SG Block Index

Block 111 Jln BT Merah

160111 · Kampong Tiong Bahru · Bukit Merah · Built 1969 · ~42 yrs lease left · 2 units · 2 floors

80Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 111 Jln BT Merah in Bukit Merah scores 79.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.6 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 2.8 minutes from Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre), and 433 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 111 Jln BT Merah in Singapore

Block 111 Jln BT Merah, Singapore 160111

Pillar scores

Transport
74
Food
100
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
100
Green space
85
Connectivity
73
Value (lease)
4
Leisure
53
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
80
Young Families
83
Seniors
81
Renters
82
Investors
48
EV Owners
78

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
19.5min
123MEWLS$1.49 · 1 transfer
one-north
29.8min
175176CCLS$1.82 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
35.3min
121123MEWLS$1.98 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
54.5min
123MEWLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

20 min door to door · S$1.49 · 1 transfer · 8 min (513 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 9 min riding

7m123M1mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 7 min (410 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 111

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 1163 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)2.8 min
  • Tiong Bahru Market12.4 min
  • Bukit Merah View Blk 115 (Blk 115 Bukit Merah View Market and Food Centre)13.2 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd5.1 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Hl Family Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd0 min
  • Hong Associates Clinic0 min
  • Novo Vita Clinic And Surgery3.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Kim Pong Park8 min
  • Silat Avenue Park10.7 min
  • Tiong Bahru Pk13.9 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Sarah Senior Activity Centre3.1 min
  • Silver ACE @ Bukit Merah7.8 min
  • NTUC Health Cluster Support @ Bt Merah9.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tiong Bahru CC11 min
  • Henderson CC13 min
  • Radin Mas CC16.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • library@chinatown31.9 min
  • Harbour Front Public Library33.8 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 108/110/112 Jalan Bukit Merah2.5 min
  • Blk 115-117 Jalan Bukit Merah Tiong Bahru Orchid2.8 min
  • Blk 26 Jalan Membina Multi Storey Car Park5.1 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 111 Jln BT Merah
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 2 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 100710.2 min walk · 23 m
  • Stop 100792.1 min walk · 107 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 1111 min walk
    121175
  • AFT BT MERAH CTRL1 min walk
    176
  • CENDEX CTR2 min walk
    123M

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$411k · 3 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
strong value

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 111 Jln BT Merah is more liveable than 85% of them and cheaper than 61% — around S$587/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability85th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 61%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (3-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-07

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 111 offers a strong liveability score (79.9/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~42 years left).

What you get79.9/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+18.2%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds42 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 Kampong Tiong Bahru. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 111 Jln BT Merah

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

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room4-room5-room a sale at this block
483603724Aug '24Jul '25May '26
Monthly resale volume — Kampong Tiong Bahru (area liquidity)

No registered resale at Blk 111 Jln BT Merah in the last 2 years — figures above reflect Kampong Tiong Bahru medians.

Subzone medians — 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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