SG Block Index

Block 105A Depot RD

101105 · Depot Road · Bukit Merah · Built 2016 · ~89 yrs lease left · 160 units · 21 floors

64Overall / 100
Summary

Block 105A Depot RD in Bukit Merah scores 64.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 20.4 minutes’ walk from Telok Blangah Mrt Station MRT, 11.6 minutes from Bukit Merah Central Blk 163 (Bukit Merah Central Food Centre), and 635 m straight-line from Blangah Rise Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
30
Food
57
Schools
100
Healthcare
62
Daily needs
85
Green space
55
Connectivity
70
Value (lease)
98
Leisure
35

Who it suits

Overall
64
Young Families
69
Seniors
62
Renters
56
Investors
64

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
24.2min
5716EWLS$1.68 · 2 transfers
one-north
25.7min
57CCLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
36.3min
57145EWLS$1.98 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
59.2min
195EWLEWLS$2.42 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

24 min door to door · S$1.68 · 2 transfers · 5 min (279 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 15 min riding

3m57161mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (176 m) to Blk 118
  2. Bus 57 · SBS Transit
    Blk 118BT Merah Int · 2 stops · 3 min
  3. Bus 16 · SBS Transit
    BT Merah IntTiong Bahru /plaza · 4 stops · 6 min
  4. Walk 1 min (76 m) to Tiong Bahru
  5. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Tiong BahruRaffles Place · 3 stops · 6 min
  6. 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 minHawkerMarketClinicBlk 105A

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 2336 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Bukit Merah Central Blk 163 (Bukit Merah Central Food Centre)11.6 min
  • Telok Blangah Drive Blk 82 (Telok Blangah Market)16.4 min
  • Telok Blangah Hawker Centre & Market17.7 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.7 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd15.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Meridian Medical Centre4.2 min
  • NEW HEALTH FAMILY CLINIC Pte Ltd4.2 min
  • Drs Koo, Koh & Associates P.L.11.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Telok Blangah Hill Park15.6 min
  • Tiong Bahru Pk24.3 min
  • Labrador Nature Park24.9 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Redhill Moral Senior Activity Centre16.8 min
  • THK SAC @ Telok Blangah Crescent17.5 min
  • Thong Kheng Senior Activity Centre (Queenstown)20.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Telok Blangah CC17.4 min
  • Bukit Merah CC20.2 min
  • Leng Kee CC27.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Harbour Front Public Library35.3 min
  • Queenstown Public Library40.9 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 — Depot Road

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$997▲ 8.9%
4 ROOMS$715▼ 7.5%
5 ROOMS$586▼ 20.3%
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