SG Block Index

Block 4B Boon Tiong RD

165004 · Tiong Bahru · Bukit Merah · Built 2003 · Lease from 2005 · ~78 yrs lease left · 123 units · 21 floors

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

Block 4B Boon Tiong RD in Bukit Merah scores 87.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 3 minutes’ walk from Havelock Mrt Station MRT, 4.4 minutes from Tiong Bahru Market, and 717 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.

Where it is

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

Block 4B Boon Tiong RD, Singapore 165004

Pillar scores

Transport
90
Food
99
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
100
Green space
84
Connectivity
78
Value (lease)
76
Leisure
65
EV charging
94
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

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

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
15.1min
851EWLS$1.28 · 1 transfer
one-north
27min
EWLCCLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
31.7min
EWLS$1.94 · direct
Changi Airport
49min
851EWLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

15 min door to door · S$1.28 · 1 transfer · 6 min (338 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 6 min riding

4m8512mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (231 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 4B

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 1595 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Tiong Bahru Market4.4 min
  • Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre)4.8 min
  • Beo Crescent Market9.7 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Fassler Gourmet Pte Ltd5.1 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.5 min
  • Foodie Market Place Pte Ltd7.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Onecare Clinic Tiong Bahru3.9 min
  • Yim Clinic3.9 min
  • Kim Tian Clinic4.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Kim Pong Park6.9 min
  • Ganges Ave Os9.2 min
  • Tiong Bahru Pk12.9 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd3.8 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre9.1 min
  • THK Senior Group Home @ Indus10.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tiong Bahru CC4.7 min
  • Kim Seng CC9.6 min
  • Henderson CC18.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • library@chinatown23.7 min
  • library@orchard28.3 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blks 4-8 Taman Ho Swee Bukit Ho Swee View4.1 min
  • Blk 22 Havelock Road6 min
  • Blk 81 Tiong Poh Road/Keng Kiat Street Tiong Bahru Estate6.2 min

What’s within a walk

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

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 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 101411.4 min walk · 92 m
  • Stop 101492.1 min walk · 123 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 14 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 4B 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 4B offers an outstanding liveability score (87.4/100). 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 get87.4/100overall 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 4B Boon Tiong RD

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

4-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$900k – S$988k
median S$944k · S$836918 psf
5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$1.22m
median S$1.22m · S$986986 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room5-room a sale at this block
8029761151Jul '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Tiong Bahru (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 4B Boon Tiong RD

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jun '264-room01 TO 03100S$900kS$836
Feb '265-room01 TO 03115S$1.22mS$986
Nov '254-room04 TO 06100S$988kS$918
Jun '254-room19 TO 21100S$1.08mS$1003
Sep '244-room01 TO 03100S$925kS$859
Aug '244-room19 TO 21100S$988kS$918
Jul '244-room16 TO 18100S$1.03mS$957

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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