SG Block Index

Block 109A Depot RD

101109 · Depot Road · Bukit Merah · Built 2004 · ~77 yrs lease left · 96 units · 25 floors

62Overall / 100
Summary

Block 109A Depot RD in Bukit Merah scores 62.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 22.9 minutes’ walk from Telok Blangah Mrt Station MRT, 13.9 minutes from Bukit Merah Central Blk 163 (Bukit Merah Central Food Centre), and 540 m straight-line from Blangah Rise Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
35
Food
49
Schools
100
Healthcare
61
Daily needs
85
Green space
59
Connectivity
69
Value (lease)
74
Leisure
27

Who it suits

Overall
62
Young Families
68
Seniors
60
Renters
56
Investors
58

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
25.2min
5716EWLS$1.68 · 2 transfers
one-north
25.1min
57CCLS$1.68 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
37.3min
57145EWLS$1.98 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
60.2min
195EWLEWLS$2.43 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

25 min door to door · S$1.68 · 2 transfers · 4 min (246 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 16 min riding

3m57161mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (143 m) to Aft Hewlett Packard
  2. Bus 57 · SBS Transit
    Aft Hewlett PackardBT Merah Int · 3 stops · 4 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 minHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 109A

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 2526 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Bukit Merah Central Blk 163 (Bukit Merah Central Food Centre)13.9 min
  • Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 6 (ABC Brickworks Market/Food Centre)16.5 min
  • Telok Blangah Drive Blk 82 (Telok Blangah Market)18.9 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd1.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd16 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd16.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Meridian Medical Centre1.2 min
  • NEW HEALTH FAMILY CLINIC Pte Ltd1.2 min
  • Friendship Clinic & Surgery16.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Telok Blangah Hill Park13.2 min
  • Labrador Nature Park22.9 min
  • Hortpark23.3 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Thong Kheng Senior Activity Centre (Queenstown)17.7 min
  • THK SAC @ Telok Blangah Crescent19.9 min
  • Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charities Limited21.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Telok Blangah CC19.9 min
  • Bukit Merah CC22.6 min
  • Leng Kee CC25.6 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Harbour Front Public Library37.8 min
  • Queenstown Public Library38.5 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 — 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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