Seng Poh Road

Seng Poh Road is a street on the HDB estate, Bukit Merah. Bukit Merah is an estate with a variety of housing options for individuals as well as families. This HDB got its name from the colour of soil that was excavated from its hilly surroundings when construction started in the area. The locals that lived in the area at that time gave the name Bukit Merah which means red hill as the soil colour was red. There are over 50 streets on Bukit Merah Estate, and these streets hold about 50,000 flats which are the homes of about 150,000 persons. Bukit Merah is one HDB estate that has continuously attracted home seekers because of its homeliness.

 

The streets on Bukit Merah which include Seng Poh Road were designed to hold several blocks of flats, and the flats are typically of various sizes. Seng Poh Road is one of those streets on Bukit Merah estate with a few blocks; it has only 5 blocks of flats. The postal code of the blocks on Seng Poh Road have postal codes that range from 161017 to 168895. The blocks on Seng Poh Road hold as many as 32 HDB units. These flats consist 3 bedrooms and 4 bedrooms flats. Some of the flats on Seng Poh Road were also built as far back as 1973.

 

To cater to the needs of its residents, there are lifestyle as well as essential facilities located in the vicinity of Seng Poh Road. The essential facilities include transportation facilities both those for public transport users and car owners. There are several bus stop/bus stations in this street and the bus transportation is quite efficient.

 

The public transport facilities are the bus stations and MRT stations. The good connecting road network also ensures that residents of the area with private cars can go about their daily activities without much hassle.

 

Some of the major roads through which residents of Seng Poh Road can get to their homes include Jalan Bukit Merah and CTE. The nearby MRT stations include Tiong Bahru MRT Station, Redhill MRT Station and Chinatown MRT Station.

 

Residents of Seng Pot Road also have easy access to facilities such as childcare centres, primary and secondary schools.

 

Childcare centres

• PCF Tiong Bahru
• First Language Student Care Centre
• Bambini Montessori Childcare
• My First Skool
• Hair for Hope

 

PCF Tiong Bahru is located at Blk 6, while First Language Student Care Centre and Bambini Montessori Childcare are located at Kim Tian Road and Jalan Bukit Merah respectively.

 

Nearby primary schools

• Zhangde Primary School
• Chij Primary School School
• Alexandra Primary
• Bukit Merah Primary School
• Gan Eng Seng Primary School

 

Zhangde Primary School is located about 560 metres away, while CHIJ Primary School and Alexandra Primary School are located 1.05 and 1.21 km away respectively

 

Nearby secondary schools

• Outram Secondary School
• Gan Eng Seng Secondary School
• Henderson Secondary School

 

Outram Secondary School is located about 700 metres away, while Gan Eng Seng School and Henderson Secondary School are located 1.07 km and 1.35 km away respectively.

 

The following are some of the recreational and lifestyle facilities located close to Seng Poh Road.

 

Nearby Shopping Malls

• Tiong Bahru Plaza
• Concorde Shopping Centre
• Smart Korea Shopping Mall
• The Blair House Shopping Mall
• People's Park Complex

 

Nearby recreational parks

• Kim Seng Park
• Tiong Bahru Bird Corner
• Tiong Bahru Park
• Seng Poh Tea Garden
• Duxton Plain Park

 

Seng Poh is located close to other streets such as Guan Chuan Street, Moh Guan Terrace, Eng Watt Street, Kim Cheng Street, Seng Poh Lane, Eng Hoon Street, Lim Liak Street, Tiong Bahru Road and Zion Road.