Block 111 BT Purmei RD
090111 · Telok Blangah Rise · Bukit Merah · Built 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 159 units · 16 floors
63Overall / 100
Summary
Block 111 BT Purmei RD in Bukit Merah scores 63.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 18 minutes’ walk from Harbourfront Mrt Station MRT, 10.6 minutes from Telok Blangah Rise Blk 36 (Telok Blangah Rise Market), and 123 m straight-line from Chij (Kellock).
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 48
- Food
- 70
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 69
- Daily needs
- 42
- Green space
- 66
- Connectivity
- 73
- Value (lease)
- 34
- Leisure
- 54
Who it suits
- Overall
- 63
- Young Families
- 68
- Seniors
- 62
- Renters
- 60
- Investors
- 44
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 20.1min
- one-north
- 30.6min
- Jurong East
- 34.5min
- Changi Airport
- 55min
123MEWLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
166CCLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
123EWLS$2.02 · 1 transfer
123MEWLEWLS$2.40 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap20 min door to door · S$1.59 · 1 transfer · 6 min (349 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 12 min riding
4m›123M›1m›EWL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 4 min (246 m) to Blk 109
- Bus 123M · SBS Transit
Blk 109 → Tiong Bahru /plaza · 4 stops · 6 min - Walk 1 min (76 m) to Tiong Bahru
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Tiong Bahru → Raffles Place · 3 stops · 6 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-time rings · schematic
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- Harbourfront Mrt Station18 min
- Harbourfront Mrt Station18.5 min
- Harbourfront Mrt Station18.8 min
PlannedKeppel MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 515 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Telok Blangah Rise Blk 36 (Telok Blangah Rise Market)10.6 min
- Telok Blangah Crescent Blk 11 (11 Telok Blangah Crescent Market and Food Centre)15 min
- Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre)17.3 min
Supermarkets
daily- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd16.5 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd19.3 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd21.6 min
CHAS clinics
health- Health Partnership Medical Centre3.2 min
- Lum Clinic & Surgery3.2 min
- Novo Vita Clinic And Surgery14.6 min
Parks & green
green- Silat Avenue Park6.2 min
- Mount Faber Park11 min
- Kim Pong Park20.5 min
Primary schools
straight-line- Chij (Kellock)123 m
- Radin Mas Primary School352 m
- Zhangde Primary School1101 m
Eldercare centres
care- Silver Ace@Telok Blangah9.6 min
- Sarah Senior Activity Centre15.5 min
- NTUC Health Cluster Support @ Bt Merah20.5 min
Community clubs
leisure- Radin Mas CC11.1 min
- Tiong Bahru CC22.5 min
- Henderson CC23.8 min
Libraries
leisure- Harbour Front Public Library22.5 min
- library@chinatown31.2 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 changeLatest txns
3 ROOMS$595▲ 2.2%2
4 ROOMS$623▲ 20.3%3
5 ROOMS$647▲ 12.7%1