Block 1 Jln BT Merah
150001 · Alexandra Hill · Bukit Merah · Built 1974 · ~47 yrs lease left · 244 units · 14 floors
Near an LTA Silver Zone
72Overall / 100
Summary
Block 1 Jln BT Merah in Bukit Merah scores 71.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 16 minutes’ walk from Redhill Mrt Station MRT, 0.4 minutes from Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 6 (ABC Brickworks Market/Food Centre), and 818 m straight-line from Gan Eng Seng Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 47
- Food
- 90
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 70
- Daily needs
- 100
- Green space
- 60
- Connectivity
- 75
- Value (lease)
- 14
- Leisure
- 63
Who it suits
- Overall
- 72
- Young Families
- 75
- Seniors
- 74
- Renters
- 71
- Investors
- 48
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 24.3min
- one-north
- 21.1min
- Jurong East
- 29.8min
- Changi Airport
- 59.3min
19816EWLS$1.68 · 2 transfers
14S$1.38 · direct
198EWLS$1.90 · 1 transfer
14EWLEWLS$2.40 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap24 min door to door · S$1.68 · 2 transfers · 2 min (142 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 16 min riding
1m›198›16›1m›EWL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 1 min (38 m) to Blk 1
- Bus 198 · SBS Transit
Blk 1 → BT Merah Int · 3 stops · 4 min - Bus 16 · SBS Transit
BT Merah Int → 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- Redhill Mrt Station16 min
- Queenstown Mrt Station16.4 min
- Queenstown Mrt Station16.5 min
PlannedKeppel MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2974 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 6 (ABC Brickworks Market/Food Centre)0.4 min
- Bukit Merah Lane 1 Blk 120 (Alexandra Village Food Centre)6.9 min
- Bukit Merah Central Blk 163 (Bukit Merah Central Food Centre)15.8 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd0 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.8 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.8 min
CHAS clinics
health- Friendship Clinic & Surgery0 min
- Kl Ng Medical Clinic Pte Ltd0 min
- Central Medical Group Pte Ltd0.5 min
Parks & green
green- Telok Blangah Hill Park18.4 min
- Rail Corridor19.1 min
- Hortpark23.3 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Thong Kheng Senior Activity Centre (Queenstown)3 min
- Silver Ace@Lengkok Bahru11.7 min
- Silver Ace@Redhill16.3 min
Community clubs
leisure- Leng Kee CC12.2 min
- Bukit Merah CC18.1 min
- Telok Blangah CC28.4 min
Libraries
leisure- Queenstown Public Library23.8 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 — Alexandra Hill
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns
2 ROOMS$514▼ 11.9%1
3 ROOMS$531▼ 2.5%1
4 ROOMS$735▼ 3.1%2
5 ROOMS$788▼ 6.0%2