SG Block Index

Block 9A Boon Tiong RD

162009 · Tiong Bahru · Bukit Merah · Built 2014 · Lease from 2016 · ~89 yrs lease left · 156 units · 40 floors

3 upcoming development sites within 1 km
88Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 9A Boon Tiong RD in Bukit Merah scores 87.7/100 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.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 9A Boon Tiong RD in Singapore

Block 9A Boon Tiong RD, Singapore 162009

Pillar scores

Transport
77
Food
100
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
97
Green space
89
Connectivity
86
Value (lease)
98
Leisure
58
EV charging
99
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
88
Young Families
89
Seniors
86
Renters
86
Investors
88
EV Owners
90

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

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

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

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 34 Jalan Bukit Ho Swee The Beo Crescent3.1 min
  • Blk 22 Havelock Road4.3 min
  • Blks 4-8 Taman Ho Swee Bukit Ho Swee View4.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 9A Boon Tiong RD
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 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
Nearest bus stops
  • Stop 101514.4 min walk · 126 m
  • Stop 101695.1 min walk · 155 m

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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$1.02M · 4 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
priced about right

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 9A Boon Tiong RD is more liveable than 99% of them but pricier than 96% — around S$1,048/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability99th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 4%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (4-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 9A offers an outstanding liveability score (87.7/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is near-fresh (~89 years left).

What you get87.7/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+13.8%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds89 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. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 9A Boon Tiong RD

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

5-room6 sales · 12 mo
S$1.48m – S$1.65m
median S$1.55m · S$12281368 psf
4-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$1.00m
median S$1.00m · S$10101010 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room4-room a sale at this block
86111421422Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Tiong Bahru (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 9A Boon Tiong RD

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
May '264-room01 TO 0392S$1.00mS$1010
May '265-room07 TO 09112S$1.50mS$1244
Mar '265-room25 TO 27112S$1.65mS$1368
Feb '265-room07 TO 09112S$1.48mS$1228
Sep '255-room31 TO 33112S$1.58mS$1311
Aug '255-room25 TO 27112S$1.53mS$1267
Jul '255-room19 TO 21112S$1.57mS$1301
Apr '255-room01 TO 03112S$1.26mS$1045
Feb '254-room25 TO 2792S$1.34mS$1351
Feb '255-room10 TO 12112S$1.42mS$1178
Jan '254-room31 TO 3392S$1.25mS$1262
Jan '255-room10 TO 12112S$1.45mS$1203

Showing 12 of 13 sales in the last 2 years.

Subzone medians — 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▲ 14.1%
4 ROOMS$1048▲ 13.8%
5 ROOMS$1244▲ 17.3%
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