SG Block Index

Block 109 Jln BT Merah

160109 · Kampong Tiong Bahru · Bukit Merah · Built 1983 · ~56 yrs lease left · 118 units · 13 floors

74Overall / 100
Summary

Block 109 Jln BT Merah in Bukit Merah scores 74.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 12.3 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 1.8 minutes from Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre), and 532 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
62
Food
90
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
87
Green space
76
Connectivity
74
Value (lease)
32
Leisure
48

Who it suits

Overall
74
Young Families
78
Seniors
75
Renters
74
Investors
50

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
19.2min
123MEWLS$1.49 · 1 transfer
one-north
29.7min
123MEWLCCLS$1.68 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
34.4min
123MEWLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
54.2min
123MEWLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

19 min door to door · S$1.49 · 1 transfer · 8 min (502 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 9 min riding

7m123M1mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 7 min (399 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 109

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 1074 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)1.8 min
  • Tiong Bahru Market13.6 min
  • Bukit Merah View Blk 115 (Blk 115 Bukit Merah View Market and Food Centre)15.3 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.1 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Hl Family Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd3.1 min
  • Hong Associates Clinic3.1 min
  • Novo Vita Clinic And Surgery4.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Kim Pong Park9.1 min
  • Silat Avenue Park11.9 min
  • Tiong Bahru Pk16.4 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Sarah Senior Activity Centre5.1 min
  • Silver ACE @ Bukit Merah9.1 min
  • NTUC Health Cluster Support @ Bt Merah11.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tiong Bahru CC12.2 min
  • Henderson CC15.1 min
  • Radin Mas CC18.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • library@chinatown33.1 min
  • Harbour Front Public Library35.9 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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