SG Block Index

Block 127C Kim Tian RD

163127 · Tiong Bahru · Bukit Merah · Built 2011 · ~84 yrs lease left · 221 units · 40 floors

77Overall / 100
Summary

Block 127C Kim Tian RD in Bukit Merah scores 77.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 10.5 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 9.5 minutes from Tiong Bahru Market, and 541 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
65
Food
84
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
90
Green space
72
Connectivity
71
Value (lease)
88
Leisure
53

Who it suits

Overall
77
Young Families
80
Seniors
77
Renters
73
Investors
79

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
21.4min
EWLS$1.38 · direct
one-north
30.7min
EWLCCLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
35.5min
EWLS$1.94 · direct
Changi Airport
56.4min
EWLEWLS$2.36 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

21 min door to door · S$1.38 · no transfers · 16 min (990 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 6 min riding

15mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 15 min (962 m) to Tiong Bahru
  2. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Tiong BahruRaffles Place · 3 stops · 6 min
  3. 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 127C

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 1205 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Tiong Bahru Market9.5 min
  • Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre)9.5 min
  • Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre)12.9 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.6 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd8.4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Firsthealth Clinic & Surgery3.5 min
  • Tiong Bahru Medical Centre6.9 min
  • Marina Medical Centre (Tiong Bahru)7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Kim Pong Park5.1 min
  • Silat Avenue Park15.3 min
  • Tiong Bahru Pk16.4 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Silver ACE @ Bukit Merah7 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd10.5 min
  • Sarah Senior Activity Centre10.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tiong Bahru CC8 min
  • Kim Seng CC17.8 min
  • Henderson CC19.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • library@chinatown29.9 min
  • library@orchard37.3 min
  • Harbour Front Public Library40.7 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 change
2 ROOMS$1063
3 ROOMS$897▼ 10.3%
4 ROOMS$1116▲ 21.2%
5 ROOMS$1244▲ 14.7%
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