SG Block Index

The Crest

159023 · Rest of Central Region (RCR) · Alexandra North · Bukit Merah

Private condominium99-year leasehold (commenced 2012, ~85 years remaining)
69Overall / 100Top 65% of 2,287 condosHow we score →
Summary

The Crest in Bukit Merah scores 69.1/100 overall. It is a 99-year leasehold (commenced 2012, ~85 years remaining) development, 10 minutes’ walk from Redhill Mrt Station MRT, with recent resale around S$1930 psf.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of The Crest in Singapore

The Crest, Bukit Merah, Singapore 159023

Pillar scores

Transport
48
Food
84
Schools
97
Healthcare
52
Daily needs
60
Green space
85
Connectivity
71
Value (lease)
90
Leisure
59
EV charging
43
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

Who it suits

Overall
69
Young Families
74
Seniors
66
Renters
65
Investors
59
EV Owners
61

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
23.4min
EWLS$1.49 · direct
one-north
28.9min
132EWLCCLS$1.49 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
33.6min
132EWLS$1.90 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
58.4min
EWLEWLS$2.38 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

23 min door to door · S$1.49 · no transfers · 15 min (990 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 8 min riding

15mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 15 min (962 m) to Redhill
  2. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    RedhillRaffles Place · 4 stops · 8 min
  3. Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
Fastest itinerary · fares & times from OneMap, Singapore Land Authority

Price & tenure

Transacted prices from URA caveats (private residential), last 5 years · tenure from URA

Latest median PSFS$1930
12-month change▼ 3.2%
Price momentum10th pctvs other condos

Based on 57 transactions. Tenure: 99-year leasehold (commenced 2012, ~85 years remaining).

Transacted unit sizes

Strata area of units transacted (URA caveats), not a full unit inventory

51–70 m²
8
71–100 m²
31
101–150 m²
38
>150 m²
14

What’s nearby

walk times, door to door
Walk-time rings · schematic5 min10 min15 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkHere

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
PlannedKeppel MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2718 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Beo Crescent Market13.1 min
  • Redhill Lane Blk 79 (Redhill Market)13.4 min
  • Bukit Merah View Blk 115 (Blk 115 Bukit Merah View Market and Food Centre)13.5 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd15.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Redwood Clinic And Surgery Pte Ltd10.9 min
  • Dr Gary's Family Clinic10.9 min
  • Leong Clinic15.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Tiong Bahru Pk11.3 min
  • Ganges Ave Os17.9 min
  • Camp Road Interim Park19.8 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre12.5 min
  • Silver Ace@Redhill14.6 min
  • THK SAC @ Henderson (Satellite 93)15.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Henderson CC15.2 min
  • Leng Kee CC16.5 min
  • Bukit Merah CC18.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Queenstown Public Library25.2 min
  • library@orchard33.1 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around The Crest
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 MRT.

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 102796.8 min walk · 375 m
  • Stop 102697.2 min walk · 209 m
Buses that serve this block
  • CRESCENT GIRLS' SCH11 min walk
    132

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.

Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
pays a premium

Among RCR condos islandwide (828 compared), The Crest is more liveable than 16% of them but pricier than 75% — around S$1,930/psf (as of 2026-06).

Liveability16th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 25%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (RCR condos islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-06

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).

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