SG Block Index

Block 4B Boon Tiong RD

165004 · Tiong Bahru · Bukit Merah · Built 2003 · ~76 yrs lease left · 123 units · 21 floors

87Overall / 100
Summary

Block 4B Boon Tiong RD in Bukit Merah scores 86.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 3 minutes’ walk from Havelock Mrt Station MRT, 4.4 minutes from Tiong Bahru Market, and 717 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
90
Food
100
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
100
Green space
84
Connectivity
78
Value (lease)
72
Leisure
65

Who it suits

Overall
87
Young Families
88
Seniors
86
Renters
87
Investors
81

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
15.1min
851EWLS$1.28 · 1 transfer
one-north
27min
EWLCCLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
31.7min
EWLS$1.94 · direct
Changi Airport
49min
851EWLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

15 min door to door · S$1.28 · 1 transfer · 6 min (338 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 6 min riding

4m8512mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (231 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 4B

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 1595 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Tiong Bahru Market4.4 min
  • Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre)4.8 min
  • Beo Crescent Market9.7 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Fassler Gourmet Pte Ltd5.1 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.5 min
  • Foodie Market Place Pte Ltd7.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Onecare Clinic Tiong Bahru3.9 min
  • Yim Clinic3.9 min
  • Kim Tian Clinic4.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Kim Pong Park6.9 min
  • Ganges Ave Os9.2 min
  • Tiong Bahru Pk12.9 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd3.8 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre9.1 min
  • THK Senior Group Home @ Indus10.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tiong Bahru CC4.7 min
  • Kim Seng CC9.6 min
  • Henderson CC18.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • library@chinatown23.7 min
  • library@orchard28.3 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 — 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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