SG Block Index

Block 119 BT Merah View

152119 · Henderson Hill · Bukit Merah · Built 1974 · ~47 yrs lease left · 296 units · 16 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
80Overall / 100
Summary

Block 119 BT Merah View in Bukit Merah scores 79.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 12 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 4.1 minutes from Bukit Merah View Blk 115 (Blk 115 Bukit Merah View Market and Food Centre), and 550 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
63
Food
100
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
99
Green space
96
Connectivity
78
Value (lease)
14
Leisure
68

Who it suits

Overall
80
Young Families
83
Seniors
81
Renters
81
Investors
71

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
14min
5EWLS$1.49 · 1 transfer
one-north
27.4min
145EWLCCLS$1.59 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
32.1min
145EWLS$1.94 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
49min
5EWLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

14 min door to door · S$1.49 · 1 transfer · 3 min (192 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 9 min riding

1m51mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 1 min (89 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 119

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 1730 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)4.1 min
  • Bukit Merah Central Blk 163 (Bukit Merah Central Food Centre)6.4 min
  • Redhill Lane Blk 85 (Redhill Food Centre)8.6 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.3 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd8.7 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd9.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Whitecoat Medical3.6 min
  • Liew Clinic & Surgery4 min
  • Tzu Chi Free Clinic (Singapore)6.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Tiong Bahru Pk9.5 min
  • Kim Pong Park15.3 min
  • Silat Avenue Park19.1 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • THK SAC @ Bukit Merah2.7 min
  • Henderson Senior Citizens' Home3.3 min
  • NTUC Health Senior Group Home @ Henderson3.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Henderson CC6.5 min
  • Bukit Merah CC11.8 min
  • Radin Mas CC14.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Queenstown Public Library35.3 min
  • Harbour Front Public Library35.4 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 — 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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