SG Block Index

Block 52 Havelock RD

161052 · Bukit Ho Swee · Bukit Merah · Built 2011 · ~84 yrs lease left · 184 units · 35 floors

88Overall / 100
Summary

Block 52 Havelock RD in Bukit Merah scores 88.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 2.8 minutes from Beo Crescent Market, and 541 m straight-line from Alexandra Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
87
Food
100
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
100
Green space
96
Connectivity
77
Value (lease)
88
Leisure
68

Who it suits

Overall
88
Young Families
90
Seniors
88
Renters
88
Investors
72

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
17.4min
EWLS$1.38 · direct
one-north
25.8min
121EWLCCLS$1.68 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
30.5min
121EWLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
53.4min
121EWLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

17 min door to door · S$1.38 · no transfers · 11 min (722 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 6 min riding

11mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 11 min (695 m) to Tiong Bahru
  2. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Tiong BahruRaffles Place · 3 stops · 6 min
  3. 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 52

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
PlannedCantonment MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2048 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Beo Crescent Market2.8 min
  • Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre)3.7 min
  • Zion Riverside Food Centre9.6 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd3.1 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Beo Crescent Clinic & Surgery1.5 min
  • Havelock Family Clinic1.7 min
  • iCare Medical and Wellness Clinic1.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Ganges Ave Os6.3 min
  • Tiong Bahru Pk9.6 min
  • Kim Pong Park11.2 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre1.3 min
  • THK Senior Group Home @ Indus2.4 min
  • Indus Moral CARE2.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Kim Seng CC5.3 min
  • Tiong Bahru CC13.1 min
  • Henderson CC16.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • library@chinatown27.5 min
  • library@orchard28.6 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 — Bukit Ho Swee

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$594▲ 3.7%
3 ROOMS$642▲ 8.8%
4 ROOMS$890▲ 14.4%
5 ROOMS$1197▲ 53.0%
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