SG Block Index

Block 6 Kim Tian RD

163006 · Tiong Bahru Station · Bukit Merah · Built 1993 · ~66 yrs lease left · 70 units · 11 floors

85Overall / 100
Summary

Block 6 Kim Tian RD in Bukit Merah scores 84.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 2.5 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 8.4 minutes from Beo Crescent Market, and 165 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
84
Food
88
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
99
Green space
95
Connectivity
86
Value (lease)
52
Leisure
56

Who it suits

Overall
85
Young Families
87
Seniors
84
Renters
86
Investors
63

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
11.1min
EWLS$1.38 · direct
one-north
20.4min
EWLCCLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
25.1min
EWLS$1.94 · direct
Changi Airport
44.9min
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 (326 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 6 min riding

5mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (298 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 6

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 1527 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Beo Crescent Market8.4 min
  • Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre)8.5 min
  • Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre)10.3 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd3.6 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Chua & Partners Family Clinic2.9 min
  • Dr Care Medical Clinic2.9 min
  • Kao & Tan Family Medical Centre & Surgery2.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Kim Pong Park8.1 min
  • Tiong Bahru Pk8.4 min
  • Ganges Ave Os15.2 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Silver ACE @ Bukit Merah5.9 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd8.2 min
  • Sarah Senior Activity Centre10.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tiong Bahru CC11.2 min
  • Kim Seng CC13.4 min
  • Henderson CC14.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • library@chinatown31.8 min
  • library@orchard37 min
  • Harbour Front Public Library37.8 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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