SG Block Index

Block 130 Kim Tian RD

160130 · Tiong Bahru · Bukit Merah · Built 1975 · Lease from 1976 · ~49 yrs lease left · 108 units · 12 floors

75Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 130 Kim Tian RD in Bukit Merah scores 75.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 10.3 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 7.1 minutes from Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre), and 562 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 130 Kim Tian RD in Singapore

Block 130 Kim Tian RD, Singapore 160130

Pillar scores

Transport
64
Food
96
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
89
Green space
72
Connectivity
71
Value (lease)
18
Leisure
57
EV charging
81
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
75
Young Families
79
Seniors
76
Renters
75
Investors
66
EV Owners
70

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
22.5min
EWLS$1.38 · direct
one-north
29.5min
121EWLCCLS$1.68 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
34.2min
121EWLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
57.8min
961EWLEWL2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

23 min door to door · S$1.38 · no transfers · 17 min (1029 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 6 min riding

16mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 16 min (1001 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 130

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 1106 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)7.1 min
  • Tiong Bahru Market9.4 min
  • Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre)14 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.3 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd8 min
  • Fassler Gourmet Pte Ltd10.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Firsthealth Clinic & Surgery4.7 min
  • Novo Vita Clinic And Surgery5 min
  • Hl Family Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd6.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Kim Pong Park6.3 min
  • Silat Avenue Park12.4 min
  • Tiong Bahru Pk16.1 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Silver ACE @ Bukit Merah6.5 min
  • Sarah Senior Activity Centre8.2 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd11.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tiong Bahru CC7 min
  • Henderson CC17.9 min
  • Kim Seng CC18.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • library@chinatown28.9 min
  • Harbour Front Public Library37.8 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 78/80 Moh Guan Terrace/Chay Yan Street6.3 min
  • Blk 108/110/112 Jalan Bukit Merah6.9 min
  • Blk 115-117 Jalan Bukit Merah Tiong Bahru Orchid7.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 130 Kim Tian RD
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 hawker centres, 2 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 101293.9 min walk · 227 m
  • Stop 100794.7 min walk · 237 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 2016 min walk
    121961

Services seen boarding near this block on real OneMap public-transport routes — not a full timetable. Check the LTA / bus operator app for live arrivals.

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$1.02M · 4 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
slight premium

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 130 Kim Tian RD is more liveable than 77% of them but pricier than 96% — around S$1,048/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability77th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 4%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (4-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 130 offers a strong liveability score (75.4/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~49 years left).

What you get75.4/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+13.8%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds49 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. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 130 Kim Tian RD

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

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)2-room3-room4-room5-room a sale at this block
4398141190Jul '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Tiong Bahru (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 130 Kim Tian RD

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Feb '253-room10 TO 1265S$400kS$572
Nov '243-room01 TO 0376S$495kS$605
Sep '243-room10 TO 1265S$358kS$512
Sep '243-room07 TO 0965S$378kS$540
Jul '243-room01 TO 0365S$360kS$515

Subzone medians — 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▲ 14.1%
4 ROOMS$1048▲ 13.8%
5 ROOMS$1244▲ 17.3%
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