SG Block Index

Block 26A Jln Membina

162026 · Tiong Bahru Station · Bukit Merah · Built 2007 · Lease from 2008 · ~81 yrs lease left · 148 units · 27 floors

86Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 26A Jln Membina in Bukit Merah scores 85.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4.7 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 8.2 minutes from Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre), and 128 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 26A Jln Membina in Singapore

Block 26A Jln Membina, Singapore 162026

Pillar scores

Transport
73
Food
95
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
100
Green space
89
Connectivity
84
Value (lease)
82
Leisure
57
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
86
Young Families
88
Seniors
84
Renters
84
Investors
70
EV Owners
88

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
12.9min
EWLS$1.38 · direct
one-north
22.2min
EWLCCLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
26.9min
EWLS$1.94 · direct
Changi Airport
46.8min
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 (463 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 6 min riding

7mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 7 min (436 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 26A

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 1458 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)8.2 min
  • Beo Crescent Market10.5 min
  • Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre)10.9 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd0.9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Health First Family Clinic0.9 min
  • Chua & Partners Family Clinic5 min
  • Dr Care Medical Clinic5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Kim Pong Park7 min
  • Tiong Bahru Pk10.5 min
  • Silat Avenue Park15.7 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Silver ACE @ Bukit Merah4.6 min
  • Sarah Senior Activity Centre8.5 min
  • NTUC Health Cluster Support @ Bt Merah9.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tiong Bahru CC10.1 min
  • Henderson CC12.9 min
  • Kim Seng CC15.6 min

Libraries

leisure
  • library@chinatown32.8 min
  • Harbour Front Public Library35.5 min
  • library@orchard39.2 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 26 Jalan Membina Multi Storey Car Park0.9 min
  • Blk 115-117 Jalan Bukit Merah Tiong Bahru Orchid5.3 min
  • Blk 108/110/112 Jalan Bukit Merah7.9 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 26A 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 100715.6 min walk · 288 m
  • Stop 103796.6 min walk · 151 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$1.15M · 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 26A Jln Membina 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 26A offers an outstanding liveability score (85.5/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~81 years left).

What you get85.5/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+1.9%5 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds81 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 26A Jln Membina

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

3-room3 sales · 12 mo
S$705k – S$720k
median S$720k · S$10921115 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block
102210821142Oct '24Jul '25Mar '26
Monthly resale volume — Tiong Bahru Station (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 26A Jln Membina

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Mar '263-room04 TO 0660S$720kS$1115
Dec '253-room01 TO 0360S$705kS$1092
Nov '253-room13 TO 1560S$720kS$1115
Jun '253-room19 TO 2160S$700kS$1084
Feb '253-room16 TO 1860S$720kS$1115
Jan '253-room16 TO 1860S$730kS$1130
Dec '243-room19 TO 2160S$720kS$1115
Nov '243-room25 TO 2760S$709kS$1098
Oct '243-room04 TO 0660S$668kS$1034

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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