SG Block Index

Block 116 BT Merah View

151116 · Henderson Hill · Bukit Merah · Built 1973 · Lease from 1974 · ~47 yrs lease left · 73 units · 5 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
77Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 116 BT Merah View in Bukit Merah scores 77.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 14.1 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 3.8 minutes from Bukit Merah View Blk 115 (Blk 115 Bukit Merah View Market and Food Centre), and 502 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 116 BT Merah View in Singapore

Block 116 BT Merah View, Singapore 151116

Pillar scores

Transport
53
Food
100
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
87
Green space
96
Connectivity
76
Value (lease)
14
Leisure
68
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
77
Young Families
81
Seniors
79
Renters
77
Investors
69
EV Owners
76

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
19.8min
132EWLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
one-north
26.4min
145EWLCCLS$1.59 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
31.1min
145EWLS$1.94 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
54.8min
132EWLEWLS$2.42 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

20 min door to door · S$1.59 · 1 transfer · 5 min (311 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 12 min riding

3m1322mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (185 m) to Opp Blk 116
  2. Bus 132 · SBS Transit
    Opp Blk 116Opp Redhill · 4 stops · 4 min
  3. Walk 2 min (99 m) to Redhill
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    RedhillRaffles Place · 4 stops · 8 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 116

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 1866 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Bukit Merah View Blk 115 (Blk 115 Bukit Merah View Market and Food Centre)3.8 min
  • Bukit Merah Central Blk 163 (Bukit Merah Central Food Centre)8.8 min
  • Redhill Lane Blk 85 (Redhill Food Centre)11.1 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.8 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd12.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Liew Clinic & Surgery0 min
  • Whitecoat Medical6.2 min
  • Tzu Chi Free Clinic (Singapore)8.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Tiong Bahru Pk9.3 min
  • Kim Pong Park17.6 min
  • Silat Avenue Park21.4 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Henderson Senior Citizens' Home1.4 min
  • NTUC Health Senior Group Home @ Henderson1.4 min
  • Henderson Senior Activity Centre1.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Henderson CC5.9 min
  • Bukit Merah CC14.3 min
  • Leng Kee CC19.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Harbour Front Public Library37.7 min
  • Queenstown Public Library37.8 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 116/117 Bukit Merah View0.6 min
  • Blk 118/119 Bukit Merah View Golden Tulip2.3 min
  • Blk 121/122 & 127 Bukit Merah View3.9 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 116 BT Merah View
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 hawker centres, 1 supermarkets, 1 parks, 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 103492.6 min walk · 64 m
  • Stop 103412.8 min walk · 103 m
Buses that serve this block
  • OPP BLK 1163 min walk
    132145

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$788k · 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 116 BT Merah View is more liveable than 83% of them but pricier than 90% — around S$813/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability83th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 10%

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 116 offers a strong liveability score (77.2/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~47 years left).

What you get77.2/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-3.7%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds47 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 Henderson Hill. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 116 BT Merah View

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

3-room3 sales · 12 mo
S$340k – S$418k
median S$388k · S$535611 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block
4587401022Aug '24Jul '25May '26
Monthly resale volume — Henderson Hill (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 116 BT Merah View

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Dec '253-room01 TO 0359S$340kS$535
Oct '253-room04 TO 0659S$388kS$611
Oct '253-room04 TO 0670S$418kS$555
Mar '253-room01 TO 0359S$378kS$595
Sep '243-room04 TO 0670S$400kS$531

Subzone medians — Henderson 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$1026▲ 3.2%
3 ROOMS$1079▲ 56.8%
4 ROOMS$813▼ 3.7%
5 ROOMS$1421▲ 18.0%
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