SG Block Index

Block 120A Kim Tian PL

161120 · Tiong Bahru Station · Bukit Merah · Built 1999 · Lease from 2001 · ~74 yrs lease left · 107 units · 29 floors

85Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 120A Kim Tian PL in Bukit Merah scores 84.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.3 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 8.3 minutes from Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre), and 237 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 120A Kim Tian PL in Singapore

Block 120A Kim Tian PL, Singapore 161120

Pillar scores

Transport
79
Food
93
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
100
Green space
84
Connectivity
83
Value (lease)
68
Leisure
59
EV charging
92
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
85
Young Families
87
Seniors
84
Renters
84
Investors
67
EV Owners
84

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
13.3min
EWLS$1.38 · direct
one-north
22.7min
EWLCCLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
27.4min
EWLS$1.94 · direct
Changi Airport
47.2min
EWLEWLS$2.36 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

13 min door to door · S$1.38 · no transfers · 7 min (466 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 6 min riding

7mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 7 min (438 m) to Tiong Bahru
  2. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Tiong BahruRaffles Place · 3 stops · 6 min
  3. 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 120A

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 1436 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)8.3 min
  • Tiong Bahru Market9.1 min
  • Beo Crescent Market12.1 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd4.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.5 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Health First Family Clinic4.2 min
  • Firsthealth Clinic & Surgery4.6 min
  • Tiong Bahru Medical Centre5.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Kim Pong Park4.7 min
  • Tiong Bahru Pk12.2 min
  • Silat Avenue Park14.5 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Silver ACE @ Bukit Merah3.3 min
  • Sarah Senior Activity Centre9.5 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd9.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tiong Bahru CC7.8 min
  • Henderson CC15.4 min
  • Kim Seng CC17.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • library@chinatown30.4 min
  • library@orchard36.8 min
  • Harbour Front Public Library38 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 26 Jalan Membina Multi Storey Car Park4.3 min
  • Blk 78/80 Moh Guan Terrace/Chay Yan Street6.2 min
  • Tiong Bahru Plaza7.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 120A Kim Tian PL
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 2 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 101293 min walk · 134 m
  • Stop 101213.6 min walk · 138 m

Board here and check the LTA bus app for the services and live arrival times.

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 120A Kim Tian PL is more liveable than 99% of them but pricier than 99% — around S$969/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability99th 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 120A offers an outstanding liveability score (84.7/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~74 years left).

What you get84.7/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+1.9%5 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds74 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 120A Kim Tian PL

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

4-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$950k
median S$950k · S$883883 psf
5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$1.15m
median S$1.15m · S$929929 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room5-room a sale at this block
8389261015Jul '24Jul '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Tiong Bahru Station (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 120A Kim Tian PL

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Mar '264-room07 TO 09100S$950kS$883
Jan '264-room10 TO 12100S$950kS$883
Nov '255-room16 TO 18115S$1.15mS$929
Jan '255-room07 TO 09115S$1.06mS$855
Jul '244-room22 TO 24100S$988kS$918
Jul '245-room04 TO 06114S$1.05mS$856

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 change
3 ROOMS$1150▲ 6.4%
4 ROOMS$923▼ 3.6%
5 ROOMS$969▲ 1.9%
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