How far is Block 20 Jln Membina from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Tiong Bahru Mrt Station, about 1.8 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 20 Jln Membina to the city centre by public transport?

Take East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 10 minutes direct, roughly S$1.38.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 20?

Beo Crescent Market is roughly 6.9 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 20 Jln Membina?

Zhangde Primary School, approximately 157 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 20 Jln Membina?

Approximately 76 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 2003 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 20 Jln Membina?

It scores 89.6/100 overall: transport 90, food 97.2, schools 100, healthcare 70, daily needs 100, green space 100, connectivity 87.2, value 72, leisure 62.1.

Is Block 20 Jln Membina a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 89.6/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 76 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 20 Jln Membina

164020 · Tiong Bahru Station · Bukit Merah · Built 2001 · Lease from 2003 · ~76 yrs lease left · 156 units · 30 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone

90Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 20 Jln Membina in Bukit Merah scores 89.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 1.8 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 6.9 minutes from Beo Crescent Market, and 157 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 20 Jln Membina in Singapore

Block 20 Jln Membina, Singapore 164020

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Pillar scores

Transport: 90
Food: 97
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 70
Daily needs: 100
Green space: 100
Connectivity: 87
Value (lease): 72
Leisure: 62
EV charging: 100

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 90
Young Families: 91
Seniors: 88
Renters: 91
Investors: 70
EV Owners: 90

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 10.1min
one-north: 19.5min
Jurong East: 24.2min
Changi Airport: 44min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

10 min door to door · S$1.38 · no transfers · 4 min (257 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 6 min riding

4m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 4 min (229 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 1737 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Beo Crescent Market6.9 min
Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre)8.1 min
Bukit Merah View Blk 115 (Blk 115 Bukit Merah View Market and Food Centre)9.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Khong Yip Company Pte Ltd2.5 min
Koufu Pte Ltd2.5 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte LtdA2.5 min
Kok Mei Lan2.5 min
Haitian Gourmet Pte. Ltd.B2.5 min
Lim Teik SoonA2.5 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd2.8 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.3 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.2 min

CHAS clinics

health

Chua & Partners Family Clinic1.4 min
Dr Care Medical Clinic1.4 min
Kao & Tan Family Medical Centre & Surgery1.4 min

Parks & green

green

Tiong Bahru Pk5.1 min
Kim Pong Park8.5 min
Ganges Ave Os14.4 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

THK SAC @ Beo Crescent6.2 min
Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd7.9 min
NTUC Health Cluster Support @ Bt Merah11 min

Community clubs

leisure

Henderson CC11 min
Tiong Bahru CC11.4 min
Kim Seng CC12.7 min

Libraries

leisure

library@chinatown31.5 min
library@orchard35.1 min
Harbour Front Public Library37.8 min

EV charging

Tiong Bahru Plaza2.8 min
Blk 34 Jalan Bukit Ho Swee The Beo Crescent5.6 min
Blk 26 Jalan Membina Multi Storey Car Park7.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 20 Jln Membina

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 3 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 101611.2 min walk · 77 m
Stop 101692.7 min walk · 184 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$1.15M · 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 20 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 20 offers an outstanding liveability score (89.6/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~76 years left).

What you get89.6/100overall liveability

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

How long it holds76 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 20 Jln Membina

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

5-room3 sales · 12 mo

S$1.10m – S$1.32m

median S$1.17m · S$929–1115 psf

4-room2 sales · 12 mo

S$990k – S$1.05m

median S$1.02m · S$1022–1084 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room4-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Tiong Bahru Station (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 20 Jln Membina

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	5-room	25 TO 27	110 m²	S$1.32m	S$1115
May '26	5-room	16 TO 18	110 m²	S$1.17m	S$988
May '26	5-room	04 TO 06	110 m²	S$1.10m	S$929
Jan '26	4-room	10 TO 12	90 m²	S$990k	S$1022
Jul '25	4-room	22 TO 24	90 m²	S$1.05m	S$1084
Mar '25	4-room	04 TO 06	90 m²	S$935k	S$965
Feb '25	4-room	07 TO 09	90 m²	S$950k	S$981
Jan '25	5-room	13 TO 15	110 m²	S$1.18m	S$997

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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