How far is Block 55 Havelock RD from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Havelock Mrt Station, about 7 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 55 Havelock RD to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 121 to Tiong Bahru /plaza, then East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 18 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$1.49.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 55?

Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre) is roughly 3.9 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 55 Havelock RD?

Alexandra Primary School, approximately 605 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 55 Havelock RD?

Approximately 86 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 2013 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 55 Havelock RD?

It scores 87.9/100 overall: transport 79.7, food 100, schools 100, healthcare 70, daily needs 99.5, green space 93.9, connectivity 77.4, value 92, leisure 69.7.

Is Block 55 Havelock RD a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 87.9/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 86 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Bukit Ho Swee give the price trend.

Block 55 Havelock RD

161055 · 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

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Summary

Block 55 Havelock RD in Bukit Merah scores 87.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7 minutes’ walk from Havelock Mrt Station MRT, 3.9 minutes from Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre), and 605 m straight-line from Alexandra Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 55 Havelock RD in Singapore

Block 55 Havelock RD, Singapore 161055

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Pillar scores

Transport: 80
Food: 100
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 70
Daily needs: 100
Green space: 94
Connectivity: 77
Value (lease): 92
Leisure: 70
EV charging: 99

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 88
Young Families: 90
Seniors: 87
Renters: 86
Investors: 73
EV Owners: 90

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 18.4min
one-north: 25.8min
Jurong East: 30.5min
Changi Airport: 53.4min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

18 min door to door · S$1.49 · 1 transfer · 5 min (297 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 9 min riding

3m›121›1m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 3 min (193 m) to Blk 51 CP
Bus 121 · SBS Transit
Blk 51 CP → Tiong Bahru /plaza · 2 stops · 3 min
Walk 1 min (76 m) to Tiong Bahru
East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Tiong Bahru → Raffles Place · 3 stops · 6 min
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 · schematic

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 2066 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre)3.9 min
Beo Crescent Market4.9 min
Zion Riverside Food Centre7.7 min

Eateries nearby

food

Angelia Tong Pei JenB2.8 min
Tong Suan ToonB2.9 min
Ng Hong SengB3 min
Tan Hong ChuangB3 min
Lim Kian SengB3.1 min
Mei Jia Chinese Restaurant Pte LtdB3.2 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.1 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.4 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd9.1 min

CHAS clinics

health

Beo Crescent Clinic & Surgery3.7 min
Havelock Family Clinic3.8 min
iCare Medical and Wellness Clinic3.8 min

Parks & green

green

Ganges Ave Os4.4 min
Tiong Bahru Pk10.4 min
Kim Pong Park12 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

THK Senior Group Home @ Indus2.5 min
Indus Moral CARE2.5 min
Econ Health and Wellness Centre3.5 min

Community clubs

leisure

Kim Seng CC3.9 min
Tiong Bahru CC13.3 min
Henderson CC17.2 min

Libraries

leisure

library@chinatown25.6 min
library@orchard26.7 min

EV charging

Blk 77/79 Ganges Avenue3.2 min
Blk 22 Havelock Road3.8 min
Blks 4-8 Taman Ho Swee Bukit Ho Swee View7.3 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 55 Havelock RD

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 3 hawker centres, 3 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 min walk · 81 m
Stop 102312.2 min walk · 178 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 51 CP3 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 55 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 55 offers an outstanding liveability score (87.9/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is near-fresh (~86 years left).

What you get87.9/100overall 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 55 Havelock RD

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

4-room4 sales · 12 mo

S$1.03m – S$1.14m

median S$1.08m · S$1058–1127 psf

3-room2 sales · 12 mo

S$785k – S$814k

median S$799k · S$1057–1095 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room3-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Bukit Ho Swee (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 55 Havelock RD

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	4-room	25 TO 27	94 m²	S$1.14m	S$1127
Mar '26	4-room	16 TO 18	94 m²	S$1.07m	S$1058
Mar '26	4-room	19 TO 21	95 m²	S$1.09m	S$1066
Feb '26	3-room	07 TO 09	69 m²	S$785k	S$1057
Sep '25	3-room	13 TO 15	69 m²	S$814k	S$1095
Jul '25	4-room	13 TO 15	89 m²	S$1.03m	S$1071
May '25	4-room	16 TO 18	94 m²	S$1.10m	S$1087
Mar '25	3-room	22 TO 24	69 m²	S$820k	S$1104
Feb '25	3-room	07 TO 09	69 m²	S$760k	S$1023
Dec '24	4-room	01 TO 03	89 m²	S$870k	S$908
Dec '24	4-room	34 TO 36	89 m²	S$1.11m	S$1157
Nov '24	4-room	01 TO 03	94 m²	S$920k	S$909

Showing 12 of 13 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 changeLatest txns

2 ROOMS$594▲ 3.7%4

3 ROOMS$642▲ 8.8%1

4 ROOMS$890▲ 14.4%1

5 ROOMS$1197▲ 53.0%1

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