Block 87 Zion RD
160087 · Bukit Ho Swee · Bukit Merah · Built 1974 · ~47 yrs lease left · 96 units · 25 floors
84Overall / 100
Summary
Block 87 Zion RD in Bukit Merah scores 84.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 2.5 minutes’ walk from Havelock Mrt Station MRT, 3.4 minutes from Zion Riverside Food Centre, and 545 m straight-line from River Valley Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 90
- Food
- 100
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 70
- Daily needs
- 95
- Green space
- 100
- Connectivity
- 74
- Value (lease)
- 14
- Leisure
- 71
Who it suits
- Overall
- 84
- Young Families
- 87
- Seniors
- 85
- Renters
- 88
- Investors
- 55
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 15.4min
- one-north
- 30.6min
- Jurong East
- 35.4min
- Changi Airport
- 50.4min
TELEWLS$1.28 · 1 transfer
64EWLCCLS$1.68 · 2 transfers
64EWLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
TELEWLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap15 min door to door · S$1.28 · 1 transfer · 7 min (439 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 5 min riding
6m›TEL›1m›EWL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 6 min (373 m) to Havelock
- Thomson–East Coast Line · SMRT Corporation
Havelock → Outram Park · 1 stop · 1 min - Walk 1 min (38 m) to Outram Park
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Outram Park → Raffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-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- Havelock Mrt Station2.5 min
- Havelock Mrt Station2.9 min
- Havelock Mrt Station2.9 min
PlannedCantonment MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2010 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Zion Riverside Food Centre3.4 min
- Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre)8.2 min
- Beo Crescent Market10.6 min
Supermarkets
daily- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd4.8 min
- Fassler Gourmet Pte Ltd9.6 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.4 min
CHAS clinics
health- Twin City Medical Centre4.7 min
- Havelock Family Clinic9.1 min
- iCare Medical and Wellness Clinic9.1 min
Parks & green
green- Ganges Ave Os2.1 min
- Kim Seng Pk7.9 min
- Kim Pong Park14.2 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- THK Senior Group Home @ Indus6.5 min
- Indus Moral CARE6.5 min
- Econ Health and Wellness Centre9.2 min
Community clubs
leisure- Kim Seng CC8 min
- Tiong Bahru CC11.5 min
- Henderson CC22.5 min
Libraries
leisure- library@chinatown20.8 min
- library@orchard22.4 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 changeLatest txns
2 ROOMS$594▲ 3.7%4
3 ROOMS$642▲ 8.8%1
4 ROOMS$890▲ 14.4%1
5 ROOMS$1197▲ 53.0%1