SG Block Index

Block 47 Lengkok Bahru

151047 · Alexandra Hill · Bukit Merah · Built 1983 · ~56 yrs lease left · 88 units · 12 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
77Overall / 100
Summary

Block 47 Lengkok Bahru in Bukit Merah scores 76.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.2 minutes’ walk from Redhill Mrt Station MRT, 7.6 minutes from Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 6 (ABC Brickworks Market/Food Centre), and 448 m straight-line from Gan Eng Seng Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
72
Food
91
Schools
100
Healthcare
68
Daily needs
100
Green space
45
Connectivity
78
Value (lease)
32
Leisure
71

Who it suits

Overall
77
Young Families
78
Seniors
77
Renters
78
Investors
54

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
19.7min
EWLS$1.49 · direct
one-north
24.8min
EWLCCLS$1.49 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
29.5min
EWLS$1.90 · direct
Changi Airport
54.7min
EWLEWLS$2.38 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

20 min door to door · S$1.49 · no transfers · 12 min (761 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 8 min riding

11mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 11 min (733 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 47

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 2717 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 6 (ABC Brickworks Market/Food Centre)7.6 min
  • Redhill Lane Blk 85 (Redhill Food Centre)9.5 min
  • Redhill Lane Blk 79 (Redhill Market)11 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.1 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.5 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd12.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • L & H Polyclinic And Surgery5.9 min
  • Meden Clinic & Surgery5.9 min
  • Mount Alvernia Outreach Medical Clinic6.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Tiong Bahru Pk18.8 min
  • Telok Blangah Hill Park22 min
  • Rail Corridor25 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Silver Ace@Lengkok Bahru4.3 min
  • Thong Kheng Senior Activity Centre (Queenstown)8.2 min
  • Silver Ace@Redhill9.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Leng Kee CC8.5 min
  • Bukit Merah CC12.9 min
  • Henderson CC21.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Queenstown Public Library25.3 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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