SG Block Index

Block 20 Jln Klinik

160020 · Bukit Ho Swee · Bukit Merah · Built 1963 · Lease from 1971 · ~44 yrs lease left · 116 units · 10 floors

4 upcoming development sites within 1 km
81Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 20 Jln Klinik in Bukit Merah scores 80.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.3 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 1.3 minutes from Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre), and 553 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 20 Jln Klinik in Singapore

Pillar scores

Transport
69
Food
100
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
97
Green space
84
Connectivity
82
Value (lease)
8
Leisure
64
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
81
Young Families
83
Seniors
81
Renters
83
Investors
52
EV Owners
79

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
13.8min
EWLS$1.38 · direct
one-north
23.2min
EWLCCLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
27.9min
EWLS$1.94 · direct
Changi Airport
47.7min
EWLEWLS$2.36 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

14 min door to door · S$1.38 · no transfers · 8 min (511 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 6 min riding

8mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 8 min (483 m) to Tiong Bahru
  2. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Tiong BahruRaffles Place · 3 stops · 6 min
  3. 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 20

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
PlannedCantonment MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1880 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre)1.3 min
  • Beo Crescent Market5.4 min
  • Zion Riverside Food Centre10.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.5 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Havelock Family Clinic2.3 min
  • iCare Medical and Wellness Clinic2.3 min
  • Onecare Clinic Tiong Bahru5.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Ganges Ave Os7.1 min
  • Kim Pong Park9.4 min
  • Tiong Bahru Pk12.4 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre4.3 min
  • THK Senior Group Home @ Indus5.4 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd5.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Kim Seng CC4.9 min
  • Tiong Bahru CC10.7 min
  • Henderson CC19.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • library@chinatown26.2 min
  • library@orchard29.1 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 22 Havelock Road0.2 min
  • Blk 34 Jalan Bukit Ho Swee The Beo Crescent4.7 min
  • Blks 4-8 Taman Ho Swee Bukit Ho Swee View4.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 20 Jln Klinik
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 2 hawker centres, 3 supermarkets, 2 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 102394.9 min walk · 279 m
  • Stop 102315.9 min walk · 296 m

Board here and check the LTA bus app for the services and live arrival times.

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$287k · 2 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
strong value

Among 2-room HDB flats islandwide (1,129 compared), Blk 20 Jln Klinik is more liveable than 87% of them and cheaper than 96% — around S$594/psf for 2 room (as of 2026-05).

Liveability87th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 96%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (2-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-05

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 20 offers an outstanding liveability score (80.5/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~44 years left).

What you get80.5/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+3.7%2 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds44 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 Bukit Ho Swee. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 20 Jln Klinik

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

2-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$290k – S$292k
median S$291k · S$561565 psf
3-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$410k
median S$410k · S$646646 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)2-room3-room a sale at this block
531686842Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Bukit Ho Swee (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 20 Jln Klinik

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
May '262-room04 TO 0648S$292kS$565
Nov '253-room04 TO 0659S$410kS$646
Aug '252-room01 TO 0348S$290kS$561
Mar '253-room07 TO 0959S$420kS$661

Subzone medians — Bukit Ho Swee

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$594▲ 3.7%
3 ROOMS$642▲ 8.8%
4 ROOMS$890▲ 14.4%
5 ROOMS$1197▲ 53.0%
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