SG Block Index

Block 54 Havelock RD

161054 · Bukit Ho Swee · Bukit Merah · Built 2011 · Lease from 2013 · ~86 yrs lease left · 175 units · 36 floors

4 upcoming development sites within 1 km
87Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 54 Havelock RD in Bukit Merah scores 87/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.8 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 2.6 minutes from Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre), and 629 m straight-line from Alexandra Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 54 Havelock RD in Singapore

Block 54 Havelock RD, Singapore 161054

Pillar scores

Transport
77
Food
100
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
100
Green space
91
Connectivity
76
Value (lease)
92
Leisure
67
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
87
Young Families
89
Seniors
86
Renters
84
Investors
72
EV Owners
90

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
19.2min
EWLS$1.38 · direct
one-north
27.2min
121EWLCCLS$1.68 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
31.9min
121EWLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
54.8min
121EWLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

19 min door to door · S$1.38 · no transfers · 13 min (837 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 6 min riding

13mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 13 min (810 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 54

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 1990 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre)2.6 min
  • Beo Crescent Market4.5 min
  • Zion Riverside Food Centre8.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Havelock Family Clinic3.2 min
  • iCare Medical and Wellness Clinic3.2 min
  • Beo Crescent Clinic & Surgery3.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Ganges Ave Os5 min
  • Kim Pong Park10.7 min
  • Tiong Bahru Pk11.4 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre3.1 min
  • THK Senior Group Home @ Indus3.3 min
  • Indus Moral CARE3.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Kim Seng CC2.8 min
  • Tiong Bahru CC12 min
  • Henderson CC18.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • library@chinatown26.2 min
  • library@orchard27.4 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 22 Havelock Road2.6 min
  • Blk 77/79 Ganges Avenue3.8 min
  • Blk 34 Jalan Bukit Ho Swee The Beo Crescent5.4 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 54 Havelock RD
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 3 hawker centres, 4 supermarkets, 1 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
Nearest bus stops
  • Stop 102392.8 min walk · 154 m
  • Stop 102213.7 min walk · 235 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 51 CP4 min walk
    121

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$287k · 2 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
strong value

Among 2-room HDB flats islandwide (1,129 compared), Blk 54 Havelock RD is more liveable than 99% of them and cheaper than 96% — around S$594/psf for 2 room (as of 2026-05).

Liveability99th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 96%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (2-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-05

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 54 offers an outstanding liveability score (87/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is near-fresh (~86 years left).

What you get87/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+3.7%2 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds86 yrslease remaining

A plain-language read, not financial advice. Liveability and lease come from the index; price signals from data.gov.sg resale transactions for Bukit Ho Swee. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 54 Havelock RD

Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation

3-room3 sales · 12 mo
S$780k – S$865k
median S$865k · S$10501165 psf
4-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$1.08m
median S$1.08m · S$10671067 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room4-room a sale at this block
5148741235Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Bukit Ho Swee (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 54 Havelock RD

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jun '263-room19 TO 2169S$865kS$1165
May '263-room22 TO 2469S$865kS$1165
Jan '263-room07 TO 0969S$780kS$1050
Jan '264-room25 TO 2794S$1.08mS$1067
Jun '254-room31 TO 3394S$1.11mS$1097
Jun '254-room22 TO 2495S$1.10mS$1076
Apr '253-room28 TO 3069S$835kS$1124
Feb '253-room04 TO 0669S$728kS$980
Feb '253-room16 TO 1869S$790kS$1064
Feb '254-room34 TO 3689S$1.09mS$1136
Jan '253-room31 TO 3369S$785kS$1057
Jan '254-room25 TO 2789S$1.08mS$1133

Showing 12 of 17 sales in the last 2 years.

Subzone medians — 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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