SG Block Index

Block 9A Boon Tiong RD

162009 · Tiong Bahru · Bukit Merah · Built 2014 · ~87 yrs lease left · 156 units · 40 floors

87Overall / 100
Summary

Block 9A Boon Tiong RD in Bukit Merah scores 86.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4.6 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 3 minutes from Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre), and 419 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
77
Food
100
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
97
Green space
89
Connectivity
86
Value (lease)
94
Leisure
58

Who it suits

Overall
87
Young Families
88
Seniors
85
Renters
85
Investors
85

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
11.3min
EWLS$1.38 · direct
one-north
20.6min
EWLCCLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
25.4min
EWLS$1.94 · direct
Changi Airport
45.2min
EWLEWLS$2.36 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

11 min door to door · S$1.38 · no transfers · 5 min (349 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 6 min riding

5mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (322 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 9A

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 1775 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre)3 min
  • Beo Crescent Market6.2 min
  • Tiong Bahru Market9.9 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Onecare Clinic Tiong Bahru4.1 min
  • Yim Clinic4.1 min
  • Hua Mei Clinic5.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Kim Pong Park7.8 min
  • Ganges Ave Os10.1 min
  • Tiong Bahru Pk10.9 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd3.9 min
  • THK SAC @ Beo Crescent5.8 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre7.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Kim Seng CC7.8 min
  • Tiong Bahru CC9.7 min
  • Henderson CC17.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • library@chinatown29.2 min
  • library@orchard32.1 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 — Tiong Bahru

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$1063
3 ROOMS$897▼ 10.3%
4 ROOMS$1116▲ 21.2%
5 ROOMS$1244▲ 14.7%
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