How far is Block 134 Jln BT Merah from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Tiong Bahru Mrt Station, about 13.4 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 134 Jln BT Merah to the city centre by public transport?

Take East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 23 minutes direct, roughly S$1.38.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 134?

Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre) is roughly 6 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 134 Jln BT Merah?

Chij (Kellock), approximately 426 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 134 Jln BT Merah?

Approximately 70 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1997 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 134 Jln BT Merah?

It scores 74.6/100 overall: transport 53.4, food 93.5, schools 100, healthcare 70, daily needs 79, green space 73, connectivity 69.9, value 60, leisure 45.1.

Is Block 134 Jln BT Merah a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 74.6/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 70 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Kampong Tiong Bahru give the price trend.

Block 134 Jln BT Merah

160134 · Kampong Tiong Bahru · Bukit Merah · Built 1994 · Lease from 1997 · ~70 yrs lease left · 112 units · 17 floors

75Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 134 Jln BT Merah in Bukit Merah scores 74.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 13.4 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 6 minutes from Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre), and 426 m straight-line from Chij (Kellock).

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 134 Jln BT Merah in Singapore

Block 134 Jln BT Merah, Singapore 160134

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Pillar scores

Transport: 53
Food: 94
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 70
Daily needs: 79
Green space: 73
Connectivity: 70
Value (lease): 60
Leisure: 45
EV charging: 97

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 75
Young Families: 78
Seniors: 74
Renters: 70
Investors: 56
EV Owners: 77

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 23.3min
one-north: 33.4min
Jurong East: 32.9min
Changi Airport: 56.5min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

23 min door to door · S$1.38 · no transfers · 17 min (1099 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 6 min riding

17m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 17 min (1071 m) to Tiong Bahru
East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Tiong Bahru → Raffles Place · 3 stops · 6 min
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 · schematic

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 956 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)6 min
Tiong Bahru Market13.9 min
Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre)17.2 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd9.5 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.5 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd14.5 min

CHAS clinics

health

Novo Vita Clinic And Surgery4.7 min
Hl Family Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd5.2 min
Hong Associates Clinic5.2 min

Parks & green

green

Silat Avenue Park7.6 min
Kim Pong Park9.5 min
Tiong Bahru Pk18.2 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Sarah Senior Activity Centre7.2 min
Silver ACE @ Bukit Merah9.7 min
NTUC Health Cluster Support @ Bt Merah13.8 min

Community clubs

leisure

Tiong Bahru CC12.6 min
Henderson CC17.2 min
Radin Mas CC19.4 min

Libraries

leisure

library@chinatown31 min
Harbour Front Public Library33 min

EV charging

Blk 140/142 Jalan Bukit Merah3.5 min
Blk 108/110/112 Jalan Bukit Merah5.8 min
Blk 17/31/141/150 Kampong Bahru Road6.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 134 Jln BT Merah

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 hawker centres, 1 supermarkets, 2 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 100794.2 min walk · 183 m
Stop 100614.2 min walk · 196 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 2014 min walk
121961
BLK 1404 min walk
196

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$411k · 3 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

strong value

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 134 Jln BT Merah is more liveable than 64% of them and cheaper than 61% — around S$587/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability64th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 61%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (3-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-07

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 134 offers a strong liveability score (74.6/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~70 years left).

What you get74.6/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+18.2%3 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds70 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 Kampong Tiong Bahru. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 134 Jln BT Merah

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

4-room1 sale · 12 mo

S$850k

median S$850k · S$752–752 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Kampong Tiong Bahru (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 134 Jln BT Merah

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Aug '25	4-room	10 TO 12	105 m²	S$850k	S$752
Apr '25	4-room	04 TO 06	107 m²	S$850k	S$738
Apr '25	4-room	10 TO 12	105 m²	S$800k	S$708
Dec '24	5-room	04 TO 06	128 m²	S$965k	S$700
Oct '24	4-room	04 TO 06	105 m²	S$750k	S$664
Sep '24	5-room	13 TO 15	128 m²	S$1.00m	S$726

Subzone medians — Kampong Tiong Bahru

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns

3 ROOMS$587▲ 18.2%1

4 ROOMS$678▲ 9.6%1

5 ROOMS$584▼ 5.8%1

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