How far is Block 8B Boon Tiong RD from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Havelock Mrt Station, about 4.9 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 8B Boon Tiong RD to the city centre by public transport?

Take East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 15 minutes direct, roughly S$1.38.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 8B?

Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre) is roughly 2.4 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 8B Boon Tiong RD?

Zhangde Primary School, approximately 576 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 8B Boon Tiong RD?

Approximately 78 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 2005 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 8B Boon Tiong RD?

It scores 86.1/100 overall: transport 76.4, food 100, schools 100, healthcare 70, daily needs 100, green space 87.1, connectivity 81.3, value 76, leisure 61.3.

Is Block 8B Boon Tiong RD a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 86.1/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been rising faster than most Singapore subzones, and about 78 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 give the price trend.

Block 8B Boon Tiong RD

165008 · Tiong Bahru · Bukit Merah · Built 2003 · Lease from 2005 · ~78 yrs lease left · 123 units · 21 floors

4 upcoming development sites within 1 km

86Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 8B Boon Tiong RD in Bukit Merah scores 86.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4.9 minutes’ walk from Havelock Mrt Station MRT, 2.4 minutes from Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre), and 576 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 8B Boon Tiong RD in Singapore

Block 8B Boon Tiong RD, Singapore 165008

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Pillar scores

Transport: 76
Food: 100
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 70
Daily needs: 100
Green space: 87
Connectivity: 81
Value (lease): 76
Leisure: 61
EV charging: 100

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 86
Young Families: 88
Seniors: 85
Renters: 85
Investors: 83
EV Owners: 88

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 14.6min
one-north: 23.9min
Jurong East: 28.7min
Changi Airport: 48.5min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

15 min door to door · S$1.38 · no transfers · 9 min (530 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 6 min riding

8m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 8 min (502 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

PlannedCantonment MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1709 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre)2.4 min
Beo Crescent Market6.7 min
Tiong Bahru Market7.3 min

Eateries nearby

food

The Batter People Co. Pte. Ltd.A3 min
Tay Kee Teck3 min
Le Halo Pte. Ltd.A3 min
Food Paradise Enterprise Pte. Ltd.3.2 min
Tan Jitson3.2 min
Lin YongjianB3.2 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.8 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.2 min
Fassler Gourmet Pte Ltd8 min

CHAS clinics

health

Onecare Clinic Tiong Bahru2.5 min
Yim Clinic2.5 min
Tiong Bahru Medical Centre4.5 min

Parks & green

green

Kim Pong Park6.2 min
Ganges Ave Os9.5 min
Tiong Bahru Pk11.4 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd2.3 min
Econ Health and Wellness Centre6.7 min
THK Senior Group Home @ Indus7.8 min

Community clubs

leisure

Kim Seng CC7.2 min
Tiong Bahru CC7.6 min
Henderson CC17.8 min

Libraries

leisure

library@chinatown26.6 min
library@orchard30.3 min

EV charging

Blks 4-8 Taman Ho Swee Bukit Ho Swee View2.3 min
Blk 34 Jalan Bukit Ho Swee The Beo Crescent3.6 min
Blk 22 Havelock Road3.7 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 8B 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 101414.4 min walk · 255 m
Stop 101514.9 min walk · 232 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$1.02M · 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 8B Boon Tiong RD is more liveable than 98% of them but pricier than 96% — around S$1,048/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability98th 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 8B offers an outstanding liveability score (86.1/100). 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 get86.1/100overall 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 8B Boon Tiong RD

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

4-room4 sales · 12 mo

S$939k – S$1.10m

median S$1.03m · S$872–1027 psf

5-room2 sales · 12 mo

S$1.27m – S$1.34m

median S$1.31m · S$1025–1087 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room5-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Tiong Bahru (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 8B Boon Tiong RD

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	4-room	07 TO 09	100 m²	S$1.10m	S$1027
Apr '26	4-room	19 TO 21	100 m²	S$1.07m	S$994
Feb '26	5-room	16 TO 18	115 m²	S$1.34m	S$1087
Jan '26	5-room	04 TO 06	115 m²	S$1.27m	S$1025
Oct '25	4-room	04 TO 06	100 m²	S$988k	S$918
Aug '25	4-room	01 TO 03	100 m²	S$939k	S$872
Apr '25	4-room	04 TO 06	91 m²	S$925k	S$944
Feb '25	5-room	13 TO 15	115 m²	S$1.31m	S$1058
Aug '24	5-room	13 TO 15	115 m²	S$1.31m	S$1061

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 changeLatest txns

2 ROOMS$1063—1

3 ROOMS$897▲ 14.1%1

4 ROOMS$1048▲ 13.8%5

5 ROOMS$1244▲ 17.3%1

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