Block 17 Seng Poh RD
161017 · Tiong Bahru · Bukit Merah · Built 1949 · ~22 yrs lease left · 16 units · 4 floors
83Overall / 100
Summary
Block 17 Seng Poh RD in Bukit Merah scores 82.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 2.4 minutes’ walk from Havelock Mrt Station MRT, 2.8 minutes from Tiong Bahru Market, and 819 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 92
- Food
- 100
- Schools
- 99
- Healthcare
- 70
- Daily needs
- 100
- Green space
- 83
- Connectivity
- 79
- Value (lease)
- 0
- Leisure
- 68
Who it suits
- Overall
- 83
- Young Families
- 85
- Seniors
- 84
- Renters
- 88
- Investors
- 65
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 13.8min
- one-north
- 27.5min
- Jurong East
- 32.2min
- Changi Airport
- 47.7min
851EWLS$1.28 · 1 transfer
195EWLCCLS$1.68 · 2 transfers
195EWLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
851EWLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap14 min door to door · S$1.28 · 1 transfer · 5 min (276 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 6 min riding
3m›851›2m›EWL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 3 min (169 m) to Blk 1
- Bus 851 · SBS Transit
Blk 1 → Outram PK · 2 stops · 3 min - Walk 2 min (79 m) to Outram Park
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Outram Park → Raffles Place · 2 stops · 3 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- Havelock Mrt Station2.4 min
- Havelock Mrt Station2.8 min
- Havelock Mrt Station5.4 min
PlannedCantonment MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1415 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Tiong Bahru Market2.8 min
- Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre)8.4 min
- Zion Riverside Food Centre11.4 min
Supermarkets
daily- Fassler Gourmet Pte Ltd1.4 min
- Foodie Market Place Pte Ltd4.2 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.2 min
CHAS clinics
health- Kim Tian Clinic2 min
- Marina Medical Centre (Tiong Bahru)5 min
- Tiong Bahru Medical Centre7.3 min
Parks & green
green- Kim Pong Park6 min
- Ganges Ave Os9.3 min
- Pearl'S Hill City Pk12.9 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd7.4 min
- Silver ACE @ Bukit Merah11.8 min
- Kreta Ayer Senior Activity Centre (Jalan Kukoh)12.2 min
Community clubs
leisure- Tiong Bahru CC3.3 min
- Kim Seng CC13.3 min
- Henderson CC21.3 min
Libraries
leisure- library@chinatown20.9 min
- library@orchard26.7 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 changeLatest txns
2 ROOMS$1063—1
3 ROOMS$897▼ 10.3%1
4 ROOMS$1116▲ 21.2%4
5 ROOMS$1244▲ 14.7%1