Block 105 Jln BT Merah
160105 · Kampong Tiong Bahru · Bukit Merah · Built 1967 · ~40 yrs lease left · 324 units · 12 floors
Near an LTA Silver Zone
75Overall / 100
Summary
Block 105 Jln BT Merah in Bukit Merah scores 75.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 12.2 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 4.8 minutes from Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre), and 414 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 64
- Food
- 100
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 70
- Daily needs
- 87
- Green space
- 80
- Connectivity
- 78
- Value (lease)
- 0
- Leisure
- 51
Who it suits
- Overall
- 75
- Young Families
- 79
- Seniors
- 76
- Renters
- 77
- Investors
- 44
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 16.7min
- one-north
- 26.4min
- Jurong East
- 31.1min
- Changi Airport
- 51.6min
123MEWLS$1.49 · 1 transfer
65CCLS$1.86 · 1 transfer
123EWLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
123MEWLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap17 min door to door · S$1.49 · 1 transfer · 6 min (346 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 9 min riding
4m›123M›1m›EWL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 4 min (243 m) to Cendex Ctr
- Bus 123M · SBS Transit
Cendex Ctr → Tiong Bahru /plaza · 2 stops · 3 min - Walk 1 min (76 m) to Tiong Bahru
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Tiong Bahru → Raffles Place · 3 stops · 6 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-time rings · schematic
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- Tiong Bahru Mrt Station12.2 min
- Tiong Bahru Mrt Station13.3 min
- Havelock Mrt Station17.9 min
PlannedKeppel MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1248 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre)4.8 min
- Bukit Merah View Blk 115 (Blk 115 Bukit Merah View Market and Food Centre)12.9 min
- Telok Blangah Crescent Blk 11 (11 Telok Blangah Crescent Market and Food Centre)13.1 min
Supermarkets
daily- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.8 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.9 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.8 min
CHAS clinics
health- Hl Family Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd3.1 min
- Hong Associates Clinic3.1 min
- Novo Vita Clinic And Surgery5.2 min
Parks & green
green- Kim Pong Park10 min
- Silat Avenue Park12.8 min
- Tiong Bahru Pk14 min
Primary schools
straight-line- Zhangde Primary School414 m
- Radin Mas Primary School644 m
- Chij (Kellock)719 m
Eldercare centres
care- Sarah Senior Activity Centre0 min
- NTUC Health Cluster Support @ Bt Merah9.4 min
- Silver ACE @ Bukit Merah10 min
Community clubs
leisure- Henderson CC12.7 min
- Tiong Bahru CC13 min
- Radin Mas CC13.4 min
Libraries
leisure- Harbour Front Public Library31 min
- library@chinatown34 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 — Kampong Tiong Bahru
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns
3 ROOMS$587▲ 18.2%1
4 ROOMS$678▲ 9.6%1
5 ROOMS$584▼ 5.8%1