How far is Block 118A Jln Membina from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Tiong Bahru Mrt Station, about 6.5 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 118A Jln Membina to the city centre by public transport?

Take East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 16 minutes direct, roughly S$1.38.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 118A?

Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre) is roughly 8.1 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 118A Jln Membina?

Zhangde Primary School, approximately 304 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 118A Jln Membina?

Approximately 76 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 2003 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 118A Jln Membina?

It scores 82.3/100 overall: transport 68.5, food 94.7, schools 97.2, healthcare 70, daily needs 99.8, green space 83.5, connectivity 78, value 72, leisure 52.2.

Is Block 118A Jln Membina a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 82.3/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 76 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 Tiong Bahru Station give the price trend.

Block 118A Jln Membina

161118 · Tiong Bahru Station · Bukit Merah · Built 2001 · Lease from 2003 · ~76 yrs lease left · 172 units · 30 floors

82Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 118A Jln Membina in Bukit Merah scores 82.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.5 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 8.1 minutes from Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre), and 304 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 118A Jln Membina in Singapore

Block 118A Jln Membina, Singapore 161118

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Pillar scores

Transport: 69
Food: 95
Schools: 97
Healthcare: 70
Daily needs: 100
Green space: 84
Connectivity: 78
Value (lease): 72
Leisure: 52
EV charging: 97

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 82
Young Families: 84
Seniors: 82
Renters: 80
Investors: 66
EV Owners: 84

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 16.3min
one-north: 25.6min
Jurong East: 30.4min
Changi Airport: 52.5min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

16 min door to door · S$1.38 · no transfers · 10 min (693 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 6 min riding

10m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 10 min (665 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

PlannedKeppel MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1307 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre)8.1 min
Beo Crescent Market12.3 min
Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre)12.6 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd3.4 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.5 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.3 min

CHAS clinics

health

Health First Family Clinic3.4 min
Hl Family Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd5.8 min
Hong Associates Clinic5.8 min

Parks & green

green

Kim Pong Park8.4 min
Tiong Bahru Pk12.4 min
Silat Avenue Park15.7 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Silver ACE @ Bukit Merah4.4 min
Sarah Senior Activity Centre8.4 min
NTUC Health Cluster Support @ Bt Merah9.7 min

Community clubs

leisure

Tiong Bahru CC11.4 min
Henderson CC13.1 min
Radin Mas CC18.1 min

Libraries

leisure

library@chinatown34.1 min
Harbour Front Public Library35.7 min

EV charging

Blk 26 Jalan Membina Multi Storey Car Park3.5 min
Blk 115-117 Jalan Bukit Merah Tiong Bahru Orchid5.2 min
Blk 108/110/112 Jalan Bukit Merah7.9 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 118A Jln Membina

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 1 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 100715.5 min walk · 137 m
Stop 100795.9 min walk · 211 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 1296 min walk
123M

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$1.15M · 5 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

priced about right

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 118A Jln Membina is more liveable than 96% of them but pricier than 99% — around S$969/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability96th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 1%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (5-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-06

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 118A offers an outstanding liveability score (82.3/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~76 years left).

What you get82.3/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+1.9%5 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds76 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 Tiong Bahru Station. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 118A Jln Membina

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

4-room5 sales · 12 mo

S$915k – S$1.01m

median S$990k · S$934–1021 psf

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

Monthly resale volume — Tiong Bahru Station (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 118A Jln Membina

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
May '26	4-room	28 TO 30	92 m²	S$1.01m	S$1018
Apr '26	4-room	19 TO 21	91 m²	S$915k	S$934
Apr '26	4-room	13 TO 15	92 m²	S$990k	S$1000
Dec '25	4-room	13 TO 15	90 m²	S$920k	S$950
Oct '25	4-room	22 TO 24	91 m²	S$1.00m	S$1021
Nov '24	4-room	16 TO 18	92 m²	S$968k	S$978
Aug '24	4-room	25 TO 27	90 m²	S$920k	S$950
Jul '24	4-room	01 TO 03	91 m²	S$828k	S$845
Jul '24	4-room	13 TO 15	92 m²	S$850k	S$858

Subzone medians — Tiong Bahru Station

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns

3 ROOMS$1150▲ 6.4%1

4 ROOMS$923▼ 3.6%2

5 ROOMS$969▲ 1.9%5

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