SG Block Index

Block 117 Jln BT Merah

160117 · Tiong Bahru Station · Bukit Merah · Built 1968 · ~41 yrs lease left · 154 units · 12 floors

77Overall / 100
Summary

Block 117 Jln BT Merah in Bukit Merah scores 76.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.6 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 8.8 minutes from Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre), and 295 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
73
Food
87
Schools
100
Healthcare
69
Daily needs
97
Green space
81
Connectivity
78
Value (lease)
2
Leisure
55

Who it suits

Overall
77
Young Families
80
Seniors
77
Renters
79
Investors
49

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
16.6min
EWLS$1.38 · direct
one-north
25.9min
EWLCCLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
30.7min
EWLS$1.94 · direct
Changi Airport
51.6min
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 (670 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 6 min riding

10mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 10 min (642 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 117

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 1290 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)8.8 min
  • Tiong Bahru Market10.8 min
  • Beo Crescent Market13.4 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd5.4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Health First Family Clinic5.4 min
  • Novo Vita Clinic And Surgery7 min
  • Hl Family Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd7.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Kim Pong Park6.3 min
  • Tiong Bahru Pk13.4 min
  • Silat Avenue Park15 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Silver ACE @ Bukit Merah0 min
  • Sarah Senior Activity Centre10 min
  • NTUC Health Cluster Support @ Bt Merah11.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tiong Bahru CC9.4 min
  • Henderson CC15.1 min
  • Kim Seng CC18.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • library@chinatown32.1 min
  • Harbour Front Public Library37.7 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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