How far is Block 74 Tiong Poh RD from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Havelock Mrt Station, about 6.5 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 74 Tiong Poh RD to the city centre by public transport?

Take East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 18 minutes direct, roughly S$1.28.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 74?

Tiong Bahru Market is roughly 3.2 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 74 Tiong Poh RD?

Zhangde Primary School, approximately 764 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 74 Tiong Poh RD?

Approximately 10 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1937 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 74 Tiong Poh RD?

It scores 79.5/100 overall: transport 77, food 100, schools 99, healthcare 69.3, daily needs 100, green space 67.8, connectivity 76.3, value 0, leisure 66.6.

Is Block 74 Tiong Poh RD a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 79.5/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been rising faster than most Singapore subzones, and about 10 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Tiong Bahru give the price trend.

Block 74 Tiong Poh RD

160074 · Tiong Bahru · Bukit Merah · Built 1937 · ~10 yrs lease left · 24 units · 3 floors

2 upcoming development sites within 1 km

80Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 74 Tiong Poh RD in Bukit Merah scores 79.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.5 minutes’ walk from Havelock Mrt Station MRT, 3.2 minutes from Tiong Bahru Market, and 764 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 74 Tiong Poh RD in Singapore

Block 74 Tiong Poh RD, Singapore 160074

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Pillar scores

Transport: 77
Food: 100
Schools: 99
Healthcare: 69
Daily needs: 100
Green space: 68
Connectivity: 76
Value (lease): 0
Leisure: 67
EV charging: 100

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 80
Young Families: 82
Seniors: 80
Renters: 83
Investors: 64
EV Owners: 78

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 17.7min
one-north: 28.1min
Jurong East: 32.9min
Changi Airport: 51.2min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

18 min door to door · S$1.28 · no transfers · 14 min (917 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 3 min riding

14m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 14 min (889 m) to Outram Park
East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Outram Park → Raffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min
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 · schematic

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 1186 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Tiong Bahru Market3.2 min
Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre)10.2 min
Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre)13.5 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Fassler Gourmet Pte Ltd3.4 min
Foodie Market Place Pte Ltd4.4 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.7 min

CHAS clinics

health

Kim Tian Clinic2 min
Marina Medical Centre (Tiong Bahru)3.3 min
Tiong Bahru Medical Centre7 min

Parks & green

green

Kim Pong Park5.4 min
Pearl'S Hill City Pk13.3 min
Ganges Ave Os13.3 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd8.8 min
Silver ACE @ Bukit Merah11 min
Kreta Ayer Senior Activity Centre (Jalan Kukoh)13.1 min

Community clubs

leisure

Tiong Bahru CC2.5 min
Kim Seng CC15 min
Henderson CC22.7 min

Libraries

leisure

library@chinatown21.3 min
library@orchard30.7 min
Harbour Front Public Library42.9 min

EV charging

Blk 81 Tiong Poh Road/Keng Kiat Street Tiong Bahru Estate0.9 min
Blk 78/80 Moh Guan Terrace/Chay Yan Street4 min
Blks 4-8 Taman Ho Swee Bukit Ho Swee View9.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 74 Tiong Poh RD

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 1 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

Nearest bus stops

Stop 060513.8 min walk · 256 m
Stop 060494.8 min walk · 339 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 555 min walk
63
BEF OUTRAM FLYOVER7 min walk
33

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 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

priced about right

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 74 Tiong Poh RD is more liveable than 88% of them but pricier than 96% — around S$1,048/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability88th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 4%

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 · lease

Block 74 offers a strong liveability score (79.5/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~10 years left).

What you get79.5/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+13.8%4 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds10 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 Tiong Bahru. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 74 Tiong Poh RD

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

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)2-room3-room4-room5-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Tiong Bahru (area liquidity)

No registered resale at Blk 74 Tiong Poh 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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns

2 ROOMS$1063—1

3 ROOMS$897▲ 14.1%1

4 ROOMS$1048▲ 13.8%5

5 ROOMS$1244▲ 17.3%1

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