SG Block Index

Block 108 Jln BT Merah

160108 · Kampong Tiong Bahru · Bukit Merah · Built 1983 · ~56 yrs lease left · 169 units · 10 floors

56Overall / 100
Summary

Block 108 Jln BT Merah in Bukit Merah scores 55.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 17.9 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 10.4 minutes from Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre), and 503 m straight-line from Radin Mas Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
17
Food
61
Schools
99
Healthcare
58
Daily needs
54
Green space
64
Connectivity
75
Value (lease)
32
Leisure
37

Who it suits

Overall
56
Young Families
62
Seniors
54
Renters
50
Investors
40

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
18.4min
123MEWLS$1.49 · 1 transfer
one-north
28.1min
123EWLCCLS$1.68 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
32.8min
123EWLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
53.4min
123MEWLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

18 min door to door · S$1.49 · 1 transfer · 7 min (452 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 9 min riding

6m123M1mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (349 m) to Cendex Ctr
  2. Bus 123M · SBS Transit
    Cendex CtrTiong Bahru /plaza · 2 stops · 3 min
  3. Walk 1 min (76 m) to Tiong Bahru
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Tiong BahruRaffles Place · 3 stops · 6 min
  5. 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 minHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 108

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 1082 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre)10.4 min
  • Telok Blangah Crescent Blk 11 (11 Telok Blangah Crescent Market and Food Centre)15.8 min
  • Tiong Bahru Market18.4 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd13.9 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd14.7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd14.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Novo Vita Clinic And Surgery9.1 min
  • Hl Family Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd9.6 min
  • Hong Associates Clinic9.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Silat Avenue Park10.1 min
  • Kim Pong Park13.9 min
  • Tiong Bahru Pk19.9 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Sarah Senior Activity Centre10.9 min
  • Silver ACE @ Bukit Merah14.1 min
  • NTUC Health Cluster Support @ Bt Merah15 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Radin Mas CC16.5 min
  • Tiong Bahru CC17 min
  • Henderson CC18.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • library@chinatown34 min
  • Harbour Front Public Library34.5 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 — Kampong Tiong Bahru

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$587▲ 18.2%
4 ROOMS$678▲ 9.6%
5 ROOMS$584▼ 5.8%
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