SG Block Index

Block 233 Bain ST

180233 · Bugis · Downtown Core · Built 1979 · ~52 yrs lease left · 120 units · 25 floors

77Overall / 100
Summary

Block 233 Bain ST in Downtown Core scores 76.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.2 minutes’ walk from Bras Basah Mrt Station MRT, 7.6 minutes from Queen Street Blk 270 (Albert Centre), and 1186 m straight-line from St. Margaret'S School (Primary).

Pillar scores

Transport
86
Food
71
Schools
97
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
82
Green space
79
Connectivity
79
Value (lease)
24
Leisure
66

Who it suits

Overall
77
Young Families
78
Seniors
73
Renters
76
Investors
70

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
10.3min
EWLS$1.28 · direct
one-north
30.7min
197EWLCCLS$1.90 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
35.5min
197EWLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
39.5min
EWLEWLS$2.20 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

10 min door to door · S$1.28 · no transfers · 9 min (579 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 1 min riding

9mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 9 min (551 m) to City Hall
  2. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    City HallRaffles Place · 1 stop · 1 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 233

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 1787 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Queen Street Blk 270 (Albert Centre)7.6 min
  • Buffalo Road Blk 665 (Tekka Centre/Zhu Jiao Market)17.4 min
  • Berseh Food Centre17.6 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd5.4 min
  • Jewish Welfare Board, Singapore8 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Shalom Medical Group2.3 min
  • Drs Singh & Partners, Raffles City Medical Centre6 min
  • RafflesMedical6 min

Parks & green

green
  • War Memorial Pk7.9 min
  • Connaught Drive9.4 min
  • Farquhar Garden (Fcp)10.1 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • St Vincent Home5.8 min
  • Abdullah Shooker Jewish Welfare Home14.1 min
  • Wesley Senior Activity Centre17.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Kampong Glam CC16.9 min
  • imPAct@Hong Lim Green20.5 min
  • PAssion WaVe @ Marina Bay (Sea Sports Club)31.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Central Public Library1.6 min
  • National Library Building1.8 min
  • library@esplanade14.9 min

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).

Resale context — Bugis

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
4 ROOMS$1110▲ 95.8%
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