SG Block Index

Block 164 BT Merah Ctrl

150164 · Bukit Merah · Bukit Merah · Built 1980 · ~53 yrs lease left · 3 units · 4 floors

79Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 164 BT Merah Ctrl in Bukit Merah scores 79.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 11.2 minutes’ walk from Redhill Mrt Station MRT, 0.3 minutes from Bukit Merah Central Blk 163 (Bukit Merah Central Food Centre), and 284 m straight-line from Gan Eng Seng Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 164 BT Merah Ctrl in Singapore

Block 164 BT Merah Ctrl, Singapore 150164

Pillar scores

Transport
63
Food
100
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
98
Green space
81
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
79
Young Families
82
Seniors
80
Renters
79
Investors
56
EV Owners
79

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
19.8min
5EWLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
one-north
24.9min
176CCLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
35min
5EWLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
54.8min
5EWLEWLS$2.40 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

20 min door to door · S$1.59 · 1 transfer · 7 min (430 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 11 min riding

5m51mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (327 m) to BT Merah Int
  2. Bus 5 · SBS Transit
    BT Merah IntTiong Bahru /plaza · 3 stops · 5 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 164

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 2028 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Bukit Merah Central Blk 163 (Bukit Merah Central Food Centre)0.3 min
  • Redhill Lane Blk 85 (Redhill Food Centre)7.6 min
  • Bukit Merah View Blk 115 (Blk 115 Bukit Merah View Market and Food Centre)9.1 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd2.5 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Drs Koo, Koh & Associates P.L.0.3 min
  • Tzu Chi Free Clinic (Singapore)5.3 min
  • Whitecoat Medical7.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Tiong Bahru Pk14.6 min
  • Kim Pong Park21.6 min
  • Telok Blangah Hill Park24.9 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Redhill Moral Senior Activity Centre5.6 min
  • THK SAC @ Bukit Merah7.9 min
  • Silver Ace@Redhill8.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Bukit Merah CC10.4 min
  • Henderson CC12.3 min
  • Leng Kee CC16.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Queenstown Public Library34.3 min
  • Harbour Front Public Library37.9 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 117, 161 Bukit Merah Central1.7 min
  • Blk 89/90 Redhill Close5.3 min
  • Blk 88/89 Redhill Close5.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 164 BT Merah Ctrl
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 4 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 100912.6 min walk · 129 m
  • Stop 106512.7 min walk · 150 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BT MERAH INT5 min walk
    5176

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 164 BT Merah Ctrl is more liveable than 83% of them and cheaper than 73% — around S$560/psf for 3 room (as of 2025-05).

Liveability83th 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 164 offers a strong liveability score (79.3/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~53 years left).

What you get79.3/100overall 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 164 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
428510591Dec '20Aug '23Apr '26
Monthly resale volume — Bukit Merah (area liquidity)

No registered resale at Blk 164 BT Merah Ctrl in the last 2 years — figures above reflect Bukit Merah medians.

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 change
3 ROOMS$560▲ 7.1%
4 ROOMS$444
5 ROOMS$579▲ 31.5%
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