Block 28 Tiong Bahru RD
163028 · Tiong Bahru · Bukit Merah · Built 1949 · Lease from 1973 · ~46 yrs lease left · 12 units · 4 floors
Block 28 Tiong Bahru RD in Bukit Merah scores 83.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4.6 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 4.9 minutes from Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre), and 520 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.
Where it is
OneMap · SLABlock 28 Tiong Bahru RD, Singapore 163028
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 86
- Food
- 100
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 70
- Daily needs
- 100
- Green space
- 88
- Connectivity
- 83
- Value (lease)
- 12
- Leisure
- 65
- EV charging
- 92
Who it suits
- Overall
- 84
- Young Families
- 86
- Seniors
- 84
- Renters
- 88
- Investors
- 69
- EV Owners
- 79
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 13.4min
- one-north
- 22.8min
- Jurong East
- 27.5min
- Changi Airport
- 47.3min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap13 min door to door · S$1.38 · no transfers · 8 min (462 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 6 min riding
- 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
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- Tiong Bahru Mrt Station4.6 min
- Tiong Bahru Mrt Station4.9 min
- Havelock Mrt Station5.5 min
Hawker centres
food- Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre)4.9 min
- Tiong Bahru Market5.3 min
- Beo Crescent Market8.6 min
Eateries nearby
food- Food Paradise Enterprise Pte. Ltd.1.4 min
- Tan Jitson1.4 min
- Lin YongjianB1.4 min
- Lock Kum Wai (Luo Jinwei)B1.4 min
- Global Is Pte. Ltd.A2.2 min
- Ji Young Korean Home-Stay Pte LtdA2.2 min
Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd2.7 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.2 min
- Fassler Gourmet Pte Ltd6.3 min
CHAS clinics
health- Tiong Bahru Medical Centre2.4 min
- Onecare Clinic Tiong Bahru2.6 min
- Yim Clinic2.6 min
Parks & green
green- Kim Pong Park4 min
- Tiong Bahru Pk10.4 min
- Ganges Ave Os11.9 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd2.5 min
- THK SAC @ Beo Crescent8.2 min
- Econ Health and Wellness Centre9.2 min
Community clubs
leisure- Tiong Bahru CC5.1 min
- Kim Seng CC9.7 min
- Henderson CC16.3 min
Libraries
leisure- library@chinatown25.1 min
- library@orchard30.4 min
EV charging
ev- Blk 78/80 Moh Guan Terrace/Chay Yan Street4.4 min
- Blks 4-8 Taman Ho Swee Bukit Ho Swee View4.8 min
- Blk 34 Jalan Bukit Ho Swee The Beo Crescent5.4 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 3 hawker centres, 5 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- Stop 101412.6 min walk · 209 m
- Stop 101512.7 min walk · 189 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 roomSet your budget to see if this block fits. Not sure? work it out from your income →
Value for money
liveability vs price · like-for-likeAmong 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 28 Tiong Bahru RD is more liveable than 95% of them but pricier than 96% — around S$1,048/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).
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 · leaseBlock 28 offers an outstanding liveability score (83.9/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~46 years left).
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 28 Tiong Bahru RD
Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation
No registered resale at Blk 28 Tiong Bahru RD in the last 2 years — figures above reflect Tiong Bahru medians.
Subzone medians — Tiong Bahru
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
See what’s for sale
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