SG Block Index

Block 142 Jln BT Merah

160142 · Kampong Tiong Bahru · Bukit Merah · Built 1978 · ~51 yrs lease left · 144 units · 13 floors

65Overall / 100
Summary

Block 142 Jln BT Merah in Bukit Merah scores 65.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 15.1 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 7.6 minutes from Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre), and 221 m straight-line from Chij (Kellock).

Pillar scores

Transport
49
Food
71
Schools
100
Healthcare
66
Daily needs
72
Green space
69
Connectivity
68
Value (lease)
22
Leisure
44

Who it suits

Overall
65
Young Families
70
Seniors
65
Renters
63
Investors
43

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
22min
961EWL1 transfer
one-north
33.8min
120EWLCCLS$1.68 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
38.5min
120EWLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
57min
961EWLEWL2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

22 min door to door · 1 transfer · 12 min (772 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 8 min riding

6m9616mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (380 m) to Opp Blk 140
  2. Bus 961 · SMRT Corporation
    Opp Blk 140Outram PK /sgh · 4 stops · 4 min
  3. Walk 6 min (364 m) to Outram Park
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Outram ParkRaffles Place · 2 stops · 3 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 142

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 750 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)7.6 min
  • Tiong Bahru Market15.6 min
  • Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre)18.8 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11.1 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd16.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Novo Vita Clinic And Surgery6.3 min
  • Hl Family Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd6.8 min
  • Hong Associates Clinic6.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Silat Avenue Park5.3 min
  • Kim Pong Park11.1 min
  • Mount Faber Park19.3 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Sarah Senior Activity Centre8.8 min
  • Silver ACE @ Bukit Merah11.3 min
  • NTUC Health Cluster Support @ Bt Merah15.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tiong Bahru CC14.2 min
  • Henderson CC18.8 min
  • Radin Mas CC20 min

Libraries

leisure
  • library@chinatown29.2 min
  • Harbour Front Public Library30.7 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%
Living in Bukit MerahBukit Merah estate data →Blocks near Tiong Bahru Mrt StationBlocks near Chij (Kellock)Commute to the CBD →