161 BT Merah Ctrl is more liveable than 78% of them and cheaper than 73% — around S$560/psf for 3 room (as of 2025-05).

Liveability78th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 73%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (3-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2025-05

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 161 offers a strong liveability score (78.1/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~53 years left).

What you get78.1/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+7.1%3 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds53 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 Bukit Merah. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 161 BT Merah Ctrl

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

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room4-room5-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Bukit Merah (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 161 BT Merah Ctrl

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
May '25	3-room	01 TO 03	68 m²	S$410k	S$560

Subzone medians — Bukit Merah

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns

3 ROOMS$560▲ 7.1%1

4 ROOMS$444—1

5 ROOMS$579▲ 31.5%1

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