How far is Block 9B Boon Tiong RD from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Tiong Bahru Mrt Station, about 4.6 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 9B Boon Tiong RD to the city centre by public transport?

Take East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 12 minutes direct, roughly S$1.38.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 9B?

Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre) is roughly 3 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 9B Boon Tiong RD?

Zhangde Primary School, approximately 440 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 9B Boon Tiong RD?

Approximately 89 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 2016 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 9B Boon Tiong RD?

It scores 87.7/100 overall: transport 77.4, food 100, schools 100, healthcare 70, daily needs 96.7, green space 88.6, connectivity 85.3, value 98, leisure 57.7.

Is Block 9B Boon Tiong RD a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 87.7/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been rising faster than most Singapore subzones, and about 89 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 give the price trend.

Block 9B Boon Tiong RD

163009 · 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 9B 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 440 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 9B Boon Tiong RD in Singapore

Block 9B Boon Tiong RD, Singapore 163009

Open in Google Maps ↗Street View ↗Get directions →

Pillar scores

Transport: 77
Food: 100
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 70
Daily needs: 97
Green space: 89
Connectivity: 85
Value (lease): 98
Leisure: 58
EV charging: 99

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

See how every score is calculated →

Who it suits

Overall: 88
Young Families: 89
Seniors: 86
Renters: 85
Investors: 88
EV Owners: 90

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 11.6min
one-north: 21min
Jurong East: 25.7min
Changi Airport: 45.5min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

12 min door to door · S$1.38 · no transfers · 6 min (372 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 6 min riding

5m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 5 min (344 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

PlannedCantonment MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1759 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

Gerard Ee Huck LianA2.8 min
Food Paradise Enterprise Pte. Ltd.4.8 min
Tan Jitson4.8 min
Lin YongjianB4.8 min
Lock Kum Wai (Luo Jinwei)B4.8 min
Ang Ah TiongA5.2 min

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

Primary schools

straight-line

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

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 9B 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 · 127 m
Stop 101695.1 min walk · 179 m

Board here and check the LTA bus app for the services and live arrival times.

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

Set your budget to see if this block fits. Not sure? work it out from your income →

Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

priced about right

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 9B 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 9B 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 9B Boon Tiong RD

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

4-room1 sale · 12 mo

S$1.36m

median S$1.36m · S$1373–1373 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Tiong Bahru (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 9B Boon Tiong RD

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jan '26	4-room	37 TO 39	92 m²	S$1.36m	S$1373
May '25	4-room	04 TO 06	92 m²	S$1.09m	S$1099
May '25	5-room	10 TO 12	112 m²	S$1.44m	S$1193
Apr '25	5-room	04 TO 06	112 m²	S$1.34m	S$1116
Oct '24	4-room	37 TO 39	92 m²	S$1.32m	S$1333
Jul '24	4-room	10 TO 12	92 m²	S$1.10m	S$1111

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 changeLatest txns

2 ROOMS$1063—1

3 ROOMS$897▲ 14.1%1

4 ROOMS$1048▲ 13.8%5

5 ROOMS$1244▲ 17.3%1

Compare with nearby blocks →Living in Bukit Merah →Bukit Merah estate data →Blocks near Tiong Bahru Mrt Station →Blocks near Zhangde Primary School →Commute to the CBD →Buying your first home →Upgrading or investing →

See what’s for sale

Browse current for-sale listings near Blk 9B Boon Tiong RD on Singapore’s property portals. These open on third-party sites — SG Block Index doesn’t list or sell property.

PropertyGuru ↗99.co ↗