How far is Block 232 Bain ST from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Bras Basah Mrt Station, about 3.6 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 232 Bain ST to the city centre by public transport?

Take East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 12 minutes direct, roughly S$1.28.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 232?

Queen Street Blk 270 (Albert Centre) is roughly 8.3 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 232 Bain ST?

St. Margaret'S School (Primary), approximately 1136 m straight-line — outside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 232 Bain ST?

Approximately 53 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1980 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 232 Bain ST?

It scores 78.4/100 overall: transport 90, food 85, schools 97.8, healthcare 70, daily needs 76.6, green space 77.2, connectivity 77.3, value 26, leisure 62.4.

Is Block 232 Bain ST a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 78.4/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been rising faster than most Singapore subzones, and about 53 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 Bugis give the price trend.

Block 232 Bain ST

180232 · Bugis · Downtown Core · Built 1979 · Lease from 1980 · ~53 yrs lease left · 120 units · 25 floors

78Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 232 Bain ST in Downtown Core scores 78.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 3.6 minutes’ walk from Bras Basah Mrt Station MRT, 8.3 minutes from Queen Street Blk 270 (Albert Centre), and 1136 m straight-line from St. Margaret'S School (Primary).

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 232 Bain ST in Singapore

Block 232 Bain ST, Singapore 180232

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Pillar scores

Transport: 90
Food: 85
Schools: 98
Healthcare: 70
Daily needs: 77
Green space: 77
Connectivity: 77
Value (lease): 26
Leisure: 62
EV charging: 81

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 78
Young Families: 80
Seniors: 74
Renters: 78
Investors: 71
EV Owners: 73

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 11.5min
one-north: 33.1min
Jurong East: 37.9min
Changi Airport: 38.9min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

12 min door to door · S$1.28 · no transfers · 10 min (658 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 1 min riding

10m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 10 min (630 m) to City Hall
East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
City Hall → Raffles Place · 1 stop · 1 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

PlannedFounders' Memorial MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1848 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Queen Street Blk 270 (Albert Centre)8.3 min
Buffalo Road Blk 665 (Tekka Centre/Zhu Jiao Market)18.1 min
Berseh Food Centre18.3 min

Eateries nearby

food

Coffee Express 2000 Pte. Ltd.0.4 min
Bongs Pte. Ltd.A0.4 min
Jp Pepperdine Group Pte. Ltd.A0.4 min
Cheers Holdings (2004) Pte. Ltd.A0.4 min
Zhu CongqinB0.4 min
Chen LibingB0.4 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Jewish Welfare Board, Singapore6.2 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd6.9 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd8.5 min

CHAS clinics

health

Shalom Medical Group0.4 min
Drs Singh & Partners, Raffles City Medical Centre5.5 min
RafflesMedical5.5 min

Parks & green

green

War Memorial Pk7.4 min
Farquhar Garden (Fcp)8.3 min
Armenian Street (Fcp)8.6 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

St Vincent Home5.8 min
Abdullah Shooker Jewish Welfare Home14.8 min
Wesley Senior Activity Centre18.5 min

Community clubs

leisure

Kampong Glam CC18.6 min
imPAct@Hong Lim Green18.7 min
PAssion WaVe @ Marina Bay (Sea Sports Club)31 min

Libraries

leisure

Central Public Library2.9 min
National Library Building3.1 min
library@esplanade14.4 min

EV charging

The M6.2 min
Bugis Junction Towers6.7 min
Raffles City Shopping Centre8.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 232 Bain ST

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 3 supermarkets, 5 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 010190.8 min walk · 42 m
Stop 010121.2 min walk · 88 m

Buses that serve this block

HOTEL GRAND PACIFIC2 min walk
12

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 · Downtown Core planning area

Age profile: In Downtown Core, 8.7% of residents are under 15 and 13.6% are 65 or older.; 35–3912.9%
40–4410.7%
30–3410.3%
45–4910.3%
Household income: 65.5% of Downtown Core households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).; $20,000+40.9%
No working person11.3%
$15,000–17,4996.6%
$17,500–19,9994.5%
Dwelling mix: 14.8% of Downtown Core households live in HDB flats; 82.9% in condominiums or landed homes.; Condominiums and other apartments82.9%
HDB 4 room flats14.8%
Others2.3%
Household size: 70.6% of Downtown Core households are one or two people; 1-person households are the most common.; 1-person44.1%
2-person26.5%
3-person11.2%
4-person8.4%
In education: Of Downtown Core residents currently in education, 30.9% attend polytechnic or university.; Primary24.2%
University23.8%
Secondary23.4%
Pre primary11.5%
Commute to work: 38.3% of working Downtown Core residents commute by public transport; 20.6% drive or ride.; No transport required40.6%
MRT LRT only16.9%
Car13.3%
Bus10.8%

Resident data for the Downtown Core planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$1.08M · 4 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

slight premium

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 232 Bain ST is more liveable than 86% of them but pricier than 99% — around S$1,110/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-05).

Liveability86th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 1%

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 2026-05

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 232 offers a strong liveability score (78.4/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~53 years left).

What you get78.4/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+95.8%4 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds53 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 Bugis. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 232 Bain ST

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

4-room1 sale · 12 mo

S$783k

median S$783k · S$887–887 psf

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

Monthly resale volume — Bugis (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 232 Bain ST

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Mar '26	4-room	16 TO 18	82 m²	S$783k	S$887
Mar '25	4-room	19 TO 21	82 m²	S$825k	S$935
Feb '25	4-room	07 TO 09	82 m²	S$800k	S$906
Jan '25	4-room	16 TO 18	82 m²	S$850k	S$963
Jan '25	4-room	04 TO 06	82 m²	S$780k	S$884

Subzone medians — Bugis

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns

4 ROOMS$1110▲ 95.8%1

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