SG Block Index

Block 138 Jln BT Merah

160138 · Kampong Tiong Bahru · Bukit Merah · Built 1975 · ~48 yrs lease left · 88 units · 10 floors

60Overall / 100
Summary

Block 138 Jln BT Merah in Bukit Merah scores 60/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 16.2 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 8.7 minutes from Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre), and 434 m straight-line from Chij (Kellock).

Pillar scores

Transport
32
Food
67
Schools
100
Healthcare
63
Daily needs
65
Green space
69
Connectivity
71
Value (lease)
16
Leisure
39

Who it suits

Overall
60
Young Families
66
Seniors
60
Renters
57
Investors
39

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
22min
195EWLS$1.49 · 1 transfer
one-north
30.2min
123EWLCCLS$1.68 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
35min
123EWLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
57min
195EWLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

22 min door to door · S$1.49 · 1 transfer · 10 min (595 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 9 min riding

8m1951mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 8 min (491 m) to Cendex Ctr
  2. Bus 195 · SBS Transit
    Cendex CtrTiong Bahru /plaza · 2 stops · 3 min
  3. Walk 1 min (76 m) to Tiong Bahru
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Tiong BahruRaffles Place · 3 stops · 6 min
  5. 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 minHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 138

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 965 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)8.7 min
  • Telok Blangah Crescent Blk 11 (11 Telok Blangah Crescent Market and Food Centre)15.2 min
  • Tiong Bahru Market16.7 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd12.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.2 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd14.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Novo Vita Clinic And Surgery7.4 min
  • Hl Family Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd7.9 min
  • Hong Associates Clinic7.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Silat Avenue Park9.3 min
  • Kim Pong Park12.2 min
  • Tiong Bahru Pk19.3 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Sarah Senior Activity Centre9.9 min
  • Silver ACE @ Bukit Merah12.4 min
  • NTUC Health Cluster Support @ Bt Merah14.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tiong Bahru CC15.3 min
  • Radin Mas CC15.9 min
  • Henderson CC17.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • library@chinatown32.3 min
  • Harbour Front Public Library33.9 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 — Kampong Tiong Bahru

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$587▲ 18.2%
4 ROOMS$678▲ 9.6%
5 ROOMS$584▼ 5.8%
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