Block 116 Jln BT Merah
160116 · Tiong Bahru Station · Bukit Merah · Built 1968 · ~41 yrs lease left · 154 units · 12 floors
Block 116 Jln BT Merah in Bukit Merah scores 77.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.3 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 5.3 minutes from Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre), and 321 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 72
- Food
- 99
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 70
- Daily needs
- 100
- Green space
- 76
- Connectivity
- 77
- Value (lease)
- 2
- Leisure
- 51
Who it suits
- Overall
- 78
- Young Families
- 81
- Seniors
- 79
- Renters
- 80
- Investors
- 49
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 17.3min
- one-north
- 26.6min
- Jurong East
- 31.4min
- Changi Airport
- 52.3min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap17 min door to door · S$1.38 · no transfers · 11 min (701 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 6 min riding
- Walk 11 min (673 m) to Tiong Bahru
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Tiong Bahru → Raffles Place · 3 stops · 6 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorDistance 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- Tiong Bahru Mrt Station9.3 min
- Tiong Bahru Mrt Station10.6 min
- Havelock Mrt Station17.5 min
Hawker centres
food- Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre)5.3 min
- Bukit Merah View Blk 115 (Blk 115 Bukit Merah View Market and Food Centre)12.9 min
- Tiong Bahru Market13.9 min
Supermarkets
daily- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd4.8 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.3 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.4 min
CHAS clinics
health- Hl Family Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd2.9 min
- Hong Associates Clinic2.9 min
- Health First Family Clinic4.8 min
Parks & green
green- Kim Pong Park9.5 min
- Silat Avenue Park12.9 min
- Tiong Bahru Pk13.5 min
Primary schools
straight-line- Zhangde Primary School321 m
- Chij (Kellock)730 m
- Radin Mas Primary School778 m
Eldercare centres
care- Sarah Senior Activity Centre5.6 min
- Silver ACE @ Bukit Merah7.4 min
- NTUC Health Cluster Support @ Bt Merah9.3 min
Community clubs
leisure- Tiong Bahru CC12.6 min
- Henderson CC12.7 min
- Radin Mas CC17.7 min
Libraries
leisure- library@chinatown33.9 min
- Harbour Front Public Library35.3 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 — Tiong Bahru Station
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg