SG Block Index

Block 1 Telok Blangah Cres

090001 · Telok Blangah Way · Bukit Merah · Built 1973 · ~46 yrs lease left · 148 units · 16 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
72Overall / 100
Summary

Block 1 Telok Blangah Cres in Bukit Merah scores 71.5/100 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.

Pillar scores

Transport
43
Food
92
Schools
100
Healthcare
67
Daily needs
95
Green space
77
Connectivity
75
Value (lease)
12
Leisure
60

Who it suits

Overall
72
Young Families
76
Seniors
73
Renters
71
Investors
43

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
21.4min
195EWLS$1.68 · 1 transfer
one-north
21.2min
176CCLS$1.68 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
36.6min
195EWLS$2.02 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
56.4min
195EWLEWLS$2.42 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

21 min door to door · S$1.68 · 1 transfer · 3 min (182 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 15 min riding

1m1951mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 1 min (79 m) to Blk 1
  2. Bus 195 · SBS Transit
    Blk 1Tiong Bahru /plaza · 6 stops · 9 min
  3. Walk 1 min (76 m) to Tiong Bahru
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Tiong BahruRaffles Place · 3 stops · 6 min
  5. 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 minHawkerMarketClinicBlk 1

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
PlannedKeppel MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1648 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

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

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

Eldercare 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

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 — Telok Blangah Way

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$539▲ 0.6%
4 ROOMS$648▼ 6.9%
5 ROOMS$486▼ 20.5%
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