SG Block Index

Block 116 BT Merah View

151116 · Henderson Hill · Bukit Merah · Built 1973 · ~46 yrs lease left · 73 units · 5 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
76Overall / 100
Summary

Block 116 BT Merah View in Bukit Merah scores 76/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 14.1 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 3.8 minutes from Bukit Merah View Blk 115 (Blk 115 Bukit Merah View Market and Food Centre), and 502 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
53
Food
100
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
87
Green space
96
Connectivity
76
Value (lease)
12
Leisure
68

Who it suits

Overall
76
Young Families
80
Seniors
78
Renters
76
Investors
68

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
19.8min
132EWLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
one-north
26.4min
145EWLCCLS$1.59 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
31.1min
145EWLS$1.94 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
54.8min
132EWLEWLS$2.42 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

20 min door to door · S$1.59 · 1 transfer · 5 min (311 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 12 min riding

3m1322mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (185 m) to Opp Blk 116
  2. Bus 132 · SBS Transit
    Opp Blk 116Opp Redhill · 4 stops · 4 min
  3. Walk 2 min (99 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 116

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 1866 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Bukit Merah View Blk 115 (Blk 115 Bukit Merah View Market and Food Centre)3.8 min
  • Bukit Merah Central Blk 163 (Bukit Merah Central Food Centre)8.8 min
  • Redhill Lane Blk 85 (Redhill Food Centre)11.1 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.8 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd12.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Liew Clinic & Surgery0 min
  • Whitecoat Medical6.2 min
  • Tzu Chi Free Clinic (Singapore)8.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Tiong Bahru Pk9.3 min
  • Kim Pong Park17.6 min
  • Silat Avenue Park21.4 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Henderson Senior Citizens' Home1.4 min
  • NTUC Health Senior Group Home @ Henderson1.4 min
  • Henderson Senior Activity Centre1.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Henderson CC5.9 min
  • Bukit Merah CC14.3 min
  • Leng Kee CC19.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Harbour Front Public Library37.7 min
  • Queenstown Public Library37.8 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

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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