SG Block Index

Block 123 BT Merah View

151123 · Henderson Hill · Bukit Merah · Built 1972 · ~45 yrs lease left · 320 units · 9 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
74Overall / 100
Summary

Block 123 BT Merah View in Bukit Merah scores 73.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 13.3 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 6.5 minutes from Bukit Merah View Blk 115 (Blk 115 Bukit Merah View Market and Food Centre), and 306 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
52
Food
95
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
78
Green space
92
Connectivity
79
Value (lease)
10
Leisure
65

Who it suits

Overall
74
Young Families
78
Seniors
75
Renters
74
Investors
67

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
13.8min
123MEWLS$1.49 · 1 transfer
one-north
26.7min
EWLCCLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
31.4min
EWLS$1.94 · direct
Changi Airport
48.8min
123MEWLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

14 min door to door · S$1.49 · 1 transfer · 4 min (267 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 7 min riding

3m123M1mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (164 m) to Blk 129
  2. Bus 123M · SBS Transit
    Blk 129Tiong Bahru /plaza · 1 stop · 1 min
  3. Walk 1 min (76 m) to Tiong Bahru
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Tiong BahruRaffles Place · 3 stops · 6 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 123

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 1682 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)6.5 min
  • Bukit Merah Central Blk 163 (Bukit Merah Central Food Centre)10.7 min
  • Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre)12.6 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.7 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Liew Clinic & Surgery5.1 min
  • Whitecoat Medical8 min
  • Health First Family Clinic10 min

Parks & green

green
  • Tiong Bahru Pk10.6 min
  • Kim Pong Park16.6 min
  • Silat Avenue Park20.5 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Thong Kheng Senior Activity Centre (Tanglin-Cairnhill)0 min
  • NTUC Health Cluster Support @ Bt Merah1.2 min
  • Henderson Senior Citizens' Home3.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Henderson CC6.3 min
  • Bukit Merah CC16.2 min
  • Tiong Bahru CC19.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Harbour Front Public Library36.8 min
  • library@chinatown41.7 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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