Block 148 Silat Ave
160148 · Kampong Tiong Bahru · Bukit Merah · Built 1982 · ~55 yrs lease left · 116 units · 13 floors
Block 148 Silat Ave in Bukit Merah scores 65.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 13.3 minutes’ walk from Outram Park Mrt Station MRT, 10.3 minutes from Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre), and 367 m straight-line from Chij (Kellock).
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 64
- Food
- 61
- Schools
- 97
- Healthcare
- 61
- Daily needs
- 62
- Green space
- 66
- Connectivity
- 74
- Value (lease)
- 30
- Leisure
- 53
Who it suits
- Overall
- 66
- Young Families
- 70
- Seniors
- 63
- Renters
- 66
- Investors
- 45
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 19.3min
- one-north
- 26.1min
- Jurong East
- 37.5min
- Changi Airport
- 54.3min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap19 min door to door · S$1.38 · 1 transfer · 8 min (473 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 8 min riding
- Walk 2 min (135 m) to Opp Melati Blk 2
- Bus 124 · SBS Transit
Opp Melati Blk 2 → Bef Pearl's Hill Terr · 4 stops · 5 min - Walk 5 min (310 m) to Outram Park
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Outram Park → Raffles Place · 2 stops · 3 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- Outram Park Mrt Station13.3 min
- Outram Park Mrt Station14.9 min
- Outram Park Mrt Station15.3 min
Hawker centres
food- Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre)10.3 min
- Tiong Bahru Market17.1 min
- Telok Blangah Rise Blk 36 (Telok Blangah Rise Market)18.8 min
Supermarkets
daily- Foodie Market Place Pte Ltd12.3 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd13.8 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd14.6 min
CHAS clinics
health- Novo Vita Clinic And Surgery7.6 min
- Hl Family Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd9.4 min
- Hong Associates Clinic9.4 min
Parks & green
green- Silat Avenue Park2.5 min
- Kim Pong Park13.5 min
- Mount Faber Park16.4 min
Primary schools
straight-line- Chij (Kellock)367 m
- Radin Mas Primary School784 m
- Zhangde Primary School982 m
Eldercare centres
care- Sarah Senior Activity Centre11.5 min
- Silver ACE @ Bukit Merah13.7 min
- Silver Ace@Telok Blangah17.2 min
Community clubs
leisure- Tiong Bahru CC14.7 min
- Radin Mas CC19.2 min
- Tanjong Pagar CC19.5 min
Libraries
leisure- library@chinatown25.6 min
- Harbour Front Public Library27.8 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