SG Block Index

Block 127D Kim Tian RD

164127 · Tiong Bahru · Bukit Merah · Built 2011 · Lease from 2013 · ~86 yrs lease left · 231 units · 40 floors

81Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 127D Kim Tian RD in Bukit Merah scores 80.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 10.4 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 8.1 minutes from Tiong Bahru Market, and 561 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 127D Kim Tian RD in Singapore

Block 127D Kim Tian RD, Singapore 164127

Pillar scores

Transport
66
Food
95
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
93
Green space
72
Connectivity
71
Value (lease)
92
Leisure
58
EV charging
88
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
81
Young Families
83
Seniors
80
Renters
76
Investors
83
EV Owners
82

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
21.9min
EWLS$1.38 · direct
one-north
29.7min
121EWLCCLS$1.68 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
34.4min
121EWLS$1.94 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
56.9min
EWLEWLS$2.36 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

22 min door to door · S$1.38 · no transfers · 16 min (1006 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 6 min riding

16mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 16 min (978 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 127D

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 1173 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Tiong Bahru Market8.1 min
  • Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre)9.4 min
  • Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre)12.1 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.4 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd8.3 min
  • Fassler Gourmet Pte Ltd9.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Firsthealth Clinic & Surgery2.6 min
  • Marina Medical Centre (Tiong Bahru)5 min
  • Novo Vita Clinic And Surgery7.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Kim Pong Park4.3 min
  • Silat Avenue Park14.3 min
  • Tiong Bahru Pk16.3 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Silver ACE @ Bukit Merah6.9 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd9.7 min
  • Sarah Senior Activity Centre10.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tiong Bahru CC5.7 min
  • Kim Seng CC16.9 min
  • Henderson CC19.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • library@chinatown27.6 min
  • library@orchard35.7 min
  • Harbour Front Public Library39.4 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 78/80 Moh Guan Terrace/Chay Yan Street5 min
  • Blk 81 Tiong Poh Road/Keng Kiat Street Tiong Bahru Estate6.5 min
  • Blk 115-117 Jalan Bukit Merah Tiong Bahru Orchid9.9 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 127D Kim Tian RD
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 hawker centres, 3 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 101293.2 min walk · 198 m
  • Stop 101213.3 min walk · 202 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 1217 min walk
    121

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 127D Kim Tian RD is more liveable than 91% of them but pricier than 96% — around S$1,048/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability91th 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 127D offers an outstanding liveability score (80.9/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is near-fresh (~86 years left).

What you get80.9/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+13.8%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds86 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 127D Kim Tian RD

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

4-room3 sales · 12 mo
S$1.05m – S$1.19m
median S$1.16m · S$10501254 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
87410851295Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Tiong Bahru (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 127D Kim Tian RD

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
May '264-room37 TO 3988S$1.19mS$1254
Dec '254-room34 TO 3693S$1.05mS$1050
Oct '254-room40 TO 4288S$1.16mS$1225
Dec '245-room10 TO 12113S$1.19mS$978
Oct '244-room07 TO 0993S$950kS$949
Sep '245-room34 TO 36113S$1.32mS$1085
Jul '245-room01 TO 03113S$1.23mS$1011

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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