SG Block Index

Block 131C Kim Tian RD

163131 · Tiong Bahru · Bukit Merah · Built 2000 · Lease from 2002 · ~75 yrs lease left · 118 units · 27 floors

79Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 131C Kim Tian RD in Bukit Merah scores 79.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.9 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 531 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 131C Kim Tian RD in Singapore

Block 131C Kim Tian RD, Singapore 163131

Pillar scores

Transport
67
Food
97
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
91
Green space
74
Connectivity
72
Value (lease)
70
Leisure
55
EV charging
80
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
79
Young Families
82
Seniors
79
Renters
76
Investors
78
EV Owners
77

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
22.6min
EWLS$1.38 · direct
one-north
28.7min
121EWLCCLS$1.68 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
33.4min
121EWLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
57min
961EWLEWL2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

23 min door to door · S$1.38 · no transfers · 17 min (1040 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 6 min riding

16mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 16 min (1012 m) to Tiong Bahru
  2. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Tiong BahruRaffles Place · 3 stops · 6 min
  3. 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 · schematic5 min10 min15 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 131C

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 1109 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
  • Tiong Bahru Market10.4 min
  • Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre)13.6 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Novo Vita Clinic And Surgery4.6 min
  • Firsthealth Clinic & Surgery5.1 min
  • Hl Family Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd5.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Kim Pong Park5.9 min
  • Silat Avenue Park12 min
  • Tiong Bahru Pk15.8 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Silver ACE @ Bukit Merah6.1 min
  • Sarah Senior Activity Centre7.9 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd11.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tiong Bahru CC8.9 min
  • Henderson CC17.5 min
  • Kim Seng CC18.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • library@chinatown30.9 min
  • Harbour Front Public Library37.4 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 108/110/112 Jalan Bukit Merah6.5 min
  • Blk 115-117 Jalan Bukit Merah Tiong Bahru Orchid7.2 min
  • Blk 78/80 Moh Guan Terrace/Chay Yan Street7.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 131C Kim Tian RD
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 MRT, 1 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 101293.5 min walk · 217 m
  • Stop 101213.8 min walk · 247 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 2015 min walk
    121961

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$1.02M · 4 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
priced about right

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 131C Kim Tian RD is more liveable than 88% of them but pricier than 96% — around S$1,048/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability88th 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 131C offers a strong liveability score (79.4/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~75 years left).

What you get79.4/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+13.8%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds75 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 131C Kim Tian RD

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

5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$888k
median S$888k · S$750750 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
7069311156Sep '24Jun '25Mar '26
Monthly resale volume — Tiong Bahru (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 131C Kim Tian RD

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jul '255-room07 TO 09110S$888kS$750

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 change
2 ROOMS$1063
3 ROOMS$897▲ 14.1%
4 ROOMS$1048▲ 13.8%
5 ROOMS$1244▲ 17.3%
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