SG Block Index

Block 5 Delta Ave

160005 · Bukit Ho Swee · Bukit Merah · Built 1985 · ~58 yrs lease left · 168 units · 13 floors

77Overall / 100
Summary

Block 5 Delta Ave in Bukit Merah scores 76.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 11.8 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 7.3 minutes from Beo Crescent Market, and 420 m straight-line from Alexandra Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
60
Food
92
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
96
Green space
87
Connectivity
68
Value (lease)
36
Leisure
62

Who it suits

Overall
77
Young Families
81
Seniors
78
Renters
75
Investors
55

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
23min
EWLS$1.38 · direct
one-north
31.1min
65CCLS$1.90 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
38.4min
51EWLS$1.94 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
58min
EWLEWLS$2.36 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

23 min door to door · S$1.38 · no transfers · 17 min (1117 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 6 min riding

17mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 17 min (1089 m) to Tiong Bahru
  2. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Tiong BahruRaffles Place · 3 stops · 6 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 5

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
PlannedCantonment MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2361 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Beo Crescent Market7.3 min
  • Zion Riverside Food Centre9.7 min
  • Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre)10.7 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.1 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Dr Gary's Family Clinic4.1 min
  • Beo Crescent Clinic & Surgery8.5 min
  • Havelock Family Clinic8.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Tiong Bahru Pk10.9 min
  • Ganges Ave Os11.6 min
  • Kim Seng Pk15.3 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre6.7 min
  • THK Senior Group Home @ Indus7.7 min
  • Indus Moral CARE7.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Kim Seng CC11.5 min
  • Henderson CC16.5 min
  • Tiong Bahru CC20.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • library@orchard27.5 min
  • library@chinatown32.9 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 — Bukit Ho Swee

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$594▲ 3.7%
3 ROOMS$642▲ 8.8%
4 ROOMS$890▲ 14.4%
5 ROOMS$1197▲ 53.0%
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