Block 79 Indus RD
161079 · Bukit Ho Swee · Bukit Merah · Built 1971 · ~44 yrs lease left · 520 units · 14 floors
Block 79 Indus RD in Bukit Merah scores 82.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.5 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 5.2 minutes from Beo Crescent Market, and 529 m straight-line from Alexandra Primary School.
Where it is
OneMap · SLABlock 79 Indus RD, Singapore 161079
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 78
- Food
- 100
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 70
- Daily needs
- 100
- Green space
- 94
- Connectivity
- 78
- Value (lease)
- 8
- Leisure
- 70
- EV charging
- 96
Who it suits
- Overall
- 83
- Young Families
- 85
- Seniors
- 84
- Renters
- 85
- Investors
- 53
- EV Owners
- 79
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 18.3min
- one-north
- 25.7min
- Jurong East
- 30.4min
- Changi Airport
- 53.3min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap18 min door to door · S$1.49 · 1 transfer · 4 min (268 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 9 min riding
- Walk 3 min (164 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
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorDistance 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- Tiong Bahru Mrt Station7.5 min
- Havelock Mrt Station8.2 min
- Havelock Mrt Station8.5 min
Hawker centres
food- Beo Crescent Market5.2 min
- Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre)5.4 min
- Zion Riverside Food Centre8.3 min
Eateries nearby
food- Angelia Tong Pei JenB3.1 min
- Ng Hong SengB3.2 min
- Tong Suan ToonB3.2 min
- Tan Hong ChuangB3.3 min
- Lim Kian SengB3.4 min
- Mei Jia Chinese Restaurant Pte LtdB3.4 min
Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.9 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.7 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd9.6 min
CHAS clinics
health- Beo Crescent Clinic & Surgery3.9 min
- Havelock Family Clinic4.1 min
- iCare Medical and Wellness Clinic4.1 min
Parks & green
green- Ganges Ave Os4.9 min
- Tiong Bahru Pk10.3 min
- Kim Seng Pk12.8 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- THK Senior Group Home @ Indus0 min
- Indus Moral CARE0 min
- Econ Health and Wellness Centre3.8 min
Community clubs
leisure- Kim Seng CC4.9 min
- Tiong Bahru CC14.8 min
- Henderson CC17 min
Libraries
leisure- library@chinatown26.2 min
- library@orchard27.3 min
EV charging
ev- Blk 77/79 Ganges Avenue3.7 min
- Blk 22 Havelock Road5.4 min
- Blk 34 Jalan Bukit Ho Swee The Beo Crescent6.2 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 4 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- Stop 102390.5 min walk · 52 m
- Stop 102312.2 min walk · 135 m
- BLK 51 CP3 min walk121
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 roomSet your budget to see if this block fits. Not sure? work it out from your income →
Value for money
liveability vs price · like-for-likeAmong 2-room HDB flats islandwide (1,129 compared), Blk 79 Indus RD is more liveable than 92% of them and cheaper than 96% — around S$594/psf for 2 room (as of 2026-05).
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 · leaseBlock 79 offers an outstanding liveability score (82.5/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~44 years left).
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 79 Indus RD
Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation
No registered resale at Blk 79 Indus RD in the last 2 years — figures above reflect Bukit Ho Swee medians.
Subzone medians — Bukit Ho Swee
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
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