SG Block Index

Block 45 Lengkok Bahru

150045 · Alexandra Hill · Bukit Merah · Built 1983 · ~56 yrs lease left · 16 units · 4 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
78Overall / 100
Summary

Block 45 Lengkok Bahru in Bukit Merah scores 77.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8 minutes’ walk from Redhill Mrt Station MRT, 8.4 minutes from Redhill Lane Blk 85 (Redhill Food Centre), and 348 m straight-line from Gan Eng Seng Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
75
Food
88
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
99
Green space
53
Connectivity
80
Value (lease)
32
Leisure
72

Who it suits

Overall
78
Young Families
80
Seniors
78
Renters
79
Investors
55

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
18.1min
EWLS$1.49 · direct
one-north
23.1min
EWLCCLS$1.49 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
27.9min
EWLS$1.90 · direct
Changi Airport
53min
EWLEWLS$2.38 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

18 min door to door · S$1.49 · no transfers · 10 min (664 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 8 min riding

10mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 10 min (636 m) to Redhill
  2. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    RedhillRaffles Place · 4 stops · 8 min
  3. 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 45

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 2621 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Redhill Lane Blk 85 (Redhill Food Centre)8.4 min
  • Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 6 (ABC Brickworks Market/Food Centre)8.6 min
  • Redhill Lane Blk 79 (Redhill Market)9.9 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.1 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.5 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd13.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • L & H Polyclinic And Surgery4.8 min
  • Meden Clinic & Surgery4.8 min
  • Mount Alvernia Outreach Medical Clinic5.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Tiong Bahru Pk17.7 min
  • Telok Blangah Hill Park23.1 min
  • Rail Corridor26 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Silver Ace@Lengkok Bahru3.2 min
  • Silver Ace@Redhill8.7 min
  • Thong Kheng Senior Activity Centre (Queenstown)9.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Leng Kee CC7.4 min
  • Bukit Merah CC11.7 min
  • Henderson CC21.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Queenstown Public Library25.7 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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