SG Block Index

Block 116 Jln BT Merah

160116 · Tiong Bahru Station · Bukit Merah · Built 1968 · ~41 yrs lease left · 154 units · 12 floors

78Overall / 100
Summary

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
EWLS$1.38 · direct
one-north
26.6min
EWLCCLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
31.4min
EWLS$1.94 · direct
Changi Airport
52.3min
EWLEWLS$2.36 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

17 min door to door · S$1.38 · no transfers · 11 min (701 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 6 min riding

11mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 11 min (673 m) to Tiong Bahru
  2. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Tiong BahruRaffles Place · 3 stops · 6 min
  3. 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 116

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 1263 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)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

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$1150▲ 6.4%
4 ROOMS$923▼ 2.8%
5 ROOMS$969▲ 9.0%
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