SG Block Index

Block 81 Tiong Poh RD

160081 · Tiong Bahru · Bukit Merah · Built 1937 · ~10 yrs lease left · 40 units · 4 floors

77Overall / 100
Summary

Block 81 Tiong Poh RD in Bukit Merah scores 77.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.3 minutes’ walk from Havelock Mrt Station MRT, 4.1 minutes from Tiong Bahru Market, and 791 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
72
Food
100
Schools
99
Healthcare
69
Daily needs
100
Green space
68
Connectivity
76
Value (lease)
0
Leisure
68

Who it suits

Overall
77
Young Families
80
Seniors
79
Renters
81
Investors
62

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
17.7min
EWLS$1.28 · direct
one-north
28min
63EWLCCLS$1.68 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
32.8min
63EWLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
51.1min
33EWLEWLS$2.33 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

18 min door to door · S$1.28 · no transfers · 14 min (917 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 3 min riding

14mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 14 min (889 m) to Outram Park
  2. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Outram ParkRaffles Place · 2 stops · 3 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 81

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 1144 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Tiong Bahru Market4.1 min
  • Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre)11.1 min
  • Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre)14.1 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Fassler Gourmet Pte Ltd3.6 min
  • Foodie Market Place Pte Ltd3.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Kim Tian Clinic3 min
  • Marina Medical Centre (Tiong Bahru)3.9 min
  • Tiong Bahru Medical Centre7.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Kim Pong Park6.1 min
  • Pearl'S Hill City Pk12.6 min
  • Ganges Ave Os14.2 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd9.7 min
  • Silver ACE @ Bukit Merah11.6 min
  • Kreta Ayer Senior Activity Centre (Jalan Kukoh)13 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tiong Bahru CC3.4 min
  • Kim Seng CC15.9 min
  • Henderson CC23.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • library@chinatown20.6 min
  • library@orchard31.3 min
  • Harbour Front Public Library43.4 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 — Tiong Bahru

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$1063
3 ROOMS$897▼ 10.3%
4 ROOMS$1116▲ 21.2%
5 ROOMS$1244▲ 14.7%
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