Block 40 Jln Rumah Tinggi
151040 · Alexandra Hill · Bukit Merah · Built 1996 · ~69 yrs lease left · 105 units · 22 floors
Block 40 Jln Rumah Tinggi in Bukit Merah scores 74.5/100 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.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 63
- Food
- 93
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 67
- Daily needs
- 91
- Green space
- 34
- Connectivity
- 75
- Value (lease)
- 58
- Leisure
- 77
Who it suits
- Overall
- 75
- Young Families
- 76
- Seniors
- 74
- Renters
- 73
- Investors
- 58
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 · OneMap20 min door to door · S$1.59 · 1 transfer · 7 min (452 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 11 min riding
- 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
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 Station10.6 min
- Redhill Mrt Station11.1 min
- Queenstown Mrt Station13.3 min
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
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-lineEldercare 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
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).
Resale context — Alexandra Hill
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg