SG Block Index

Tiong Bahru Estate

169774 · Rest of Central Region (RCR) · Tiong Bahru · Bukit Merah

Private condominiumFreehold
87Overall / 100Top 8% of 2,287 condosHow we score →
Summary

Tiong Bahru Estate in Bukit Merah scores 86.9/100 overall. It is a freehold development, 5.5 minutes’ walk from Havelock Mrt Station MRT, with recent resale around S$2886 psf.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Tiong Bahru Estate in Singapore

Tiong Bahru Estate, Bukit Merah, Singapore 169774

Pillar scores

Transport
85
Food
100
Schools
98
Healthcare
68
Daily needs
100
Green space
72
Connectivity
77
Value (lease)
100
Leisure
78
EV charging
88
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

Who it suits

Overall
87
Young Families
88
Seniors
86
Renters
85
Investors
90
EV Owners
87

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
13.6min
EWLS$1.28 · direct
one-north
29.4min
851EWLCCLS$1.75 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
34.1min
851EWLS$2.02 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
47.7min
851EWLEWLS$2.33 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

14 min door to door · S$1.28 · no transfers · 10 min (643 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 3 min riding

10mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 10 min (615 m) to Outram Park
  2. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Outram ParkRaffles Place · 2 stops · 3 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$2886
12-month change
Price momentumToo few sales

Based on 1 transaction. Tenure: Freehold.

Transacted unit sizes

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

101–150 m²
1

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
PlannedCantonment MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1189 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Tiong Bahru Market5.3 min
  • Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre)11.1 min
  • Jalan Kukoh Blk 1 (Kukoh 21 Food Centre)11.6 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Foodie Market Place Pte Ltd0.9 min
  • Fassler Gourmet Pte Ltd2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Kim Tian Clinic3.8 min
  • Marina Medical Centre (Tiong Bahru)6.8 min
  • Tiong Bahru Medical Centre9.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Kim Pong Park8.4 min
  • Pearl'S Hill City Pk9.8 min
  • Ganges Ave Os12.4 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd9.9 min
  • Kreta Ayer Senior Activity Centre (Jalan Kukoh)10.3 min
  • Kreta Ayer Senior Activity Centre (Chin Swee)13.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tiong Bahru CC5.1 min
  • Kreta Ayer CC14.7 min
  • Kim Seng CC15.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • library@chinatown17.8 min
  • library@orchard29.4 min
  • library@esplanade37.3 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Tiong Bahru Estate
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 3 supermarkets, 2 parks, 3 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 060512.8 min walk · 161 m
  • Stop 060492.9 min walk · 132 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BEF OUTRAM FLYOVER4 min walk
    851

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
slight premium

Among RCR condos islandwide (828 compared), Tiong Bahru Estate is more liveable than 79% of them but pricier than 99% — around S$2,886/psf (as of 2022-02).

Liveability79th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 1%

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 2022-02

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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