SG Block Index

Block 42 Beo Cres

160042 · Bukit Ho Swee · Bukit Merah · Built 1964 · ~37 yrs lease left · 126 units · 10 floors

81Overall / 100
Summary

Block 42 Beo Cres in Bukit Merah scores 81.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.8 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 1.3 minutes from Beo Crescent Market, and 395 m straight-line from Alexandra Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
77
Food
100
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
100
Green space
95
Connectivity
78
Value (lease)
0
Leisure
68

Who it suits

Overall
81
Young Families
85
Seniors
83
Renters
85
Investors
50

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
18.3min
EWLS$1.38 · direct
one-north
25.3min
121EWLCCLS$1.59 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
30min
121EWLS$1.94 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
52.9min
121EWLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

18 min door to door · S$1.38 · no transfers · 12 min (781 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 6 min riding

12mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 12 min (754 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 42

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 2095 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Beo Crescent Market1.3 min
  • Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre)5.5 min
  • Zion Riverside Food Centre11.9 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd0.7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Pj Clinic2.7 min
  • Beo Crescent Clinic & Surgery3.3 min
  • Pulse Clinic Pte Ltd4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Tiong Bahru Pk8.1 min
  • Ganges Ave Os9.1 min
  • Kim Pong Park11.9 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre2.6 min
  • THK SAC @ Beo Crescent3.6 min
  • THK Senior Group Home @ Indus5.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Kim Seng CC7.5 min
  • Henderson CC14.9 min
  • Tiong Bahru CC14.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • library@chinatown29.5 min
  • library@orchard29.6 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 — 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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