SG Block Index

Block 116 BT Merah Ctrl

150116 · Bukit Merah · Bukit Merah · Built 1977 · ~50 yrs lease left · 96 units · 25 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
75Overall / 100
Summary

Block 116 BT Merah Ctrl in Bukit Merah scores 75.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 12.7 minutes’ walk from Redhill Mrt Station MRT, 3.4 minutes from Bukit Merah Central Blk 163 (Bukit Merah Central Food Centre), and 198 m straight-line from Gan Eng Seng Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
60
Food
100
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
92
Green space
66
Connectivity
73
Value (lease)
20
Leisure
67

Who it suits

Overall
75
Young Families
78
Seniors
77
Renters
75
Investors
53

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
20.3min
1235EWLS$1.59 · 2 transfers
one-north
26.9min
147CCLS$1.49 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
35.5min
1235EWLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
57.5min
16EWLEWLS$2.40 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

20 min door to door · S$1.59 · 2 transfers · 3 min (207 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 12 min riding

2m12351mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (104 m) to Blk 161
  2. Bus 123 · SBS Transit
    Blk 161BT Merah Int · 1 stop · 1 min
  3. Bus 5 · SBS Transit
    BT Merah IntTiong Bahru /plaza · 3 stops · 5 min
  4. Walk 1 min (76 m) to Tiong Bahru
  5. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Tiong BahruRaffles Place · 3 stops · 6 min
  6. 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 116

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 2215 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Bukit Merah Central Blk 163 (Bukit Merah Central Food Centre)3.4 min
  • Redhill Lane Blk 85 (Redhill Food Centre)9.4 min
  • Redhill Lane Blk 79 (Redhill Market)11.1 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.5 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Drs Koo, Koh & Associates P.L.3.4 min
  • Tzu Chi Free Clinic (Singapore)7.8 min
  • Mount Alvernia Outreach Medical Clinic12.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Tiong Bahru Pk17.1 min
  • Kim Pong Park24.1 min
  • Telok Blangah Hill Park25.2 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Redhill Moral Senior Activity Centre8.2 min
  • Silver Ace@Redhill8.5 min
  • Silver Ace@Lengkok Bahru12.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Bukit Merah CC9.4 min
  • Henderson CC14.8 min
  • Leng Kee CC16.6 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Queenstown Public Library32 min
  • Harbour Front Public Library38.8 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 — Bukit Merah

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$560▲ 7.1%
4 ROOMS$444
5 ROOMS$579▲ 31.5%
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