Block 164 BT Merah Ctrl
150164 · Bukit Merah · Bukit Merah · Built 1980 · ~53 yrs lease left · 3 units · 4 floors
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 · SLABlock 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
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
- one-north
- 24.9min
- Jurong East
- 35min
- Changi Airport
- 54.8min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap20 min door to door · S$1.59 · 1 transfer · 7 min (430 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 11 min riding
- Walk 5 min (327 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
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorDistance 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- Redhill Mrt Station11.2 min
- Redhill Mrt Station11.5 min
- Tiong Bahru Mrt Station18.4 min
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- Song Of The Prince Pte. Ltd.B0 min
- Chung Lai Heng0 min
- Chong Wai NamA0 min
- Butterscotch Creations Pte LtdA0 min
- Wang JiangyongB0 min
- Li ZhenmeiB0 min
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
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare 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 · OneMapWithin ~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- Stop 100912.6 min walk · 129 m
- Stop 106512.7 min walk · 150 m
- BT MERAH INT5 min walk5176
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 roomSet your budget to see if this block fits. Not sure? work it out from your income →
Value for money
liveability vs price · like-for-likeAmong 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).
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 · leaseBlock 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).
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
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
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