How far is Block 28 Jln BT Merah from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Redhill Mrt Station, about 12.8 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 28 Jln BT Merah to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 63 to Blk 63b, then East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 22 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$1.59.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 28?

Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 6 (ABC Brickworks Market/Food Centre) is roughly 4.3 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 28 Jln BT Merah?

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 28 Jln BT Merah?

Approximately 40 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1967 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 28 Jln BT Merah?

It scores 75.7/100 overall: transport 59.8, food 99.2, schools 100, healthcare 70, daily needs 100, green space 54.2, connectivity 75.9, value 0, leisure 68.6.

Is Block 28 Jln BT Merah a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 75.7/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 40 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 28 Jln BT Merah

152028 · Alexandra Hill · Bukit Merah · Built 1967 · ~40 yrs lease left · 206 units · 16 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone

76Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 28 Jln BT Merah in Bukit Merah scores 75.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 12.8 minutes’ walk from Redhill Mrt Station MRT, 4.3 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 28 Jln BT Merah in Singapore

Block 28 Jln BT Merah, Singapore 152028

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Pillar scores

Transport: 60
Food: 99
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 70
Daily needs: 100
Green space: 54
Connectivity: 76
Value (lease): 0
Leisure: 69
EV charging: 100

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 76
Young Families: 78
Seniors: 77
Renters: 77
Investors: 47
EV Owners: 75

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 22.1min
one-north: 23.1min
Jurong East: 30.8min
Changi Airport: 57.1min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

22 min door to door · S$1.59 · 1 transfer · 10 min (662 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 10 min riding

6m›63›4m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 6 min (373 m) to Shriro Hse
Bus 63 · SBS Transit
Shriro Hse → Blk 63b · 2 stops · 2 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 2838 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 6 (ABC Brickworks Market/Food Centre)4.3 min
Bukit Merah Lane 1 Blk 120 (Alexandra Village Food Centre)8.7 min
Bukit Merah Central Blk 163 (Bukit Merah Central Food Centre)11.5 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.5 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.5 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd9.7 min

CHAS clinics

health

Friendship Clinic & Surgery4.5 min
Kl Ng Medical Clinic Pte Ltd4.5 min
Central Medical Group Pte Ltd5 min

Parks & green

green

Telok Blangah Hill Park19.2 min
Rail Corridor21 min
Tiong Bahru Pk22.2 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Thong Kheng Senior Activity Centre (Queenstown)5.6 min
Silver Ace@Lengkok Bahru8.5 min
Silver Ace@Redhill12.9 min

Community clubs

leisure

Leng Kee CC9.8 min
Bukit Merah CC13.9 min
Telok Blangah CC29 min

Libraries

leisure

Queenstown Public Library25 min

EV charging

Blk 28 Hoy Fatt Road Brickworks Estate2.8 min
Blk 44/47 Lengkok Bahru4.7 min
Blk 1/3/5 Jalan Bukit Merah5.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 28 Jln BT Merah

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 hawker centres, 3 supermarkets, 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 101392 min walk · 163 m
Stop 101112.2 min walk · 78 m

Buses that serve this block

OPP BLK 283 min walk
197198
SHRIRO HSE6 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 28 Jln BT Merah is more liveable than 78% of them but pricier than 84% — around S$735/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability78th 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 28 offers a strong liveability score (75.7/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~40 years left).

What you get75.7/100overall liveability

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

How long it holds40 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 28 Jln BT Merah

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

3-room6 sales · 12 mo

S$322k – S$350k

median S$330k · S$499–542 psf

2-room2 sales · 12 mo

S$255k – S$280k

median S$268k · S$504–553 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room2-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Alexandra Hill (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 28 Jln BT Merah

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Mar '26	3-room	01 TO 03	60 m²	S$322k	S$499
Mar '26	3-room	10 TO 12	60 m²	S$330k	S$511
Feb '26	2-room	04 TO 06	47 m²	S$255k	S$504
Feb '26	3-room	13 TO 15	60 m²	S$325k	S$503
Dec '25	2-room	07 TO 09	47 m²	S$280k	S$553
Sep '25	3-room	10 TO 12	60 m²	S$350k	S$542
Sep '25	3-room	07 TO 09	60 m²	S$330k	S$511
Aug '25	3-room	10 TO 12	60 m²	S$344k	S$532
May '25	3-room	07 TO 09	60 m²	S$376k	S$582
Nov '24	2-room	01 TO 03	47 m²	S$300k	S$593
Oct '24	2-room	07 TO 09	47 m²	S$310k	S$613
Oct '24	3-room	04 TO 06	60 m²	S$364k	S$564

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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