Block 44 Beo Cres
160044 · Bukit Ho Swee · Bukit Merah · Built 1964 · ~37 yrs lease left · 126 units · 10 floors
Block 44 Beo Cres in Bukit Merah scores 83.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4.1 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 2.3 minutes from Beo Crescent Market, and 381 m straight-line from Alexandra Primary School.
Where it is
OneMap · SLABlock 44 Beo Cres, Singapore 160044
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 85
- Food
- 100
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 70
- Daily needs
- 100
- Green space
- 99
- Connectivity
- 79
- Value (lease)
- 0
- Leisure
- 64
- EV charging
- 100
Who it suits
- Overall
- 84
- Young Families
- 87
- Seniors
- 84
- Renters
- 88
- Investors
- 52
- EV Owners
- 80
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 17min
- one-north
- 24.6min
- Jurong East
- 29.4min
- Changi Airport
- 52.2min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap17 min door to door · S$1.38 · no transfers · 11 min (703 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 6 min riding
- Walk 11 min (675 m) to Tiong Bahru
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Tiong Bahru → Raffles Place · 3 stops · 6 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorDistance 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- Tiong Bahru Mrt Station4.1 min
- Tiong Bahru Mrt Station5.5 min
- Havelock Mrt Station11 min
Hawker centres
food- Beo Crescent Market2.3 min
- Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre)6.2 min
- Bukit Merah View Blk 115 (Blk 115 Bukit Merah View Market and Food Centre)11.9 min
Eateries nearby
food- Second Helpings LlpA1.4 min
- Melissa Hoe Pei YingA1.4 min
- Dong Sheng Kitchen Pte. Ltd.1.5 min
- Tang Wai YeeA1.5 min
- Yl Pastries House Pte. Ltd.1.8 min
- Hong Kok Huat2 min
Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd3.8 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.3 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.1 min
CHAS clinics
health- Pulse Clinic Pte Ltd1.5 min
- Pj Clinic2 min
- Beo Crescent Clinic & Surgery2.9 min
Parks & green
green- Tiong Bahru Pk6.8 min
- Kim Pong Park10.2 min
- Ganges Ave Os10.4 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- THK SAC @ Beo Crescent0 min
- Econ Health and Wellness Centre4.7 min
- THK Senior Group Home @ Indus6.5 min
Community clubs
leisure- Kim Seng CC8.7 min
- Tiong Bahru CC13.2 min
- Henderson CC13.5 min
Libraries
leisure- library@chinatown30.7 min
- library@orchard32.7 min
EV charging
ev- Blk 34 Jalan Bukit Ho Swee The Beo Crescent2.8 min
- Tiong Bahru Plaza6.2 min
- Blk 22 Havelock Road6.7 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 2 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- Stop 103893 min walk · 62 m
- Stop 103813.9 min walk · 84 m
- BLK 483 min walk122
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 roomSet your budget to see if this block fits. Not sure? work it out from your income →
Value for money
liveability vs price · like-for-likeAmong 2-room HDB flats islandwide (1,129 compared), Blk 44 Beo Cres is more liveable than 95% of them and cheaper than 96% — around S$594/psf for 2 room (as of 2026-05).
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 · leaseBlock 44 offers an outstanding liveability score (83.8/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~37 years left).
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 44 Beo Cres
Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation
No registered resale at Blk 44 Beo Cres in the last 2 years — figures above reflect Bukit Ho Swee medians.
Subzone medians — Bukit Ho Swee
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
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