Block 129 BT Merah View
150129 · Henderson Hill · Bukit Merah · Built 1973 · ~46 yrs lease left · 297 units · 20 floors
Block 129 BT Merah View in Bukit Merah scores 79.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.1 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 9.5 minutes from Beo Crescent Market, and 224 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 83
- Food
- 84
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 68
- Daily needs
- 90
- Green space
- 91
- Connectivity
- 81
- Value (lease)
- 12
- Leisure
- 61
Who it suits
- Overall
- 79
- Young Families
- 83
- Seniors
- 79
- Renters
- 83
- Investors
- 70
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 12.5min
- one-north
- 25.4min
- Jurong East
- 30.1min
- Changi Airport
- 47.5min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap13 min door to door · S$1.49 · 1 transfer · 3 min (176 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 7 min riding
- Walk 1 min (72 m) to Blk 129
- Bus 123M · SBS Transit
Blk 129 → Tiong Bahru /plaza · 1 stop · 1 min - Walk 1 min (76 m) to Tiong Bahru
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Tiong Bahru → Raffles Place · 3 stops · 6 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorDistance 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- Tiong Bahru Mrt Station6.1 min
- Tiong Bahru Mrt Station7.3 min
- Havelock Mrt Station16 min
Hawker centres
food- Beo Crescent Market9.5 min
- Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre)9.7 min
- Bukit Merah View Blk 115 (Blk 115 Bukit Merah View Market and Food Centre)10.1 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.5 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.6 min
CHAS clinics
health- Chua & Partners Family Clinic5.7 min
- Dr Care Medical Clinic5.7 min
- Health First Family Clinic7 min
Parks & green
green- Tiong Bahru Pk7.3 min
- Kim Pong Park12.7 min
- Silat Avenue Park17.6 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- NTUC Health Cluster Support @ Bt Merah6.6 min
- Henderson Senior Citizens' Home7.4 min
- NTUC Health Senior Group Home @ Henderson7.4 min
Community clubs
leisure- Henderson CC10 min
- Tiong Bahru CC15.7 min
- Bukit Merah CC18.1 min
Libraries
leisure- Harbour Front Public Library34 min
- library@chinatown35.8 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 — Henderson Hill
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg