SG Block Index

Block 56 Havelock RD

161056 · Bukit Ho Swee · Bukit Merah · Built 2011 · ~84 yrs lease left · 156 units · 40 floors

87Overall / 100
Summary

Block 56 Havelock RD in Bukit Merah scores 87.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.8 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 4.3 minutes from Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre), and 568 m straight-line from Alexandra Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
80
Food
100
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
100
Green space
95
Connectivity
78
Value (lease)
88
Leisure
71

Who it suits

Overall
87
Young Families
90
Seniors
87
Renters
86
Investors
71

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
18.3min
121EWLS$1.49 · 1 transfer
one-north
25.6min
121EWLCCLS$1.68 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
30.4min
121EWLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
53.2min
121EWLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

18 min door to door · S$1.49 · 1 transfer · 4 min (281 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 9 min riding

3m1211mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (178 m) to Blk 51 CP
  2. Bus 121 · SBS Transit
    Blk 51 CPTiong Bahru /plaza · 2 stops · 3 min
  3. Walk 1 min (76 m) to Tiong Bahru
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Tiong BahruRaffles Place · 3 stops · 6 min
  5. 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 56

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 2088 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre)4.3 min
  • Beo Crescent Market4.5 min
  • Zion Riverside Food Centre7.9 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd9.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Beo Crescent Clinic & Surgery3.2 min
  • Havelock Family Clinic3.4 min
  • iCare Medical and Wellness Clinic3.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Ganges Ave Os4.6 min
  • Tiong Bahru Pk10 min
  • Kim Pong Park12.4 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • THK Senior Group Home @ Indus2.1 min
  • Indus Moral CARE2.1 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre3.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Kim Seng CC4.1 min
  • Tiong Bahru CC13.7 min
  • Henderson CC16.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • library@chinatown25.8 min
  • library@orchard26.9 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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