Bukit Purmei
Bukit Purmei is a small housing estate within Bukit Merah planning area in Singapore, near Telok Blangah estate. Bukit Purmei consists of HDB flats, private apartments and landed property. There is also a Chinese temple, Church and a small Muslim cemetery in Bukit Purmei. The name means "Serene Hill" in Malay; "Purmei" is an older spelling of the standard Malay "Permai" ("serene").
Amenities
There are various shops at the void deck and bus stops in front of the blocks at the neighbourhood centre along Bukit Purmei Avenue. There are 7/11 store, clinics and Chinese medicinal shops at the neighbourhood centre. The estate is also served by 2 primary schools and a secondary school, namely CHIJ Kellock, Radin Mas Primary School and CHIJ Saint Theresa's Convent. Both CHIJ schools are all-girls schools. There is also the Bukit Purmei Hillock Park in the neighbourhood and Mount Faber Park is within a walk away.
Transport
These services serve Bukit Purmei estate along Bukit Purmei Avenue.
Service 123 - Runs between Bukit Merah Interchange and Harbourfront Interchange via Tiong Bahru MRT Station and Orchard Road.
Service 123M - A supplementary route of service 123 that runs between Harbourfront Interchange and looping at Tiong Bahru Road
Service 131 - Runs between St Michael's Terminal and Bukit Merah Interchange.
Service 131M - A supplementary route of service 131 that runs between Bukit Merah Interchange and looping at Bukit Purmei Avenue via Jalan Bukit Merah and Lower Delta Road. It only operates during AM and PM peak hours on weekdays.
Alternatively, bus services 61, 124, 143 & 166 pass by Kampong Bahru Road at the south of the estate and bus services 65, 121, 195 & 855 pass by Lower Delta Road.
Neighbouring areas
Henderson Industrial Park | Bukit Merah New Town | Bukit Merah New Town - Silat Road Sector | ||
Telok Blangah | Keppel | |||
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Mount Faber Park | Keppel, Mount Faber Park | Keppel |