SG Block Index

Block 61 Lengkok Bahru

150061 · Alexandra Hill · Bukit Merah · Built 1966 · ~39 yrs lease left · 144 units · 10 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
79Overall / 100
Summary

Block 61 Lengkok Bahru in Bukit Merah scores 79.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.8 minutes’ walk from Redhill Mrt Station MRT, 8.4 minutes from Redhill Lane Blk 85 (Redhill Food Centre), and 513 m straight-line from Gan Eng Seng Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
84
Food
88
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
96
Green space
69
Connectivity
83
Value (lease)
0
Leisure
79

Who it suits

Overall
79
Young Families
82
Seniors
80
Renters
84
Investors
49

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
15.7min
EWLS$1.49 · direct
one-north
20.8min
EWLCCLS$1.49 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
25.5min
EWLS$1.90 · direct
Changi Airport
50.7min
EWLEWLS$2.38 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

16 min door to door · S$1.49 · no transfers · 8 min (488 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 8 min riding

7mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 7 min (460 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 61

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 2787 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Redhill Lane Blk 85 (Redhill Food Centre)8.4 min
  • Redhill Lane Blk 79 (Redhill Market)8.5 min
  • Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 6 (ABC Brickworks Market/Food Centre)11.3 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.2 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd12 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Leong Clinic2.5 min
  • L & H Polyclinic And Surgery4.5 min
  • Meden Clinic & Surgery4.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Tiong Bahru Pk15.5 min
  • Camp Road Interim Park23.4 min
  • Telok Blangah Hill Park26.6 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Silver Ace@Lengkok Bahru4.5 min
  • Silver Ace@Redhill8.7 min
  • Redhill Moral Senior Activity Centre12.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Leng Kee CC1 min
  • Bukit Merah CC11.8 min
  • Henderson CC19 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Queenstown Public Library21.9 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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