How far is Block 40 Jln Rumah Tinggi from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Redhill Mrt Station, about 10.6 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 40 Jln Rumah Tinggi to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 63 to Blk 63b, 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 40?

Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 6 (ABC Brickworks Market/Food Centre) is roughly 7.1 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 40 Jln Rumah Tinggi?

Gan Eng Seng Primary School, approximately 652 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 40 Jln Rumah Tinggi?

Approximately 70 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1997 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 40 Jln Rumah Tinggi?

It scores 76.5/100 overall: transport 63.4, food 96, schools 100, healthcare 66.5, daily needs 90.7, green space 33.6, connectivity 75.4, value 60, leisure 77.1.

Is Block 40 Jln Rumah Tinggi a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 76.5/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 70 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 Alexandra Hill give the price trend.

Block 40 Jln Rumah Tinggi

151040 · Alexandra Hill · Bukit Merah · Built 1996 · Lease from 1997 · ~70 yrs lease left · 105 units · 22 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone1 upcoming development site within 1 km

77Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 40 Jln Rumah Tinggi in Bukit Merah scores 76.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 10.6 minutes’ walk from Redhill Mrt Station MRT, 7.1 minutes from Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 6 (ABC Brickworks Market/Food Centre), and 652 m straight-line from Gan Eng Seng Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 40 Jln Rumah Tinggi in Singapore

Block 40 Jln Rumah Tinggi, Singapore 151040

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Pillar scores

Transport: 63
Food: 96
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 67
Daily needs: 91
Green space: 34
Connectivity: 75
Value (lease): 60
Leisure: 77
EV charging: 100

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 77
Young Families: 78
Seniors: 76
Renters: 75
Investors: 60
EV Owners: 81

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 20.4min
one-north: 26.8min
Jurong East: 31.5min
Changi Airport: 55.4min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

20 min door to door · S$1.59 · 1 transfer · 7 min (452 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 11 min riding

2m›63›4m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 2 min (164 m) to Opp Blk 36
Bus 63 · SBS Transit
Opp Blk 36 → Blk 63b · 3 stops · 3 min
Walk 4 min (260 m) to Redhill
East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Redhill → Raffles Place · 4 stops · 8 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 2935 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 6 (ABC Brickworks Market/Food Centre)7.1 min
Redhill Lane Blk 85 (Redhill Food Centre)12.4 min
Bukit Merah Lane 1 Blk 120 (Alexandra Village Food Centre)13.1 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.4 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11 min

CHAS clinics

health

Central Medical Group Pte Ltd6.5 min
Friendship Clinic & Surgery7 min
Kl Ng Medical Clinic Pte Ltd7 min

Parks & green

green

Tiong Bahru Pk20.3 min
Telok Blangah Hill Park22.5 min
Rail Corridor24.7 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Silver Ace@Lengkok Bahru6.8 min
Thong Kheng Senior Activity Centre (Queenstown)7.7 min
Silver Ace@Redhill12.7 min

Community clubs

leisure

Leng Kee CC6.3 min
Bukit Merah CC15.8 min
Henderson CC23.8 min

Libraries

leisure

Queenstown Public Library20.6 min

EV charging

Blk 34-36 Jalan Rumah Tinggi Rumah Tinggi View2.9 min
Blk 28 Hoy Fatt Road Brickworks Estate3.1 min
Blk 49/50 Hoy Fatt Road5.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 40 Jln Rumah Tinggi

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 hawker centres, 2 supermarkets, 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 105992.9 min walk · 146 m
Stop 104093 min walk · 93 m

Buses that serve this block

OPP BLK 362 min walk
63

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$712k · 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 40 Jln Rumah Tinggi is more liveable than 80% of them but pricier than 84% — around S$735/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability80th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 16%

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 40 offers a strong liveability score (76.5/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~70 years left).

What you get76.5/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+0.8%4 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds70 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 Alexandra Hill. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 40 Jln Rumah Tinggi

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

4-room3 sales · 12 mo

S$757k – S$858k

median S$830k · S$703–797 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Alexandra Hill (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 40 Jln Rumah Tinggi

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Oct '25	4-room	13 TO 15	100 m²	S$757k	S$703
Oct '25	4-room	04 TO 06	99 m²	S$830k	S$779
Jul '25	4-room	13 TO 15	100 m²	S$858k	S$797
Jun '25	4-room	13 TO 15	100 m²	S$800k	S$743
Apr '25	4-room	10 TO 12	99 m²	S$830k	S$779
Feb '25	4-room	13 TO 15	100 m²	S$744k	S$691

Subzone medians — Alexandra 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$514▼ 16.1%1

3 ROOMS$531▲ 2.9%1

4 ROOMS$735▲ 0.8%2

5 ROOMS$788▼ 8.9%2

Compare with nearby blocks →Living in Bukit Merah →Bukit Merah estate data →Blocks near Redhill Mrt Station →Blocks near Gan Eng Seng Primary School →Commute to the CBD →Buying your first home →Upgrading or investing →

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