SG Block Index

Block 48 Lengkok Bahru

151048 · Alexandra Hill · Bukit Merah · Built 1986 · ~59 yrs lease left · 121 units · 12 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
75Overall / 100
Summary

Block 48 Lengkok Bahru in Bukit Merah scores 75/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 10.4 minutes’ walk from Redhill Mrt Station MRT, 7.8 minutes from Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 6 (ABC Brickworks Market/Food Centre), and 543 m straight-line from Gan Eng Seng Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
68
Food
90
Schools
100
Healthcare
65
Daily needs
100
Green space
41
Connectivity
76
Value (lease)
38
Leisure
68

Who it suits

Overall
75
Young Families
77
Seniors
75
Renters
75
Investors
54

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
20.4min
63EWLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
one-north
26min
147CCLS$1.49 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
31.1min
EWLS$1.90 · direct
Changi Airport
55.4min
63EWLEWLS$2.40 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

20 min door to door · S$1.59 · 1 transfer · 9 min (541 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 10 min riding

4m634mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (253 m) to Shriro Hse
  2. Bus 63 · SBS Transit
    Shriro HseBlk 63b · 2 stops · 2 min
  3. Walk 4 min (260 m) to Redhill
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    RedhillRaffles Place · 4 stops · 8 min
  5. 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 48

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 2797 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 6 (ABC Brickworks Market/Food Centre)7.8 min
  • Redhill Lane Blk 85 (Redhill Food Centre)10.6 min
  • Bukit Merah Central Blk 163 (Bukit Merah Central Food Centre)11.5 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.7 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd12.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • L & H Polyclinic And Surgery7.1 min
  • Central Medical Group Pte Ltd7.2 min
  • Friendship Clinic & Surgery7.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Tiong Bahru Pk20 min
  • Telok Blangah Hill Park22.2 min
  • Rail Corridor25.2 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Silver Ace@Lengkok Bahru5.5 min
  • Thong Kheng Senior Activity Centre (Queenstown)8.4 min
  • Silver Ace@Redhill10.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Leng Kee CC9.7 min
  • Bukit Merah CC13.8 min
  • Henderson CC21.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Queenstown Public Library25.5 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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