Block 1 Telok Blangah Cres
090001 · Telok Blangah Way · Bukit Merah · Built 1973 · Lease from 1983 · ~56 yrs lease left · 148 units · 16 floors
Block 1 Telok Blangah Cres in Bukit Merah scores 74.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 17.6 minutes’ walk from Redhill Mrt Station MRT, 7.3 minutes from Telok Blangah Crescent Blk 11 (11 Telok Blangah Crescent Market and Food Centre), and 731 m straight-line from Gan Eng Seng Primary School.
Where it is
OneMap · SLABlock 1 Telok Blangah Cres, Singapore 090001
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 43
- Food
- 97
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 67
- Daily needs
- 95
- Green space
- 77
- Connectivity
- 75
- Value (lease)
- 32
- Leisure
- 60
- EV charging
- 84
Who it suits
- Overall
- 74
- Young Families
- 78
- Seniors
- 75
- Renters
- 72
- Investors
- 50
- EV Owners
- 72
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 21.4min
- one-north
- 21.2min
- Jurong East
- 36.6min
- Changi Airport
- 56.4min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap21 min door to door · S$1.68 · 1 transfer · 3 min (182 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 15 min riding
- Walk 1 min (79 m) to Blk 1
- Bus 195 · SBS Transit
Blk 1 → Tiong Bahru /plaza · 6 stops · 9 min - Walk 1 min (76 m) to Tiong Bahru
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Tiong Bahru → Raffles Place · 3 stops · 6 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- Redhill Mrt Station17.6 min
- Redhill Mrt Station17.9 min
- Telok Blangah Mrt Station18.6 min
Hawker centres
food- Telok Blangah Crescent Blk 11 (11 Telok Blangah Crescent Market and Food Centre)7.3 min
- Bukit Merah Central Blk 163 (Bukit Merah Central Food Centre)8.5 min
- Bukit Merah View Blk 115 (Blk 115 Bukit Merah View Market and Food Centre)10.4 min
Eateries nearby
food- Coffee Bandits Pte. Ltd3 min
- Idarts Fame Pte. Ltd.A3.4 min
- The Wine Kakis Pte. Ltd.A3.4 min
- Ice Cream Chefs Holdings Pte. Ltd.A3.4 min
- Boldwin F&B LlpA3.4 min
- K Box Entertainment Group Pte. Ltd.A3.4 min
Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).
Supermarkets
daily- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd6 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.4 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd15.3 min
CHAS clinics
health- Chung & Ee Medical Clinic6.3 min
- Hl Clinic Pte Ltd6.4 min
- Keppel Medical Group6.4 min
Parks & green
green- Tiong Bahru Pk15.9 min
- Mount Faber Park20.3 min
- Silat Avenue Park21.1 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- THK SAC @ Telok Blangah Crescent7.6 min
- THK SAC @ Bukit Merah9.1 min
- NTUC Health Cluster Support @ Bt Merah11 min
Community clubs
leisure- Radin Mas CC7.5 min
- Henderson CC13.6 min
- Bukit Merah CC16.9 min
Libraries
leisure- Harbour Front Public Library30 min
EV charging
ev- Blk 1/2/3/4/6 Telok Blangah Crescent Mount Faber Green5.7 min
- Blk 12/22 Telok Blangah Crescent6.1 min
- Blk 117, 161 Bukit Merah Central9.3 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 2 hawker centres, 2 supermarkets, 4 clinics.
Shaded areas are real pedestrian reach (OSRM foot routing), sampled on a grid — an approximate schematic, not a legal boundary.Buses near here
LTA stops · OneMap routing- Stop 142491.1 min walk · 60 m
- Stop 142412 min walk · 113 m
- BLK 11 min walk176195
Services seen boarding near this block on real OneMap public-transport routes — not a full timetable. Check the LTA / bus operator app for live arrivals.
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).
Value for money
liveability vs price · like-for-likeAmong 1-room HDB flats islandwide (25 compared), Blk 1 Telok Blangah Cres is more liveable than 92% of them and cheaper than 100% — around S$754/psf for 1 room (as of 2026-06).
Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (1-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-06
Is it worth it?
liveability · price trend · leaseBlock 1 offers a strong liveability score (74.2/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~56 years left).
A plain-language read, not financial advice. Liveability and lease come from the index; price signals from data.gov.sg resale transactions for Telok Blangah Way. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.
Prices & transactions — Blk 1 Telok Blangah Cres
Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation
Recent sales at Blk 1 Telok Blangah Cres
| Month | Type | Storey | Area | Price | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb '26 | 3-room | 01 TO 03 | 66 m² | S$370k | S$521 |
| Jan '26 | 3-room | 07 TO 09 | 66 m² | S$400k | S$563 |
| Aug '25 | 3-room | 07 TO 09 | 74 m² | S$417k | S$524 |
| Mar '25 | 3-room | 13 TO 15 | 66 m² | S$408k | S$574 |
| Oct '24 | 3-room | 01 TO 03 | 66 m² | S$370k | S$521 |
Subzone medians — Telok Blangah Way
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
See what’s for sale
Browse current for-sale listings near Blk 1 Telok Blangah Cres on Singapore’s property portals. These open on third-party sites — SG Block Index doesn’t list or sell property.