Living in Bukit Merah
Bukit Merah scores 76/100 median overall across 382 HDB blocks and about 1,302 residents. It is strongest on schools and food, and weakest on value (lease). Median commute to the city centre is about 19 minutes.
How Bukit Merah scores
- Transport
- 68
- Food
- 90
- Schools
- 99
- Healthcare
- 68
- Daily needs
- 89
- Green space
- 75
- Connectivity
- 75
- Value (lease)
- 38
- Leisure
- 59
Commute by public transport
- Raffles Placecity centre
- 19min
- one-north
- 26min
- Jurong East
- 32min
- Changi Airport
- 54min
Median door-to-door minutes, weekday 08:00, OneMap routing. Compare all towns →
What Bukit Merah is like to live in
Bukit Merah is a mid-sized HDB town of 382 scored blocks housing roughly 1,302 residents. Across the nine liveability pillars its clearest strengths are schools and food, while value (lease) is where it lags relative to the rest of Singapore. On our persona composites it reads best for young families, scoring 79/100 for that group.
Getting around and to work
The median block in Bukit Merah reaches Raffles Place in about 19 minutes by public transport on a weekday morning, and the town’s best-connected blocks are faster still. Commute varies block to block, so screen against the job hub that matters to you — the CBD, one-north, Jurong East or Changi — rather than the town average alone.
Where to look within Bukit Merah
Bukit Merah spans 13 subzones — Alexandra Hill, Bukit Ho Swee, Bukit Merah, Depot Road, Everton Park, Henderson Hill, Kampong Tiong Bahru, Redhill and more. The highest-scoring blocks below are a good starting shortlist; open any block for its full scores, nearest amenities with walk times, and exact commute itinerary.
Highest-scoring blocks in Bukit Merah
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).