SG Block Index

Block 115 BT Purmei RD

090115 · Telok Blangah Rise · Bukit Merah · Built 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 181 units · 16 floors

59Overall / 100
Summary

Block 115 BT Purmei RD in Bukit Merah scores 59.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 18.5 minutes’ walk from Harbourfront Mrt Station MRT, 10.9 minutes from Telok Blangah Rise Blk 36 (Telok Blangah Rise Market), and 139 m straight-line from Chij (Kellock).

Pillar scores

Transport
43
Food
59
Schools
100
Healthcare
68
Daily needs
40
Green space
65
Connectivity
65
Value (lease)
34
Leisure
48

Who it suits

Overall
59
Young Families
65
Seniors
58
Renters
54
Investors
42

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
23.9min
124EWLS$1.38 · 1 transfer
one-north
31.6min
166CCLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
42.2min
124174EWLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
58.8min
124EWLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

24 min door to door · S$1.38 · 1 transfer · 12 min (710 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 10 min riding

6m1245mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (372 m) to CH OF St. Teresa
  2. Bus 124 · SBS Transit
    CH OF St. TeresaBef Pearl's Hill Terr · 5 stops · 6 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 minHawkerClinicParkBlk 115

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Telok Blangah Rise Blk 36 (Telok Blangah Rise Market)10.9 min
  • Telok Blangah Crescent Blk 11 (11 Telok Blangah Crescent Market and Food Centre)15.3 min
  • Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre)19.4 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd16.8 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd19.6 min
  • Foodie Market Place Pte Ltd22.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Health Partnership Medical Centre3.7 min
  • Lum Clinic & Surgery3.7 min
  • Novo Vita Clinic And Surgery16.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Silat Avenue Park8.3 min
  • Mount Faber Park11.4 min
  • Kim Pong Park22.6 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Silver Ace@Telok Blangah10 min
  • Sarah Senior Activity Centre15.8 min
  • NTUC Health Cluster Support @ Bt Merah20.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Radin Mas CC11.4 min
  • Henderson CC24.1 min
  • Tiong Bahru CC24.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Harbour Front Public Library23 min
  • library@chinatown33.5 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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