Block 55 Tiong Bahru RD
160055 · Tiong Bahru · Bukit Merah · Built 1937 · ~10 yrs lease left · 34 units · 3 floors
Block 55 Tiong Bahru RD in Bukit Merah scores 83.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 3.8 minutes’ walk from Havelock Mrt Station MRT, 4.2 minutes from Tiong Bahru Market, and 910 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.
Where it is
OneMap · SLABlock 55 Tiong Bahru RD, Singapore 160055
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 93
- Food
- 100
- Schools
- 99
- Healthcare
- 69
- Daily needs
- 100
- Green space
- 76
- Connectivity
- 81
- Value (lease)
- 0
- Leisure
- 72
- EV charging
- 97
Who it suits
- Overall
- 83
- Young Families
- 85
- Seniors
- 84
- Renters
- 89
- Investors
- 66
- EV Owners
- 79
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 15.1min
- one-north
- 24.5min
- Jurong East
- 29.2min
- Changi Airport
- 49min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap15 min door to door · S$1.49 · 1 transfer · 3 min (177 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 9 min riding
- Walk 1 min (40 m) to Blk 55
- Bus 63 · SBS Transit
Blk 55 → Opp Tiong Bahru /plaza · 3 stops · 3 min - Walk 2 min (109 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- Havelock Mrt Station3.8 min
- Havelock Mrt Station4.2 min
- Havelock Mrt Station6.8 min
Hawker centres
food- Tiong Bahru Market4.2 min
- Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre)9.8 min
- Jalan Kukoh Blk 1 (Kukoh 21 Food Centre)12.3 min
Eateries nearby
food- Passion For Food Pte. Ltd.A0 min
- Sin Hoi Sai Seafood Restaurant Pte LtdB0 min
- Tiong Bahru Bakery Pte. Ltd.0 min
- Yap Sor MuiA0.7 min
- Red Velvet Group Pte. Ltd.0.9 min
- Wow Holdings Pte. Ltd.A1.2 min
Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).
Supermarkets
daily- Fassler Gourmet Pte Ltd0 min
- Foodie Market Place Pte Ltd2.8 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.5 min
CHAS clinics
health- Kim Tian Clinic2.6 min
- Marina Medical Centre (Tiong Bahru)5.6 min
- Tiong Bahru Medical Centre8.7 min
Parks & green
green- Kim Pong Park7.3 min
- Ganges Ave Os10.7 min
- Pearl'S Hill City Pk11.7 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd8.8 min
- Kreta Ayer Senior Activity Centre (Jalan Kukoh)11 min
- Silver ACE @ Bukit Merah13.1 min
Community clubs
leisure- Tiong Bahru CC3.9 min
- Kim Seng CC14.7 min
- Kreta Ayer CC16.6 min
Libraries
leisure- library@chinatown19.7 min
- library@orchard28 min
- library@esplanade38.6 min
EV charging
ev- Blk 81 Tiong Poh Road/Keng Kiat Street Tiong Bahru Estate3.5 min
- Blk 78/80 Moh Guan Terrace/Chay Yan Street6.3 min
- Blks 4-8 Taman Ho Swee Bukit Ho Swee View9 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~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- Stop 060511 min walk · 47 m
- Stop 060492.6 min walk · 124 m
- BLK 551 min walk63
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$1.02M · 4 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 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 55 Tiong Bahru RD is more liveable than 94% of them but pricier than 96% — around S$1,048/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).
Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (4-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-06
Is it worth it?
liveability · price trend · leaseBlock 55 offers an outstanding liveability score (83.3/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~10 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 Tiong Bahru. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.
Prices & transactions — Blk 55 Tiong Bahru RD
Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation
No registered resale at Blk 55 Tiong Bahru RD in the last 2 years — figures above reflect Tiong Bahru medians.
Subzone medians — Tiong Bahru
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
See what’s for sale
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