SG Block Index

Block 121 Kim Tian PL

160121 · Tiong Bahru Station · Bukit Merah · Built 1999 · ~72 yrs lease left · 106 units · 29 floors

81Overall / 100
Summary

Block 121 Kim Tian PL in Bukit Merah scores 81.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.9 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 8.9 minutes from Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre), and 328 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
75
Food
86
Schools
100
Healthcare
69
Daily needs
98
Green space
82
Connectivity
81
Value (lease)
64
Leisure
56

Who it suits

Overall
81
Young Families
84
Seniors
81
Renters
81
Investors
64

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
14.9min
EWLS$1.38 · direct
one-north
24.3min
EWLCCLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
29min
EWLS$1.94 · direct
Changi Airport
48.8min
EWLEWLS$2.36 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

15 min door to door · S$1.38 · no transfers · 9 min (558 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 6 min riding

9mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 9 min (530 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 121

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 1368 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)8.9 min
  • Tiong Bahru Market10.6 min
  • Beo Crescent Market12.7 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd4.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.1 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Firsthealth Clinic & Surgery5.4 min
  • Novo Vita Clinic And Surgery7.1 min
  • Tiong Bahru Medical Centre7.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Kim Pong Park6.2 min
  • Tiong Bahru Pk12.8 min
  • Silat Avenue Park15.1 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Silver ACE @ Bukit Merah3.9 min
  • Sarah Senior Activity Centre10.1 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd11.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tiong Bahru CC9.2 min
  • Henderson CC16 min
  • Kim Seng CC17.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • library@chinatown32 min
  • library@orchard38.4 min
  • Harbour Front Public Library38.6 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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