SG Block Index

Block 4A Boon Tiong RD

164004 · Tiong Bahru · Bukit Merah · Built 2004 · ~77 yrs lease left · 116 units · 30 floors

87Overall / 100
Summary

Block 4A Boon Tiong RD in Bukit Merah scores 86.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 2.3 minutes’ walk from Havelock Mrt Station MRT, 4.9 minutes from Tiong Bahru Market, and 776 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
90
Food
100
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
100
Green space
86
Connectivity
76
Value (lease)
74
Leisure
66

Who it suits

Overall
87
Young Families
89
Seniors
86
Renters
87
Investors
82

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
14.2min
851EWLS$1.28 · 1 transfer
one-north
29.9min
851EWLCCLS$1.75 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
34.6min
851EWLS$2.02 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
48.1min
851EWLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

14 min door to door · S$1.28 · 1 transfer · 5 min (272 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 6 min riding

3m8512mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (165 m) to Blk 1
  2. Bus 851 · SBS Transit
    Blk 1Outram PK · 2 stops · 3 min
  3. Walk 2 min (79 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 4A

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 1586 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Tiong Bahru Market4.9 min
  • Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre)5.5 min
  • Beo Crescent Market10.4 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Fassler Gourmet Pte Ltd4.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.2 min
  • Foodie Market Place Pte Ltd6.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Onecare Clinic Tiong Bahru4.6 min
  • Kim Tian Clinic4.7 min
  • Tiong Bahru Medical Centre5.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Kim Pong Park7.4 min
  • Ganges Ave Os8.5 min
  • Tiong Bahru Pk13.6 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd4.5 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre9.8 min
  • THK Senior Group Home @ Indus10.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tiong Bahru CC5.2 min
  • Kim Seng CC10.3 min
  • Henderson CC19.6 min

Libraries

leisure
  • library@chinatown23.3 min
  • library@orchard27.6 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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