SG Block Index

Block 121 BT Merah View

151121 · Henderson Hill · Bukit Merah · Built 1972 · ~45 yrs lease left · 224 units · 9 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
78Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 121 BT Merah View in Bukit Merah scores 77.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 12.2 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 5.4 minutes from Bukit Merah View Blk 115 (Blk 115 Bukit Merah View Market and Food Centre), and 372 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 121 BT Merah View in Singapore

Block 121 BT Merah View, Singapore 151121

Pillar scores

Transport
61
Food
98
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
84
Green space
96
Connectivity
78
Value (lease)
10
Leisure
67
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
78
Young Families
82
Seniors
79
Renters
78
Investors
69
EV Owners
76

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
15.8min
5EWLS$1.49 · 1 transfer
one-north
27.1min
131176CCLS$1.82 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
31min
5EWLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
50.8min
5EWLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

16 min door to door · S$1.49 · 1 transfer · 5 min (307 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 9 min riding

3m51mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (204 m) to Blk 119
  2. Bus 5 · SBS Transit
    Blk 119Tiong Bahru /plaza · 2 stops · 3 min
  3. Walk 1 min (76 m) to Tiong Bahru
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Tiong BahruRaffles Place · 3 stops · 6 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 121

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 1598 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)5.4 min
  • Bukit Merah Central Blk 163 (Bukit Merah Central Food Centre)9.6 min
  • Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre)11.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.5 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd8.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Liew Clinic & Surgery3.9 min
  • Whitecoat Medical6.8 min
  • Health First Family Clinic8.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Tiong Bahru Pk9.4 min
  • Kim Pong Park15.5 min
  • Silat Avenue Park19.4 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • NTUC Health Cluster Support @ Bt Merah0 min
  • Thong Kheng Senior Activity Centre (Tanglin-Cairnhill)1.2 min
  • Henderson Senior Citizens' Home2.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Henderson CC5.1 min
  • Bukit Merah CC15.1 min
  • Radin Mas CC16.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Harbour Front Public Library35.6 min
  • library@chinatown40.5 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 121/122 & 127 Bukit Merah View0.4 min
  • Blk 118/119 Bukit Merah View Golden Tulip3.5 min
  • Blk 116/117 Bukit Merah View4.1 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 121 BT Merah View
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 hawker centres, 2 supermarkets, 1 parks, 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 100892.1 min walk · 120 m
  • Stop 100813.4 min walk · 98 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 1193 min walk
    5
  • OPP BLK 1203 min walk
    131
  • BT MERAH INT3 min walk
    176

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 121 BT Merah View is more liveable than 84% of them but pricier than 90% — around S$813/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability84th 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 121 offers a strong liveability score (77.9/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~45 years left).

What you get77.9/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-3.7%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds45 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 121 BT Merah View

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

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)2-room3-room4-room5-room a sale at this block
4308561281Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Henderson Hill (area liquidity)

No registered resale at Blk 121 BT Merah View in the last 2 years — figures above reflect Henderson Hill medians.

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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