Block 16 Taman HO Swee
163016 · Bukit Ho Swee · Bukit Merah · Built 1963 · ~36 yrs lease left · 78 units · 9 floors
Block 16 Taman HO Swee in Bukit Merah scores 78.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4.1 minutes’ walk from Havelock Mrt Station MRT, 4 minutes from Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre), and 758 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 80
- Food
- 100
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 69
- Daily needs
- 88
- Green space
- 81
- Connectivity
- 77
- Value (lease)
- 0
- Leisure
- 58
Who it suits
- Overall
- 78
- Young Families
- 81
- Seniors
- 79
- Renters
- 82
- Investors
- 49
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 18.2min
- one-north
- 27.6min
- Jurong East
- 32.3min
- Changi Airport
- 51.5min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap18 min door to door · S$1.38 · no transfers · 12 min (811 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 6 min riding
- Walk 12 min (783 m) to Tiong Bahru
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Tiong Bahru → Raffles Place · 3 stops · 6 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorDistance 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- Havelock Mrt Station4.1 min
- Havelock Mrt Station5.7 min
- Havelock Mrt Station5.9 min
Hawker centres
food- Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre)4 min
- Tiong Bahru Market9 min
- Beo Crescent Market9 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.1 min
- Fassler Gourmet Pte Ltd8.2 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.6 min
CHAS clinics
health- Onecare Clinic Tiong Bahru5.3 min
- Yim Clinic5.3 min
- Havelock Family Clinic6.2 min
Parks & green
green- Kim Pong Park8.5 min
- Ganges Ave Os9.7 min
- Tiong Bahru Pk13.7 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd5.1 min
- Econ Health and Wellness Centre8.3 min
- THK Senior Group Home @ Indus9.4 min
Community clubs
leisure- Kim Seng CC8.8 min
- Tiong Bahru CC9.2 min
- Henderson CC20.2 min
Libraries
leisure- library@chinatown26.5 min
- library@orchard29.4 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 — Bukit Ho Swee
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg