SG Block Index

Block 57 Lengkok Bahru

151057 · Alexandra Hill · Bukit Merah · Built 1966 · ~39 yrs lease left · 176 units · 12 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
82Overall / 100
Summary

Block 57 Lengkok Bahru in Bukit Merah scores 81.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.3 minutes’ walk from Redhill Mrt Station MRT, 5.8 minutes from Redhill Lane Blk 85 (Redhill Food Centre), and 330 m straight-line from Gan Eng Seng Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
86
Food
97
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
100
Green space
70
Connectivity
85
Value (lease)
0
Leisure
75

Who it suits

Overall
82
Young Families
83
Seniors
82
Renters
87
Investors
50

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
14.4min
EWLS$1.49 · direct
one-north
19.5min
EWLCCLS$1.49 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
24.2min
EWLS$1.90 · direct
Changi Airport
48.3min
EWLEWLS$2.38 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

14 min door to door · S$1.49 · no transfers · 6 min (420 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 8 min riding

6mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (392 m) to Redhill
  2. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    RedhillRaffles Place · 4 stops · 8 min
  3. 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 57

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 2622 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Redhill Lane Blk 85 (Redhill Food Centre)5.8 min
  • Redhill Lane Blk 79 (Redhill Market)7.1 min
  • Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 6 (ABC Brickworks Market/Food Centre)11.8 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd3.1 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • L & H Polyclinic And Surgery2.7 min
  • Meden Clinic & Surgery2.7 min
  • Dr Steven Ang Aesthetic & Family Clinic3.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Tiong Bahru Pk14.9 min
  • Camp Road Interim Park23.9 min
  • Telok Blangah Hill Park26.3 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Silver Ace@Lengkok Bahru0 min
  • Silver Ace@Redhill6.1 min
  • Redhill Moral Senior Activity Centre9.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Leng Kee CC4.9 min
  • Bukit Merah CC9.2 min
  • Henderson CC18.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Queenstown Public Library25.2 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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$514▼ 11.9%
3 ROOMS$531▼ 2.5%
4 ROOMS$735▼ 3.1%
5 ROOMS$788▼ 6.0%
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