SG Block Index

Block 120 BT Merah View

152120 · Henderson Hill · Bukit Merah · Built 1972 · Lease from 1973 · ~46 yrs lease left · 120 units · 16 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
81Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 120 BT Merah View in Bukit Merah scores 80.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.6 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 6.2 minutes from Bukit Merah View Blk 115 (Blk 115 Bukit Merah View Market and Food Centre), and 404 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 120 BT Merah View in Singapore

Block 120 BT Merah View, Singapore 152120

Pillar scores

Transport
71
Food
98
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
94
Green space
93
Connectivity
79
Value (lease)
12
Leisure
67
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
81
Young Families
84
Seniors
82
Renters
83
Investors
71
EV Owners
79

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
14.4min
5EWLS$1.49 · 1 transfer
one-north
27.7min
147CCLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
29.6min
5EWLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
49.4min
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 (218 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 9 min riding

2m51mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (115 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 120

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 1579 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)6.2 min
  • Bukit Merah Central Blk 163 (Bukit Merah Central Food Centre)8.8 min
  • Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre)8.9 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd6.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Whitecoat Medical4.3 min
  • Liew Clinic & Surgery4.8 min
  • Health First Family Clinic6.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Tiong Bahru Pk10.3 min
  • Kim Pong Park12.9 min
  • Silat Avenue Park16.8 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • NTUC Health Cluster Support @ Bt Merah2.7 min
  • Henderson Senior Citizens' Home3.5 min
  • NTUC Health Senior Group Home @ Henderson3.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Henderson CC6 min
  • Bukit Merah CC14.3 min
  • Radin Mas CC14.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Harbour Front Public Library33.2 min
  • library@chinatown37.9 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 121/122 & 127 Bukit Merah View2.6 min
  • Blk 118/119 Bukit Merah View Golden Tulip4.3 min
  • Blk 116/117 Bukit Merah View4.9 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 120 BT Merah View
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 MRT, 3 hawker centres, 3 supermarkets, 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 100810.9 min walk · 57 m
  • Stop 100891.4 min walk · 98 m
Buses that serve this block
  • OPP BLK 1201 min walk
    147
  • BLK 1192 min walk
    5

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

Liveability90th 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 120 offers an outstanding liveability score (80.8/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~46 years left).

What you get80.8/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-3.7%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds46 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 120 BT Merah View

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

4-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$555k – S$560k
median S$558k · S$586591 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
4717911112Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Henderson Hill (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 120 BT Merah View

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
May '264-room07 TO 0988S$560kS$591
Jul '254-room04 TO 0688S$555kS$586
Feb '254-room01 TO 0388S$505kS$533
Nov '244-room01 TO 0388S$508kS$536

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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