SG Block Index

Block 12 Taman HO Swee

162012 · Bukit Ho Swee · Bukit Merah · Built 1963 · ~36 yrs lease left · 79 units · 9 floors

78Overall / 100
Summary

Block 12 Taman HO Swee in Bukit Merah scores 77.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 3.2 minutes’ walk from Havelock Mrt Station MRT, 5.7 minutes from Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre), and 795 m straight-line from River Valley Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
84
Food
98
Schools
93
Healthcare
65
Daily needs
89
Green space
83
Connectivity
76
Value (lease)
0
Leisure
58

Who it suits

Overall
78
Young Families
80
Seniors
78
Renters
82
Investors
48

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
14.8min
TELEWLS$1.28 · 1 transfer
one-north
29.4min
EWLCCLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
34.2min
EWLS$1.94 · direct
Changi Airport
49.8min
TELEWLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

15 min door to door · S$1.28 · 1 transfer · 7 min (388 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 5 min riding

5mTEL1mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (322 m) to Havelock
  2. Thomson–East Coast Line · SMRT Corporation
    HavelockOutram Park · 1 stop · 1 min
  3. Walk 1 min (38 m) to Outram Park
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Outram ParkRaffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min
  5. 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 12

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 1697 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre)5.7 min
  • Tiong Bahru Market8.3 min
  • Beo Crescent Market10.8 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Fassler Gourmet Pte Ltd7.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.9 min
  • Foodie Market Place Pte Ltd9.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Onecare Clinic Tiong Bahru7 min
  • Kim Tian Clinic7.7 min
  • Havelock Family Clinic7.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Ganges Ave Os8.8 min
  • Kim Pong Park10.2 min
  • Kim Seng Pk14.7 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd6.8 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre10 min
  • THK Senior Group Home @ Indus11.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tiong Bahru CC9 min
  • Kim Seng CC10.5 min
  • Henderson CC21.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • library@chinatown25.6 min
  • library@orchard28.5 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 change
2 ROOMS$594▲ 3.7%
3 ROOMS$642▲ 8.8%
4 ROOMS$890▲ 14.4%
5 ROOMS$1197▲ 53.0%
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