SG Block Index

Block 122 Kim Tian RD

160122 · Tiong Bahru Station · Bukit Merah · Built 1994 · Lease from 1995 · ~68 yrs lease left · 96 units · 25 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km
85Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 122 Kim Tian RD in Bukit Merah scores 84.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.3 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 6.4 minutes from Tiong Bahru Market, and 340 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 122 Kim Tian RD in Singapore

Block 122 Kim Tian RD, Singapore 160122

Pillar scores

Transport
80
Food
98
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
100
Green space
82
Connectivity
79
Value (lease)
56
Leisure
62
EV charging
97
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
85
Young Families
86
Seniors
84
Renters
84
Investors
64
EV Owners
84

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
16.1min
EWLS$1.38 · direct
one-north
25.4min
EWLCCLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
30.1min
EWLS$1.94 · direct
Changi Airport
51min
EWLEWLS$2.36 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

16 min door to door · S$1.38 · no transfers · 10 min (620 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 6 min riding

10mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 10 min (592 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 122

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 1441 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Tiong Bahru Market6.4 min
  • Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre)7.7 min
  • Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre)9.5 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd2.8 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd6.7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Firsthealth Clinic & Surgery1.9 min
  • Tiong Bahru Medical Centre3.1 min
  • Marina Medical Centre (Tiong Bahru)3.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Kim Pong Park1.9 min
  • Tiong Bahru Pk13.1 min
  • Silat Avenue Park13.8 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Silver ACE @ Bukit Merah5.2 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd7 min
  • Sarah Senior Activity Centre8.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tiong Bahru CC5 min
  • Kim Seng CC14.4 min
  • Henderson CC17.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • library@chinatown27.7 min
  • library@orchard34.1 min
  • Harbour Front Public Library39.2 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 78/80 Moh Guan Terrace/Chay Yan Street3.5 min
  • Blk 26 Jalan Membina Multi Storey Car Park6.7 min
  • Blk 115-117 Jalan Bukit Merah Tiong Bahru Orchid8.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 122 Kim Tian RD
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 MRT, 3 hawker centres, 4 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 101211.2 min walk · 86 m
  • Stop 101291.5 min walk · 120 m

Board here and check the LTA bus app for the services and live arrival times.

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$1.15M · 5 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
priced about right

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 122 Kim Tian RD is more liveable than 99% of them but pricier than 99% — around S$969/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability99th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 1%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (5-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-06

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 122 offers an outstanding liveability score (84.5/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~68 years left).

What you get84.5/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+1.9%5 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds68 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 Tiong Bahru Station. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 122 Kim Tian RD

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

5-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$1.22m – S$1.28m
median S$1.25m · S$891944 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
870927983Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Tiong Bahru Station (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 122 Kim Tian RD

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Feb '265-room13 TO 15126S$1.28mS$944
Sep '255-room07 TO 09127S$1.22mS$891

Subzone medians — 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▼ 3.6%
5 ROOMS$969▲ 1.9%
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