SG Block Index

Block 129 Kim Tian RD

160129 · Tiong Bahru · Bukit Merah · Built 1975 · ~48 yrs lease left · 113 units · 16 floors

78Overall / 100
Summary

Block 129 Kim Tian RD in Bukit Merah scores 78.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.9 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 5.7 minutes from Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre), and 469 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
74
Food
98
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
95
Green space
77
Connectivity
73
Value (lease)
16
Leisure
58

Who it suits

Overall
78
Young Families
81
Seniors
79
Renters
80
Investors
65

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
20.3min
EWLS$1.38 · direct
one-north
29.7min
EWLCCLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
34.4min
EWLS$1.94 · direct
Changi Airport
55.3min
EWLEWLS$2.36 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

20 min door to door · S$1.38 · no transfers · 14 min (895 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 6 min riding

14mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 14 min (867 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 129

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 1193 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)5.7 min
  • Tiong Bahru Market9.3 min
  • Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre)12.6 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd6.7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Novo Vita Clinic And Surgery3.6 min
  • Firsthealth Clinic & Surgery4.1 min
  • Hl Family Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd4.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Kim Pong Park4.9 min
  • Silat Avenue Park11 min
  • Tiong Bahru Pk14.7 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Silver ACE @ Bukit Merah5.1 min
  • Sarah Senior Activity Centre6.9 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd10 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tiong Bahru CC7.9 min
  • Henderson CC16.5 min
  • Kim Seng CC17.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • library@chinatown30.3 min
  • Harbour Front Public Library36.4 min
  • library@orchard37.1 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

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$1063
3 ROOMS$897▼ 10.3%
4 ROOMS$1116▲ 21.2%
5 ROOMS$1244▲ 14.7%
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