Block 17 Seng Poh RD
161017 · Tiong Bahru · Bukit Merah · Built 1949 · Lease from 1973 · ~46 yrs lease left · 16 units · 4 floors
Block 17 Seng Poh RD in Bukit Merah scores 84/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 2.4 minutes’ walk from Havelock Mrt Station MRT, 2.8 minutes from Tiong Bahru Market, and 819 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.
Where it is
OneMap · SLABlock 17 Seng Poh RD, Singapore 161017
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 92
- Food
- 100
- Schools
- 99
- Healthcare
- 70
- Daily needs
- 100
- Green space
- 83
- Connectivity
- 79
- Value (lease)
- 12
- Leisure
- 68
- EV charging
- 90
Who it suits
- Overall
- 84
- Young Families
- 86
- Seniors
- 84
- Renters
- 88
- Investors
- 69
- EV Owners
- 79
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 13.8min
- one-north
- 27.5min
- Jurong East
- 32.2min
- Changi Airport
- 47.7min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap14 min door to door · S$1.28 · 1 transfer · 5 min (276 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 6 min riding
- Walk 3 min (169 m) to Blk 1
- Bus 851 · SBS Transit
Blk 1 → Outram PK · 2 stops · 3 min - Walk 2 min (79 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- Havelock Mrt Station2.4 min
- Havelock Mrt Station2.8 min
- Havelock Mrt Station5.4 min
Hawker centres
food- Tiong Bahru Market2.8 min
- Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre)8.4 min
- Zion Riverside Food Centre11.4 min
Eateries nearby
food- Nostalgia Hotel Pte. Ltd.0.3 min
- Red Velvet Group Pte. Ltd.0.5 min
- Yap Sor MuiA1.1 min
- Bkc Holdings Pte. Ltd.A1.1 min
- Tay Chiew LangB1.2 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte LtdA1.2 min
Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).
Supermarkets
daily- Fassler Gourmet Pte Ltd1.4 min
- Foodie Market Place Pte Ltd4.2 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.2 min
CHAS clinics
health- Kim Tian Clinic2 min
- Marina Medical Centre (Tiong Bahru)5 min
- Tiong Bahru Medical Centre7.3 min
Parks & green
green- Kim Pong Park6 min
- Ganges Ave Os9.3 min
- Pearl'S Hill City Pk12.9 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd7.4 min
- Silver ACE @ Bukit Merah11.8 min
- Kreta Ayer Senior Activity Centre (Jalan Kukoh)12.2 min
Community clubs
leisure- Tiong Bahru CC3.3 min
- Kim Seng CC13.3 min
- Henderson CC21.3 min
Libraries
leisure- library@chinatown20.9 min
- library@orchard26.7 min
EV charging
ev- Blk 81 Tiong Poh Road/Keng Kiat Street Tiong Bahru Estate4.8 min
- Blk 78/80 Moh Guan Terrace/Chay Yan Street5.6 min
- Blks 4-8 Taman Ho Swee Bukit Ho Swee View7.6 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 2 hawker centres, 3 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- Stop 060511.3 min walk · 102 m
- Stop 101492.4 min walk · 93 m
- BLK 552 min walk195
- BLK 13 min walk851
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$1.02M · 4 roomSet your budget to see if this block fits. Not sure? work it out from your income →
Value for money
liveability vs price · like-for-likeAmong 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 17 Seng Poh RD is more liveable than 96% of them but pricier than 96% — around S$1,048/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).
Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (4-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-06
Is it worth it?
liveability · price trend · leaseBlock 17 offers an outstanding liveability score (84/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~46 years left).
A plain-language read, not financial advice. Liveability and lease come from the index; price signals from data.gov.sg resale transactions for Tiong Bahru. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.
Prices & transactions — Blk 17 Seng Poh RD
Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation
No registered resale at Blk 17 Seng Poh RD in the last 2 years — figures above reflect Tiong Bahru medians.
Subzone medians — Tiong Bahru
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
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