SG Block Index

Block 32 Jln BT HO Swee

160032 · Bukit Ho Swee · Bukit Merah · Built 1963 · Lease from 1971 · ~44 yrs lease left · 88 units · 10 floors

4 upcoming development sites within 1 km
85Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 32 Jln BT HO Swee in Bukit Merah scores 85.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 2.5 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 2.6 minutes from Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre), and 450 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 32 Jln BT HO Swee in Singapore

Block 32 Jln BT HO Swee, Singapore 160032

Pillar scores

Transport
88
Food
100
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
100
Green space
95
Connectivity
85
Value (lease)
8
Leisure
63
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
85
Young Families
87
Seniors
85
Renters
89
Investors
55
EV Owners
82

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
12.1min
EWLS$1.38 · direct
one-north
21.5min
EWLCCLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
26.2min
EWLS$1.94 · direct
Changi Airport
46min
EWLEWLS$2.36 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

12 min door to door · S$1.38 · no transfers · 6 min (378 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 6 min riding

6mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (350 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 32

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 1846 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre)2.6 min
  • Beo Crescent Market4 min
  • Tiong Bahru Market10.1 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd3.7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Hua Mei Clinic3.8 min
  • Onecare Clinic Tiong Bahru4.2 min
  • Yim Clinic4.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Kim Pong Park6.9 min
  • Tiong Bahru Pk8.7 min
  • Ganges Ave Os9.6 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • THK SAC @ Beo Crescent3.6 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd4 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre5.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Kim Seng CC7.4 min
  • Tiong Bahru CC9.8 min
  • Henderson CC15.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • library@chinatown28.7 min
  • library@orchard31.7 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 34 Jalan Bukit Ho Swee The Beo Crescent0.8 min
  • Blk 22 Havelock Road3.8 min
  • Blks 4-8 Taman Ho Swee Bukit Ho Swee View4.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 32 Jln BT HO Swee
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 2 hawker centres, 4 supermarkets, 3 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 101512.5 min walk · 194 m
  • Stop 101693.1 min walk · 185 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 32 Jln BT HO Swee is more liveable than 97% of them and cheaper than 96% — around S$594/psf for 2 room (as of 2026-05).

Liveability97th 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 32 offers an outstanding liveability score (85.1/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~44 years left).

What you get85.1/100overall 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 32 Jln BT HO Swee

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

3-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$445k
median S$445k · S$701701 psf
2-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$356k
median S$356k · S$689689 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room2-room a sale at this block
552696840Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Bukit Ho Swee (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 32 Jln BT HO Swee

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Oct '253-room04 TO 0659S$445kS$701
Jul '252-room01 TO 0348S$356kS$689

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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