SG Block Index

Block 106 BT Purmei RD

090106 · Telok Blangah Rise · Bukit Merah · Built 1983 · ~56 yrs lease left · 123 units · 13 floors

63Overall / 100
Summary

Block 106 BT Purmei RD in Bukit Merah scores 63.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 15.9 minutes’ walk from Harbourfront Mrt Station MRT, 8.4 minutes from Telok Blangah Rise Blk 36 (Telok Blangah Rise Market), and 271 m straight-line from Radin Mas Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
51
Food
68
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
40
Green space
67
Connectivity
76
Value (lease)
32
Leisure
43

Who it suits

Overall
63
Young Families
68
Seniors
61
Renters
60
Investors
44

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
19.2min
123MEWLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
one-north
24.3min
65CCLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
34.4min
123MEWLS$2.02 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
54.2min
123MEWLEWLS$2.40 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

19 min door to door · S$1.59 · 1 transfer · 5 min (295 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 12 min riding

3m123M1mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (191 m) to Blk 109
  2. Bus 123M · SBS Transit
    Blk 109Tiong Bahru /plaza · 4 stops · 6 min
  3. Walk 1 min (76 m) to Tiong Bahru
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Tiong BahruRaffles Place · 3 stops · 6 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 minHawkerClinicParkBlk 106

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Telok Blangah Rise Blk 36 (Telok Blangah Rise Market)8.4 min
  • Telok Blangah Crescent Blk 11 (11 Telok Blangah Crescent Market and Food Centre)16.3 min
  • Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre)21.4 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd17.7 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd20.4 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd20.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Health Partnership Medical Centre4.4 min
  • Lum Clinic & Surgery4.4 min
  • Hl Family Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd19.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Mount Faber Park8.9 min
  • Silat Avenue Park12.1 min
  • King'S Dock Park24.8 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Silver Ace@Telok Blangah7.5 min
  • Sarah Senior Activity Centre16.8 min
  • THK SAC @ Telok Blangah Crescent19.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Radin Mas CC12.3 min
  • Henderson CC25.1 min
  • Tiong Bahru CC28.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Harbour Front Public Library20.4 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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