SG Block Index

Block 48 Lower Delta RD

160048 · Bukit Ho Swee · Bukit Merah · Built 1964 · ~37 yrs lease left · 382 units · 12 floors

83Overall / 100
Summary

Block 48 Lower Delta RD in Bukit Merah scores 82.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.4 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 3.7 minutes from Beo Crescent Market, and 325 m straight-line from Alexandra Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
82
Food
100
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
100
Green space
98
Connectivity
81
Value (lease)
0
Leisure
69

Who it suits

Overall
83
Young Families
86
Seniors
84
Renters
87
Investors
51

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
16.4min
EWLS$1.38 · direct
one-north
23.2min
121EWLCCLS$1.59 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
27.9min
121EWLS$1.94 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
50.8min
121EWLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

16 min door to door · S$1.38 · no transfers · 10 min (672 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 6 min riding

10mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 10 min (645 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 48

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 2146 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Beo Crescent Market3.7 min
  • Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre)7.2 min
  • Bukit Merah View Blk 115 (Blk 115 Bukit Merah View Market and Food Centre)10.3 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd2.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Dr Gary's Family Clinic4 min
  • Pj Clinic4.4 min
  • Pulse Clinic Pte Ltd4.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Tiong Bahru Pk5.2 min
  • Ganges Ave Os9.1 min
  • Kim Pong Park12.6 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre3.1 min
  • THK SAC @ Beo Crescent4.1 min
  • THK Senior Group Home @ Indus5.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Kim Seng CC8.7 min
  • Henderson CC11.9 min
  • Tiong Bahru CC15.6 min

Libraries

leisure
  • library@orchard29.2 min
  • library@chinatown30.3 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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