Block 161 BT Merah Ctrl
150161 · Bukit Merah · Bukit Merah · Built 1980 · ~53 yrs lease left · 57 units · 4 floors
Block 161 BT Merah Ctrl in Bukit Merah scores 76.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 12.3 minutes’ walk from Redhill Mrt Station MRT, 1.7 minutes from Bukit Merah Central Blk 163 (Bukit Merah Central Food Centre), and 205 m straight-line from Gan Eng Seng Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 60
- Food
- 100
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 70
- Daily needs
- 96
- Green space
- 74
- Connectivity
- 75
- Value (lease)
- 26
- Leisure
- 63
Who it suits
- Overall
- 77
- Young Families
- 80
- Seniors
- 78
- Renters
- 77
- Investors
- 55
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 19.9min
- one-north
- 25.9min
- Jurong East
- 35.1min
- Changi Airport
- 54.9min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap20 min door to door · S$1.59 · 1 transfer · 7 min (427 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 11 min riding
- Walk 5 min (324 m) to BT Merah Int
- Bus 5 · SBS Transit
BT Merah Int → Tiong Bahru /plaza · 3 stops · 5 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- Redhill Mrt Station12.3 min
- Redhill Mrt Station12.5 min
- Tiong Bahru Mrt Station19.4 min
Hawker centres
food- Bukit Merah Central Blk 163 (Bukit Merah Central Food Centre)1.7 min
- Redhill Lane Blk 85 (Redhill Food Centre)8.7 min
- Bukit Merah View Blk 115 (Blk 115 Bukit Merah View Market and Food Centre)10.2 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd3.9 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.1 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.1 min
CHAS clinics
health- Drs Koo, Koh & Associates P.L.1.7 min
- Tzu Chi Free Clinic (Singapore)6.4 min
- Providence Clinic @ Redhill10.1 min
Parks & green
green- Tiong Bahru Pk15.7 min
- Kim Pong Park22.7 min
- Telok Blangah Hill Park24.4 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Redhill Moral Senior Activity Centre6.7 min
- THK SAC @ Bukit Merah8.9 min
- Silver Ace@Redhill9.2 min
Community clubs
leisure- Bukit Merah CC10.4 min
- Henderson CC13.4 min
- Leng Kee CC17.3 min
Libraries
leisure- Queenstown Public Library33.7 min
- Harbour Front Public Library38 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