SG Block Index

Block 2 Jln BT Merah

150002 · Alexandra Hill · Bukit Merah · Built 1974 · ~47 yrs lease left · 240 units · 14 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
70Overall / 100
Summary

Block 2 Jln BT Merah in Bukit Merah scores 70.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 16.3 minutes’ walk from Queenstown Mrt Station MRT, 2.1 minutes from Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 6 (ABC Brickworks Market/Food Centre), and 972 m straight-line from Gan Eng Seng Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
44
Food
90
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
100
Green space
54
Connectivity
74
Value (lease)
14
Leisure
59

Who it suits

Overall
70
Young Families
74
Seniors
73
Renters
69
Investors
47

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
25.1min
33EWLS$1.68 · 1 transfer
one-north
21.2min
14S$1.38 · direct
Jurong East
29.9min
198EWLS$1.90 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
60.1min
33EWLEWLS$2.42 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

25 min door to door · S$1.68 · 1 transfer · 8 min (527 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 13 min riding

8m330mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 8 min (487 m) to Anchorpoint
  2. Bus 33 · SBS Transit
    AnchorpointRedhill · 4 stops · 5 min
  3. Walk 0 min (12 m) to Redhill
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    RedhillRaffles Place · 4 stops · 8 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 minHawkerMarketClinicBlk 2

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 3109 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 6 (ABC Brickworks Market/Food Centre)2.1 min
  • Bukit Merah Lane 1 Blk 120 (Alexandra Village Food Centre)7.4 min
  • Bukit Merah Central Blk 163 (Bukit Merah Central Food Centre)16.3 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd2.4 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Friendship Clinic & Surgery2.4 min
  • Kl Ng Medical Clinic Pte Ltd2.4 min
  • Central Medical Group Pte Ltd2.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Telok Blangah Hill Park18.9 min
  • Rail Corridor19.6 min
  • Hortpark23.8 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Thong Kheng Senior Activity Centre (Queenstown)2.9 min
  • Silver Ace@Lengkok Bahru12.8 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre17.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Leng Kee CC13.3 min
  • Bukit Merah CC18.6 min
  • Telok Blangah CC28.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Queenstown Public Library23.7 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 change
2 ROOMS$514▼ 11.9%
3 ROOMS$531▼ 2.5%
4 ROOMS$735▼ 3.1%
5 ROOMS$788▼ 6.0%
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