Block 232 Bain ST
180232 · Bugis · Downtown Core · Built 1979 · ~52 yrs lease left · 120 units · 25 floors
Block 232 Bain ST in Downtown Core scores 76/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 3.6 minutes’ walk from Bras Basah Mrt Station MRT, 8.3 minutes from Queen Street Blk 270 (Albert Centre), and 1136 m straight-line from St. Margaret'S School (Primary).
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 90
- Food
- 68
- Schools
- 98
- Healthcare
- 70
- Daily needs
- 77
- Green space
- 77
- Connectivity
- 77
- Value (lease)
- 24
- Leisure
- 62
Who it suits
- Overall
- 76
- Young Families
- 78
- Seniors
- 71
- Renters
- 75
- Investors
- 70
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 11.5min
- one-north
- 33.1min
- Jurong East
- 37.9min
- Changi Airport
- 38.9min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap12 min door to door · S$1.28 · no transfers · 10 min (658 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 1 min riding
- Walk 10 min (630 m) to City Hall
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
City Hall → Raffles Place · 1 stop · 1 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorDistance 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- Bras Basah Mrt Station3.6 min
- Bras Basah Mrt Station5 min
- Bras Basah Mrt Station5.3 min
Hawker centres
food- Queen Street Blk 270 (Albert Centre)8.3 min
- Buffalo Road Blk 665 (Tekka Centre/Zhu Jiao Market)18.1 min
- Berseh Food Centre18.3 min
Supermarkets
daily- Jewish Welfare Board, Singapore6.2 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd6.9 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd8.5 min
CHAS clinics
health- Shalom Medical Group0.4 min
- Drs Singh & Partners, Raffles City Medical Centre5.5 min
- RafflesMedical5.5 min
Parks & green
green- War Memorial Pk7.4 min
- Farquhar Garden (Fcp)8.3 min
- Armenian Street (Fcp)8.6 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- St Vincent Home5.8 min
- Abdullah Shooker Jewish Welfare Home14.8 min
- Wesley Senior Activity Centre18.5 min
Community clubs
leisure- Kampong Glam CC18.6 min
- imPAct@Hong Lim Green18.7 min
- PAssion WaVe @ Marina Bay (Sea Sports Club)31 min
Libraries
leisure- Central Public Library2.9 min
- National Library Building3.1 min
- library@esplanade14.4 min
Who lives here
Census 2020 · Downtown Core planning area- Age profile
- In Downtown Core, 8.7% of residents are under 15 and 13.6% are 65 or older.
- 35–3912.9%40–4410.7%30–3410.3%45–4910.3%
- Household income
- 65.5% of Downtown Core households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
- $20,000+40.9%No working person11.3%$15,000–17,4996.6%$17,500–19,9994.5%
- Dwelling mix
- 14.8% of Downtown Core households live in HDB flats; 82.9% in condominiums or landed homes.
- Condominiums and other apartments82.9%HDB 4 room flats14.8%Others2.3%
- Household size
- 70.6% of Downtown Core households are one or two people; 1-person households are the most common.
- 1-person44.1%2-person26.5%3-person11.2%4-person8.4%
- In education
- Of Downtown Core residents currently in education, 30.9% attend polytechnic or university.
- Primary24.2%University23.8%Secondary23.4%Pre primary11.5%
- Commute to work
- 38.3% of working Downtown Core residents commute by public transport; 20.6% drive or ride.
- No transport required40.6%MRT LRT only16.9%Car13.3%Bus10.8%
Resident data for the Downtown Core planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).
Resale context — Bugis
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg