Block 139 Jln BT Merah
160139 · Kampong Tiong Bahru · Bukit Merah · Built 1995 · ~68 yrs lease left · 102 units · 15 floors
Block 139 Jln BT Merah in Bukit Merah scores 64.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 15.5 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 8 minutes from Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre), and 461 m straight-line from Chij (Kellock).
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 37
- Food
- 70
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 65
- Daily needs
- 70
- Green space
- 65
- Connectivity
- 71
- Value (lease)
- 56
- Leisure
- 39
Who it suits
- Overall
- 64
- Young Families
- 69
- Seniors
- 63
- Renters
- 59
- Investors
- 49
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 22.2min
- one-north
- 30.4min
- Jurong East
- 35.2min
- Changi Airport
- 57.2min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap22 min door to door · S$1.49 · 1 transfer · 10 min (599 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 9 min riding
- Walk 8 min (496 m) to Cendex Ctr
- Bus 195 · SBS Transit
Cendex Ctr → Tiong Bahru /plaza · 2 stops · 3 min - Walk 1 min (76 m) to Tiong Bahru
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Tiong Bahru → Raffles Place · 3 stops · 6 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorDistance 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- Tiong Bahru Mrt Station15.5 min
- Tiong Bahru Mrt Station16.8 min
- Havelock Mrt Station19.5 min
Hawker centres
food- Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre)8 min
- Tiong Bahru Market16 min
- Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre)19.2 min
Supermarkets
daily- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11.5 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.6 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd16.5 min
CHAS clinics
health- Novo Vita Clinic And Surgery6.7 min
- Hl Family Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd7.2 min
- Hong Associates Clinic7.2 min
Parks & green
green- Silat Avenue Park9.7 min
- Kim Pong Park11.5 min
- Tiong Bahru Pk20.2 min
Primary schools
straight-line- Chij (Kellock)461 m
- Radin Mas Primary School530 m
- Zhangde Primary School596 m
Eldercare centres
care- Sarah Senior Activity Centre9.2 min
- Silver ACE @ Bukit Merah11.7 min
- NTUC Health Cluster Support @ Bt Merah15.9 min
Community clubs
leisure- Tiong Bahru CC14.6 min
- Henderson CC19.2 min
- Radin Mas CC21.5 min
Libraries
leisure- library@chinatown33 min
- Harbour Front Public Library35 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