How far is Block 8 Kim Tian PL from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Tiong Bahru Mrt Station, about 6.7 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 8 Kim Tian PL to the city centre by public transport?

Take East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 13 minutes direct, roughly S$1.38.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 8?

Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre) is roughly 8.8 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 8 Kim Tian PL?

Zhangde Primary School, approximately 194 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 8 Kim Tian PL?

Approximately 57 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1984 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 8 Kim Tian PL?

It scores 81.6/100 overall: transport 76, food 91.5, schools 100, healthcare 70, daily needs 98.6, green space 82.9, connectivity 83.2, value 34, leisure 57.7.

Is Block 8 Kim Tian PL a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 81.6/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 57 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Tiong Bahru Station give the price trend.

Block 8 Kim Tian PL

163008 · Tiong Bahru Station · Bukit Merah · Built 1983 · Lease from 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 96 units · 25 floors

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Summary

Block 8 Kim Tian PL in Bukit Merah scores 81.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.7 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 8.8 minutes from Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre), and 194 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 8 Kim Tian PL in Singapore

Block 8 Kim Tian PL, Singapore 163008

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Pillar scores

Transport: 76
Food: 92
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 70
Daily needs: 99
Green space: 83
Connectivity: 83
Value (lease): 34
Leisure: 58
EV charging: 90

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 82
Young Families: 84
Seniors: 81
Renters: 83
Investors: 58
EV Owners: 79

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 13.2min
one-north: 22.6min
Jurong East: 27.3min
Changi Airport: 47.1min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

13 min door to door · S$1.38 · no transfers · 7 min (462 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 6 min riding

7m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 7 min (434 m) to Tiong Bahru
East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Tiong Bahru → Raffles Place · 3 stops · 6 min
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 · schematic

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 1424 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)8.8 min
Tiong Bahru Market9.7 min
Beo Crescent Market12.5 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd4.7 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.2 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.8 min

CHAS clinics

health

Health First Family Clinic4.7 min
Firsthealth Clinic & Surgery5.3 min
Chua & Partners Family Clinic7.1 min

Parks & green

green

Kim Pong Park5.3 min
Tiong Bahru Pk12.6 min
Silat Avenue Park14.9 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Silver ACE @ Bukit Merah3.8 min
Sarah Senior Activity Centre9.9 min
Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd10.4 min

Community clubs

leisure

Tiong Bahru CC8.4 min
Henderson CC15.8 min
Kim Seng CC17.6 min

Libraries

leisure

library@chinatown31.1 min
library@orchard37.5 min
Harbour Front Public Library38.4 min

EV charging

Blk 26 Jalan Membina Multi Storey Car Park4.7 min
Blk 78/80 Moh Guan Terrace/Chay Yan Street6.8 min
Tiong Bahru Plaza7.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 8 Kim Tian PL

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 2 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 101293.4 min walk · 174 m
Stop 101214.1 min walk · 193 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 8 Kim Tian PL is more liveable than 96% of them but pricier than 99% — around S$969/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability96th 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 8 offers an outstanding liveability score (81.6/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~57 years left).

What you get81.6/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+1.9%5 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds57 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 8 Kim Tian PL

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

5-room1 sale · 12 mo

S$1.10m

median S$1.10m · S$780–780 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Tiong Bahru Station (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 8 Kim Tian PL

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Aug '25	5-room	01 TO 03	131 m²	S$1.10m	S$780
Dec '24	5-room	16 TO 18	131 m²	S$1.11m	S$787
Nov '24	5-room	10 TO 12	131 m²	S$1.18m	S$837

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 changeLatest txns

3 ROOMS$1150▲ 6.4%1

4 ROOMS$923▼ 3.6%2

5 ROOMS$969▲ 1.9%5

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