How far is Block 57 Havelock RD from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Tiong Bahru Mrt Station, about 5.9 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 57 Havelock RD to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 121 to Tiong Bahru /plaza, then East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 17 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$1.49.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 57?

Beo Crescent Market is roughly 3.6 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 57 Havelock RD?

Alexandra Primary School, approximately 518 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 57 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 57 Havelock RD?

It scores 88.8/100 overall: transport 83.5, food 100, schools 100, healthcare 70, daily needs 100, green space 96.5, connectivity 79.2, value 92, leisure 70.1.

Is Block 57 Havelock RD a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 88.8/100 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 57 Havelock RD

161057 · Bukit Ho Swee · Bukit Merah · Built 2011 · Lease from 2013 · ~86 yrs lease left · 184 units · 35 floors

4 upcoming development sites within 1 km

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Summary

Block 57 Havelock RD in Bukit Merah scores 88.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.9 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 3.6 minutes from Beo Crescent Market, and 518 m straight-line from Alexandra Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 57 Havelock RD in Singapore

Block 57 Havelock RD, Singapore 161057

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Pillar scores

Transport: 84
Food: 100
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 70
Daily needs: 100
Green space: 97
Connectivity: 79
Value (lease): 92
Leisure: 70
EV charging: 92

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 89
Young Families: 91
Seniors: 88
Renters: 87
Investors: 73
EV Owners: 89

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 17.1min
one-north: 24.5min
Jurong East: 29.2min
Changi Airport: 52.1min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

17 min door to door · S$1.49 · 1 transfer · 3 min (205 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 9 min riding

2m›121›1m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 2 min (102 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 2111 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Beo Crescent Market3.6 min
Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre)4.5 min
Zion Riverside Food Centre8.8 min

Eateries nearby

food

Angelia Tong Pei JenB1.5 min
Tong Suan ToonB1.5 min
Ng Hong SengB1.6 min
Tan Hong ChuangB1.7 min
Lim Kian SengB1.7 min
Mei Jia Chinese Restaurant Pte LtdB1.8 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd3.9 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.8 min

CHAS clinics

health

Beo Crescent Clinic & Surgery2.3 min
Havelock Family Clinic2.5 min
iCare Medical and Wellness Clinic2.5 min

Parks & green

green

Ganges Ave Os5.5 min
Tiong Bahru Pk9.5 min
Kim Pong Park12 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

THK Senior Group Home @ Indus1.6 min
Indus Moral CARE1.6 min
Econ Health and Wellness Centre2.2 min

Community clubs

leisure

Kim Seng CC5 min
Tiong Bahru CC13.9 min
Henderson CC16.3 min

Libraries

leisure

library@chinatown26.6 min
library@orchard27.8 min

EV charging

Blk 77/79 Ganges Avenue4.3 min
Blk 22 Havelock Road4.5 min
Blk 34 Jalan Bukit Ho Swee The Beo Crescent4.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 57 Havelock RD

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 4 MRT, 3 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

Nearest bus stops

Stop 102391.1 min walk · 62 m
Stop 102311.3 min walk · 91 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 51 CP2 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 57 Havelock RD is more liveable than 100% of them and cheaper than 96% — around S$594/psf for 2 room (as of 2026-05).

Liveability100th 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 57 offers an outstanding liveability score (88.8/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is near-fresh (~86 years left).

What you get88.8/100overall 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 57 Havelock RD

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

4-room5 sales · 12 mo

S$900k – S$1.15m

median S$1.08m · S$889–1200 psf

3-room3 sales · 12 mo

S$835k – S$840k

median S$840k · S$1124–1131 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 57 Havelock RD

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jul '26	4-room	01 TO 03	94 m²	S$900k	S$889
Jun '26	4-room	34 TO 36	89 m²	S$1.12m	S$1169
May '26	3-room	25 TO 27	69 m²	S$835k	S$1124
Apr '26	4-room	01 TO 03	94 m²	S$990k	S$978
Jan '26	3-room	22 TO 24	69 m²	S$840k	S$1131
Jan '26	4-room	31 TO 33	89 m²	S$1.15m	S$1200
Oct '25	3-room	22 TO 24	69 m²	S$840k	S$1131
Aug '25	4-room	07 TO 09	94 m²	S$1.08m	S$1067
Jun '25	3-room	07 TO 09	69 m²	S$785k	S$1057
May '25	3-room	22 TO 24	69 m²	S$835k	S$1124
Sep '24	4-room	28 TO 30	89 m²	S$1.03m	S$1075
Aug '24	3-room	19 TO 21	69 m²	S$800k	S$1077

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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