How far is Block 27A Jln Membina from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Tiong Bahru Mrt Station, about 7.7 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 27A Jln Membina to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 123M to Tiong Bahru /plaza, then East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 15 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$1.49.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 27A?

Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre) is roughly 6.7 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 27A Jln Membina?

Zhangde Primary School, approximately 272 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 27A Jln Membina?

Approximately 81 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 2008 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 27A Jln Membina?

It scores 86.2/100 overall: transport 76.1, food 97, schools 100, healthcare 70, daily needs 100, green space 92.9, connectivity 79.2, value 82, leisure 61.5.

Is Block 27A Jln Membina a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 86.2/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 81 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 27A Jln Membina

163027 · Tiong Bahru Station · Bukit Merah · Built 2007 · Lease from 2008 · ~81 yrs lease left · 150 units · 27 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone

86Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 27A Jln Membina in Bukit Merah scores 86.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.7 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 6.7 minutes from Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre), and 272 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 27A Jln Membina in Singapore

Block 27A Jln Membina, Singapore 163027

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Pillar scores

Transport: 76
Food: 97
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 70
Daily needs: 100
Green space: 93
Connectivity: 79
Value (lease): 82
Leisure: 62
EV charging: 98

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 86
Young Families: 88
Seniors: 85
Renters: 84
Investors: 70
EV Owners: 88

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 15.2min
one-north: 25.5min
Jurong East: 30.2min
Changi Airport: 50.1min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

15 min door to door · S$1.49 · 1 transfer · 6 min (340 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 7 min riding

4m›123M›1m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 4 min (237 m) to Blk 129
Bus 123M · SBS Transit
Blk 129 → Tiong Bahru /plaza · 1 stop · 1 min
Walk 1 min (76 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 1427 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)6.7 min
Bukit Merah View Blk 115 (Blk 115 Bukit Merah View Market and Food Centre)9 min
Beo Crescent Market11.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd3.3 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.3 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.3 min

CHAS clinics

health

Health First Family Clinic3.3 min
Hl Family Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd4.3 min
Hong Associates Clinic4.3 min

Parks & green

green

Tiong Bahru Pk9.6 min
Kim Pong Park10.1 min
Silat Avenue Park14.2 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Sarah Senior Activity Centre4.9 min
NTUC Health Cluster Support @ Bt Merah5.5 min
Silver ACE @ Bukit Merah6.3 min

Community clubs

leisure

Henderson CC8.9 min
Tiong Bahru CC13.1 min
Radin Mas CC14.2 min

Libraries

leisure

Harbour Front Public Library31.7 min
library@chinatown35.3 min

EV charging

Blk 26 Jalan Membina Multi Storey Car Park3.3 min
Blk 115-117 Jalan Bukit Merah Tiong Bahru Orchid3.8 min
Blk 121/122 & 127 Bukit Merah View5.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 27A Jln Membina

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 2 hawker centres, 2 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 103792.6 min walk · 179 m
Stop 103692.7 min walk · 225 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 1294 min walk
123M

Services seen boarding near this block on real OneMap public-transport routes — not a full timetable. Check the LTA / bus operator app for live arrivals.

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 27A Jln Membina is more liveable than 100% of them but pricier than 99% — around S$969/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability100th 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 27A offers an outstanding liveability score (86.2/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~81 years left).

What you get86.2/100overall liveability

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

How long it holds81 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 27A Jln Membina

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

4-room4 sales · 12 mo

S$918k – S$973k

median S$929k · S$948–1063 psf

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

Monthly resale volume — Tiong Bahru Station (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 27A Jln Membina

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Apr '26	4-room	16 TO 18	90 m²	S$937k	S$967
Jan '26	4-room	01 TO 03	85 m²	S$920k	S$1006
Aug '25	4-room	04 TO 06	90 m²	S$918k	S$948
Aug '25	4-room	07 TO 09	85 m²	S$973k	S$1063
Apr '25	4-room	22 TO 24	90 m²	S$986k	S$1017
Jul '24	4-room	16 TO 18	90 m²	S$875k	S$903
Jul '24	4-room	10 TO 12	85 m²	S$915k	S$1000

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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