Block 233 Bain ST
180233 · Bugis · Downtown Core · Built 1979 · ~52 yrs lease left · 120 units · 25 floors
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
- one-north
- 30.7min
- Jurong East
- 35.5min
- Changi Airport
- 39.5min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap10 min door to door · S$1.28 · no transfers · 9 min (579 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 1 min riding
- Walk 9 min (551 m) to City Hall
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
City Hall → Raffles Place · 1 stop · 1 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorDistance 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- Bras Basah Mrt Station5.2 min
- Esplanade Mrt Station6.1 min
- Esplanade Mrt Station6.4 min
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
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare 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