Block 140 Jln BT Merah
160140 · Kampong Tiong Bahru · Bukit Merah · Built 1978 · ~51 yrs lease left · 96 units · 25 floors
Block 140 Jln BT Merah in Bukit Merah scores 71.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 13.9 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 6.5 minutes from Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre), and 380 m straight-line from Chij (Kellock).
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 62
- Food
- 85
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 70
- Daily needs
- 77
- Green space
- 70
- Connectivity
- 72
- Value (lease)
- 22
- Leisure
- 53
Who it suits
- Overall
- 71
- Young Families
- 75
- Seniors
- 72
- Renters
- 71
- Investors
- 46
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 24min
- one-north
- 29.6min
- Jurong East
- 33.8min
- Changi Airport
- 55min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap24 min door to door · S$1.59 · 1 transfer · 4 min (205 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 18 min riding
- Walk 2 min (96 m) to Opp Blk 140
- Bus 197 · SBS Transit
Opp Blk 140 → Opp Bugis · 11 stops · 15 min - Walk 2 min (81 m) to Bugis
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Bugis → Raffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorDistance 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 Station13.9 min
- Outram Park Mrt Station14.9 min
- Tiong Bahru Mrt Station15.2 min
Hawker centres
food- Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre)6.5 min
- Tiong Bahru Market14.4 min
- Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre)17.6 min
Supermarkets
daily- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd9.9 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11 min
- Foodie Market Place Pte Ltd13.4 min
CHAS clinics
health- Novo Vita Clinic And Surgery4.2 min
- Hl Family Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd5.6 min
- Hong Associates Clinic5.6 min
Parks & green
green- Silat Avenue Park5.9 min
- Kim Pong Park10 min
- Tiong Bahru Pk18.6 min
Primary schools
straight-line- Chij (Kellock)380 m
- Radin Mas Primary School702 m
- Zhangde Primary School782 m
Eldercare centres
care- Sarah Senior Activity Centre7.7 min
- Silver ACE @ Bukit Merah10.1 min
- NTUC Health Cluster Support @ Bt Merah14.3 min
Community clubs
leisure- Tiong Bahru CC12.5 min
- Henderson CC17.6 min
- Radin Mas CC20.8 min
Libraries
leisure- library@chinatown27.1 min
- Harbour Front Public Library31.3 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