SG Block Index

Block 124A BT Merah View

151124 · Henderson Hill · Bukit Merah · Built 1995 · ~68 yrs lease left · 80 units · 20 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
77Overall / 100
Summary

Block 124A BT Merah View in Bukit Merah scores 77.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 12.7 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 360 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
50
Food
100
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
78
Green space
98
Connectivity
78
Value (lease)
56
Leisure
68

Who it suits

Overall
77
Young Families
82
Seniors
78
Renters
74
Investors
78

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
15.9min
123MEWLS$1.49 · 1 transfer
one-north
26.5min
145EWLCCLS$1.59 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
31.2min
145EWLS$1.90 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
50.9min
123MEWLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

16 min door to door · S$1.49 · 1 transfer · 6 min (408 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 7 min riding

5m123M1mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (304 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 124A

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 1778 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)10.7 min
  • Redhill Lane Blk 85 (Redhill Food Centre)12.9 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.7 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Liew Clinic & Surgery4 min
  • Whitecoat Medical8.1 min
  • Health First Family Clinic10.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Tiong Bahru Pk7.9 min
  • Kim Pong Park16.9 min
  • Silat Avenue Park20.8 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Henderson Senior Citizens' Home2.6 min
  • NTUC Health Senior Group Home @ Henderson2.6 min
  • Henderson Senior Activity Centre2.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Henderson CC3.5 min
  • Bukit Merah CC16.2 min
  • Tiong Bahru CC20 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Harbour Front Public Library37 min
  • Queenstown Public Library37.3 min
  • library@chinatown42 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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