SG Block Index

Block 118B Jln Membina

162118 · Tiong Bahru Station · Bukit Merah · Built 2001 · ~74 yrs lease left · 143 units · 30 floors

83Overall / 100
Summary

Block 118B Jln Membina in Bukit Merah scores 82.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.5 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 7.2 minutes from Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre), and 260 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
76
Food
92
Schools
99
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
100
Green space
87
Connectivity
79
Value (lease)
68
Leisure
56

Who it suits

Overall
83
Young Families
85
Seniors
83
Renters
82
Investors
65

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
16.2min
EWLS$1.38 · direct
one-north
25.5min
EWLCCLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
30.2min
EWLS$1.94 · direct
Changi Airport
51.1min
EWLEWLS$2.36 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

16 min door to door · S$1.38 · no transfers · 10 min (643 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 6 min riding

10mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 10 min (615 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 118B

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 1334 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)7.2 min
  • Beo Crescent Market11.3 min
  • Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre)11.6 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd2.5 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Health First Family Clinic2.5 min
  • Hl Family Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd4.8 min
  • Hong Associates Clinic4.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Kim Pong Park7.4 min
  • Tiong Bahru Pk11.4 min
  • Silat Avenue Park14.8 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Silver ACE @ Bukit Merah3.4 min
  • Sarah Senior Activity Centre7.5 min
  • NTUC Health Cluster Support @ Bt Merah8.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tiong Bahru CC10.5 min
  • Henderson CC12.2 min
  • Radin Mas CC17.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • library@chinatown33.2 min
  • Harbour Front Public Library34.7 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 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▼ 2.8%
5 ROOMS$969▲ 9.0%
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