SG Block Index

Block 6B Boon Tiong RD

165006 · Tiong Bahru · Bukit Merah · Built 2003 · ~76 yrs lease left · 123 units · 21 floors

86Overall / 100
Summary

Block 6B Boon Tiong RD in Bukit Merah scores 85.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4.5 minutes’ walk from Havelock Mrt Station MRT, 3.7 minutes from Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre), and 601 m straight-line from Zhangde Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
84
Food
100
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
100
Green space
84
Connectivity
79
Value (lease)
72
Leisure
64

Who it suits

Overall
86
Young Families
88
Seniors
85
Renters
86
Investors
81

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
15.9min
EWLS$1.38 · direct
one-north
25.3min
EWLCCLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
30min
EWLS$1.94 · direct
Changi Airport
50.9min
EWLEWLS$2.36 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

16 min door to door · S$1.38 · no transfers · 10 min (610 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 6 min riding

10mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 10 min (583 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 6B

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 1637 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Havelock Road Blk 22A/B (Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre)3.7 min
  • Tiong Bahru Market5.9 min
  • Beo Crescent Market8.6 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.1 min
  • Fassler Gourmet Pte Ltd6.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Onecare Clinic Tiong Bahru2.4 min
  • Yim Clinic2.4 min
  • Tiong Bahru Medical Centre3.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Kim Pong Park5.4 min
  • Ganges Ave Os10.6 min
  • Tiong Bahru Pk11.4 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd2.2 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre8 min
  • THK Senior Group Home @ Indus9.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tiong Bahru CC6.2 min
  • Kim Seng CC8.5 min
  • Henderson CC17.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • library@chinatown25.2 min
  • library@orchard29.8 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

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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