SG Block Index

Block 22 Havelock RD

160022 · Bukit Ho Swee · Bukit Merah · Built 1964 · Lease from 1969 · ~42 yrs lease left · 280 units · 16 floors

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82Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 22 Havelock RD in Bukit Merah scores 81.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.6 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 2.2 minutes from Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre), and 597 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 22 Havelock RD in Singapore

Block 22 Havelock RD, Singapore 160022

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Pillar scores

Transport
78
Food
100
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
100
Green space
90
Connectivity
75
Value (lease)
4
Leisure
67
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
82
Young Families
85
Seniors
83
Renters
84
Investors
52
EV Owners
79

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
17.1min
EWLS$1.38 · direct
one-north
27.4min
121EWLCCLS$1.68 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
32.1min
121EWLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
55min
121EWLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

17 min door to door · S$1.38 · no transfers · 11 min (732 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 6 min riding

11m›EWL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 11 min (704 m) to Tiong Bahru
  2. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Tiong Bahru → Raffles 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 22

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 1953 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre)2.2 min
  • Beo Crescent Market3.4 min
  • Zion Riverside Food Centre11.3 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd3.7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Havelock Family Clinic0 min
  • iCare Medical and Wellness Clinic0 min
  • Beo Crescent Clinic & Surgery2.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Ganges Ave Os7.9 min
  • Tiong Bahru Pk10.3 min
  • Kim Pong Park10.3 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre2.3 min
  • THK Senior Group Home @ Indus4.1 min
  • Indus Moral CARE4.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Kim Seng CC5.8 min
  • Tiong Bahru CC11.6 min
  • Henderson CC17.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • library@chinatown27.1 min
  • library@orchard30 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 22 Havelock Road2.2 min
  • Blk 34 Jalan Bukit Ho Swee The Beo Crescent4.3 min
  • Blks 4-8 Taman Ho Swee Bukit Ho Swee View5.7 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 22 Havelock RD
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 2 hawker centres, 3 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 102393.6 min walk · 207 m
  • Stop 102313.8 min walk · 224 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 51 CP5 min walk
    121

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$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 22 Havelock RD is more liveable than 90% of them and cheaper than 96% — around S$594/psf for 2 room (as of 2026-05).

Liveability90th 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 22 offers an outstanding liveability score (81.7/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~42 years left).

What you get81.7/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+3.7%2 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds42 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 22 Havelock RD

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

3-room5 sales · 12 mo
S$360k – S$448k
median S$388k · S$523–592 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block
488667846Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Bukit Ho Swee (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 22 Havelock RD

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
May '263-room04 TO 0664 m²S$360kS$523
Dec '253-room07 TO 0964 m²S$408kS$592
Nov '253-room10 TO 1264 m²S$388kS$563
Nov '253-room13 TO 1573 m²S$448kS$570
Sep '253-room01 TO 0364 m²S$388kS$563
Apr '253-room16 TO 1864 m²S$400kS$581
Feb '253-room10 TO 1264 m²S$374kS$543
Dec '243-room07 TO 0964 m²S$395kS$573
Nov '243-room01 TO 0364 m²S$410kS$595
Aug '243-room13 TO 1564 m²S$370kS$537

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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