SG Block Index

Block 130 BT Merah View

150130 · Henderson Hill · Bukit Merah · Built 1973 · ~46 yrs lease left · 293 units · 20 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
81Overall / 100
Summary

Block 130 BT Merah View in Bukit Merah scores 80.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.8 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 8.9 minutes from Beo Crescent Market, and 184 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
83
Food
86
Schools
98
Healthcare
69
Daily needs
94
Green space
100
Connectivity
81
Value (lease)
12
Leisure
61

Who it suits

Overall
81
Young Families
84
Seniors
81
Renters
85
Investors
71

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
14.6min
EWLS$1.38 · direct
one-north
24min
EWLCCLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
28.7min
EWLS$1.94 · direct
Changi Airport
48.5min
EWLEWLS$2.36 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

15 min door to door · S$1.38 · no transfers · 9 min (560 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 6 min riding

8mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 8 min (532 m) to Tiong Bahru
  2. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Tiong BahruRaffles Place · 3 stops · 6 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 130

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 1696 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Beo Crescent Market8.9 min
  • Bukit Merah View Blk 115 (Blk 115 Bukit Merah View Market and Food Centre)9.6 min
  • Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre)11.3 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd8.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Chua & Partners Family Clinic5.4 min
  • Dr Care Medical Clinic5.4 min
  • Kao & Tan Family Medical Centre & Surgery5.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Tiong Bahru Pk6.1 min
  • Kim Pong Park12.4 min
  • Ganges Ave Os17.1 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • NTUC Health Cluster Support @ Bt Merah8.4 min
  • Henderson Senior Citizens' Home9.2 min
  • NTUC Health Senior Group Home @ Henderson9.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Henderson CC11.3 min
  • Tiong Bahru CC15.3 min
  • Kim Seng CC16.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • library@chinatown35.4 min
  • Harbour Front Public Library35.7 min
  • library@orchard36.9 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 — Henderson 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$1026▲ 3.2%
3 ROOMS$1079▲ 56.8%
4 ROOMS$813▼ 3.7%
5 ROOMS$1421▲ 18.0%
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