SG Block Index

Block 9 Jln Rumah Tinggi

150009 · Alexandra Hill · Bukit Merah · Built 1983 · ~56 yrs lease left · 102 units · 18 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
73Overall / 100
Summary

Block 9 Jln Rumah Tinggi in Bukit Merah scores 73.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 14.3 minutes’ walk from Redhill Mrt Station MRT, 4.3 minutes from Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 6 (ABC Brickworks Market/Food Centre), and 749 m straight-line from Queenstown Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
54
Food
90
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
100
Green space
52
Connectivity
73
Value (lease)
32
Leisure
67

Who it suits

Overall
73
Young Families
76
Seniors
75
Renters
72
Investors
52

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
20.9min
63EWLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
one-north
29.9min
197CCLS$1.38 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
33min
63EWLS$1.90 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
55.9min
63EWLEWLS$2.40 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

21 min door to door · S$1.59 · 1 transfer · 8 min (484 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 11 min riding

3m634mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (195 m) to Opp Blk 36
  2. Bus 63 · SBS Transit
    Opp Blk 36Blk 63b · 3 stops · 3 min
  3. Walk 4 min (260 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicBlk 9

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 3141 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 6 (ABC Brickworks Market/Food Centre)4.3 min
  • Bukit Merah Lane 1 Blk 120 (Alexandra Village Food Centre)9.6 min
  • Redhill Lane Blk 85 (Redhill Food Centre)16.1 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.6 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd6.9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Central Medical Group Pte Ltd4.4 min
  • Friendship Clinic & Surgery4.6 min
  • Kl Ng Medical Clinic Pte Ltd4.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Telok Blangah Hill Park20 min
  • Rail Corridor20.7 min
  • Tiong Bahru Pk24 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Thong Kheng Senior Activity Centre (Queenstown)3.8 min
  • Silver Ace@Lengkok Bahru10.5 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre17.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Leng Kee CC10 min
  • Bukit Merah CC19.3 min
  • Queenstown CC24.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Queenstown Public Library22.9 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 — 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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