Block 79 Indus RD
161079 · Bukit Ho Swee · Bukit Merah · Built 1971 · ~44 yrs lease left · 520 units · 14 floors
82Overall / 100
Summary
Block 79 Indus RD in Bukit Merah scores 81.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.5 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 5.2 minutes from Beo Crescent Market, and 529 m straight-line from Alexandra Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 78
- Food
- 99
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 70
- Daily needs
- 100
- Green space
- 94
- Connectivity
- 78
- Value (lease)
- 8
- Leisure
- 70
Who it suits
- Overall
- 82
- Young Families
- 85
- Seniors
- 83
- Renters
- 85
- Investors
- 52
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 18.3min
- one-north
- 25.7min
- Jurong East
- 30.4min
- Changi Airport
- 53.3min
121EWLS$1.49 · 1 transfer
121EWLCCLS$1.68 · 2 transfers
121EWLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
121EWLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap18 min door to door · S$1.49 · 1 transfer · 4 min (268 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 9 min riding
3m›121›1m›EWL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 3 min (164 m) to Blk 51 CP
- Bus 121 · SBS Transit
Blk 51 CP → 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 Station7.5 min
- Havelock Mrt Station8.2 min
- Havelock Mrt Station8.5 min
PlannedCantonment MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2194 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Beo Crescent Market5.2 min
- Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre)5.4 min
- Zion Riverside Food Centre8.3 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.9 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.7 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd9.6 min
CHAS clinics
health- Beo Crescent Clinic & Surgery3.9 min
- Havelock Family Clinic4.1 min
- iCare Medical and Wellness Clinic4.1 min
Parks & green
green- Ganges Ave Os4.9 min
- Tiong Bahru Pk10.3 min
- Kim Seng Pk12.8 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- THK Senior Group Home @ Indus0 min
- Indus Moral CARE0 min
- Econ Health and Wellness Centre3.8 min
Community clubs
leisure- Kim Seng CC4.9 min
- Tiong Bahru CC14.8 min
- Henderson CC17 min
Libraries
leisure- library@chinatown26.2 min
- library@orchard27.3 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 — Bukit Ho Swee
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$594▲ 3.7%4
3 ROOMS$642▲ 8.8%1
4 ROOMS$890▲ 14.4%1
5 ROOMS$1197▲ 53.0%1