SG Block Index

Block 4A Boon Tiong RD

164004 · Tiong Bahru · Bukit Merah · Built 2004 · Lease from 2005 · ~78 yrs lease left · 116 units · 30 floors

4 upcoming development sites within 1 km
87Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 4A Boon Tiong RD in Bukit Merah scores 87.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 2.3 minutes’ walk from Havelock Mrt Station MRT, 4.9 minutes from Tiong Bahru Market, and 776 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 4A Boon Tiong RD in Singapore

Block 4A Boon Tiong RD, Singapore 164004

Pillar scores

Transport
90
Food
99
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
100
Green space
86
Connectivity
76
Value (lease)
76
Leisure
66
EV charging
90
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
87
Young Families
89
Seniors
87
Renters
87
Investors
84
EV Owners
86

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
14.2min
851EWLS$1.28 · 1 transfer
one-north
29.9min
851EWLCCLS$1.75 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
34.6min
851EWLS$2.02 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
48.1min
851EWLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

14 min door to door · S$1.28 · 1 transfer · 5 min (272 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 6 min riding

3m8512mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (165 m) to Blk 1
  2. Bus 851 · SBS Transit
    Blk 1Outram PK · 2 stops · 3 min
  3. Walk 2 min (79 m) to Outram Park
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Outram ParkRaffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min
  5. 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 4A

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 1586 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Tiong Bahru Market4.9 min
  • Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre)5.5 min
  • Beo Crescent Market10.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Fassler Gourmet Pte Ltd4.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.2 min
  • Foodie Market Place Pte Ltd6.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Onecare Clinic Tiong Bahru4.6 min
  • Kim Tian Clinic4.7 min
  • Tiong Bahru Medical Centre5.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Kim Pong Park7.4 min
  • Ganges Ave Os8.5 min
  • Tiong Bahru Pk13.6 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd4.5 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre9.8 min
  • THK Senior Group Home @ Indus10.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tiong Bahru CC5.2 min
  • Kim Seng CC10.3 min
  • Henderson CC19.6 min

Libraries

leisure
  • library@chinatown23.3 min
  • library@orchard27.6 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blks 4-8 Taman Ho Swee Bukit Ho Swee View4.8 min
  • Blk 22 Havelock Road6.7 min
  • Blk 81 Tiong Poh Road/Keng Kiat Street Tiong Bahru Estate6.7 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 4A Boon Tiong RD
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 2 hawker centres, 4 supermarkets, 2 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 101491.4 min walk · 83 m
  • Stop 101412 min walk · 97 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 13 min walk
    851

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 4A 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 4A offers an outstanding liveability score (87.3/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~78 years left).

What you get87.3/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+13.8%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds78 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 4A Boon Tiong RD

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

5-room3 sales · 12 mo
S$1.23m – S$1.35m
median S$1.24m · S$9971091 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
94210361131Sep '24Jun '25Mar '26
Monthly resale volume — Tiong Bahru (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 4A Boon Tiong RD

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Mar '265-room13 TO 15115S$1.35mS$1091
Nov '255-room04 TO 06115S$1.24mS$1000
Nov '255-room01 TO 03115S$1.23mS$997
Jan '255-room28 TO 30115S$1.33mS$1077
Oct '245-room04 TO 06115S$1.19mS$960

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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