SG Block Index

Block 20 Jln Membina

164020 · Tiong Bahru Station · Bukit Merah · Built 2001 · ~74 yrs lease left · 156 units · 30 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
88Overall / 100
Summary

Block 20 Jln Membina in Bukit Merah scores 88.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 1.8 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 6.9 minutes from Beo Crescent Market, and 157 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
90
Food
93
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
100
Green space
100
Connectivity
87
Value (lease)
68
Leisure
62

Who it suits

Overall
88
Young Families
91
Seniors
87
Renters
90
Investors
68

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
10.1min
EWLS$1.38 · direct
one-north
19.5min
EWLCCLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
24.2min
EWLS$1.94 · direct
Changi Airport
44min
EWLEWLS$2.36 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

10 min door to door · S$1.38 · no transfers · 4 min (257 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 6 min riding

4mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (229 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 20

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
PlannedKeppel MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1737 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Beo Crescent Market6.9 min
  • Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre)8.1 min
  • Bukit Merah View Blk 115 (Blk 115 Bukit Merah View Market and Food Centre)9.4 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd2.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.3 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Chua & Partners Family Clinic1.4 min
  • Dr Care Medical Clinic1.4 min
  • Kao & Tan Family Medical Centre & Surgery1.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Tiong Bahru Pk5.1 min
  • Kim Pong Park8.5 min
  • Ganges Ave Os14.4 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • THK SAC @ Beo Crescent6.2 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd7.9 min
  • NTUC Health Cluster Support @ Bt Merah11 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Henderson CC11 min
  • Tiong Bahru CC11.4 min
  • Kim Seng CC12.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • library@chinatown31.5 min
  • library@orchard35.1 min
  • Harbour Front Public Library37.8 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 Station

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$1150▲ 6.4%
4 ROOMS$923▼ 2.8%
5 ROOMS$969▲ 9.0%
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