SG Block Index

Block 102 BT Purmei RD

090102 · Telok Blangah Rise · Bukit Merah · Built 1983 · ~56 yrs lease left · 147 units · 10 floors

65Overall / 100
Summary

Block 102 BT Purmei RD in Bukit Merah scores 64.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 13.6 minutes’ walk from Harbourfront Mrt Station MRT, 8.6 minutes from Telok Blangah Rise Blk 36 (Telok Blangah Rise Market), and 384 m straight-line from Chij (Kellock).

Pillar scores

Transport
60
Food
67
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
39
Green space
70
Connectivity
73
Value (lease)
32
Leisure
47

Who it suits

Overall
65
Young Families
69
Seniors
63
Renters
62
Investors
45

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
20.8min
166EWLS$1.38 · 1 transfer
one-north
23.9min
61CCLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
39.1min
166EWLS$2.07 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
56.2min
61EWLEWLS$2.33 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

21 min door to door · S$1.38 · 1 transfer · 7 min (411 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 11 min riding

1m1665mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 1 min (73 m) to Opp Keppel DP Blk 519
  2. Bus 166 · SBS Transit
    Opp Keppel DP Blk 519Bef Pearl's Hill Terr · 6 stops · 8 min
  3. Walk 5 min (310 m) to Outram Park
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Outram ParkRaffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min
  5. 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 minMRTHawkerClinicParkBlk 102

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Telok Blangah Rise Blk 36 (Telok Blangah Rise Market)8.6 min
  • Telok Blangah Crescent Blk 11 (11 Telok Blangah Crescent Market and Food Centre)16.5 min
  • Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre)21.6 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd17.9 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd18 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd18.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Health Partnership Medical Centre3.9 min
  • Lum Clinic & Surgery3.9 min
  • Hl Family Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd19.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Mount Faber Park6.5 min
  • Silat Avenue Park11.6 min
  • King'S Dock Park22.4 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Silver Ace@Telok Blangah7.3 min
  • Sarah Senior Activity Centre16.9 min
  • THK SAC @ Telok Blangah Crescent19.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Radin Mas CC12.4 min
  • Henderson CC25.3 min
  • Tiong Bahru CC27.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Harbour Front Public Library18 min

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).

Resale context — Telok Blangah Rise

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$595▲ 2.2%
4 ROOMS$623▲ 20.3%
5 ROOMS$647▲ 12.7%
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