How far is Block 5 Telok Blangah Cres from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Tiong Bahru Mrt Station, about 19.2 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 5 Telok Blangah Cres to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 272 to BT Merah Int, then Bus 16 to Tiong Bahru /plaza, then East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 25 minutes with 2 transfers, roughly S$1.68.

Which primary school is closest to Block 5 Telok Blangah Cres?

Radin Mas Primary School, approximately 691 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 5 Telok Blangah Cres?

Approximately 56 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1983 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 5 Telok Blangah Cres?

It scores 72.9/100 overall: transport 33.5, food 97.9, schools 99, healthcare 70, daily needs 100, green space 70.6, connectivity 69.7, value 32, leisure 60.4.

Is Block 5 Telok Blangah Cres a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 72.9/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 56 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Telok Blangah Way give the price trend.

Block 5 Telok Blangah Cres

090005 · Telok Blangah Way · Bukit Merah · Built 1974 · Lease from 1983 · ~56 yrs lease left · 143 units · 16 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone

73Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 5 Telok Blangah Cres in Bukit Merah scores 72.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 19.2 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 5.3 minutes from Telok Blangah Crescent Blk 11 (11 Telok Blangah Crescent Market and Food Centre), and 691 m straight-line from Radin Mas Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 5 Telok Blangah Cres in Singapore

Block 5 Telok Blangah Cres, Singapore 090005

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Pillar scores

Transport: 34
Food: 98
Schools: 99
Healthcare: 70
Daily needs: 100
Green space: 71
Connectivity: 70
Value (lease): 32
Leisure: 60
EV charging: 97

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 73
Young Families: 76
Seniors: 75
Renters: 69
Investors: 49
EV Owners: 74

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 25.3min
one-north: 22.1min
Jurong East: 37.4min
Changi Airport: 62min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

25 min door to door · S$1.68 · 2 transfers · 4 min (264 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 15 min riding

3m›272›16›1m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 3 min (160 m) to Blk 11
Bus 272 · SBS Transit
Blk 11 → BT Merah Int · 3 stops · 3 min
Bus 16 · SBS Transit
BT Merah Int → Tiong Bahru /plaza · 4 stops · 6 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

Fastest itinerary · fares & times from OneMap, Singapore Land Authority

What’s nearby

walk times, door to door

Walk-time rings · schematic

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 1482 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)5.3 min
Bukit Merah Central Blk 163 (Bukit Merah Central Food Centre)10.6 min
Telok Blangah Rise Blk 36 (Telok Blangah Rise Market)11.9 min

Eateries nearby

food

Chang Cheng Mee Wah Holdings Pte Ltd4 min
Chua Ti Tiang4 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte LtdA4 min
New Rong Liang Ge Eating House Pte. Ltd.B4 min
Hong Xin Economic Rice Pte. Ltd.B4 min
Hajjah Siti Hawa Binte AliB4 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd3.9 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.5 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd15 min

CHAS clinics

health

Chung & Ee Medical Clinic4.2 min
Hl Clinic Pte Ltd4.3 min
Keppel Medical Group4.3 min

Parks & green

green

Tiong Bahru Pk18 min
Mount Faber Park18.3 min
Silat Avenue Park19.8 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

THK SAC @ Telok Blangah Crescent5.5 min
THK SAC @ Bukit Merah11.2 min
Sarah Senior Activity Centre12.7 min

Community clubs

leisure

Radin Mas CC6.1 min
Henderson CC15.7 min
Bukit Merah CC19 min

Libraries

leisure

Harbour Front Public Library27.9 min

EV charging

Blk 1/2/3/4/6 Telok Blangah Crescent Mount Faber Green3.6 min
Blk 12/22 Telok Blangah Crescent4 min
Blk 27/33 Telok Blangah Way9.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 5 Telok Blangah Cres

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 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

Nearest bus stops

Stop 142593.2 min walk · 121 m
Stop 142493.2 min walk · 219 m

Buses that serve this block

BT MERAH INT3 min walk
16
OPP BLK 13 min walk
145
BLK 113 min walk
272
BLK 15 min walk
176

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-like

strong value

Among 1-room HDB flats islandwide (25 compared), Blk 5 Telok Blangah Cres is more liveable than 63% of them and cheaper than 100% — around S$754/psf for 1 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability63th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 100%

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 · lease

Block 5 offers a strong liveability score (72.9/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~56 years left).

What you get72.9/100overall liveability

Where price is heading-1.4%1 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds56 yrslease remaining

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 5 Telok Blangah Cres

Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation

3-room4 sales · 12 mo

S$409k – S$425k

median S$420k · S$526–591 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Telok Blangah Way (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 5 Telok Blangah Cres

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	3-room	13 TO 15	66 m²	S$409k	S$576
Feb '26	3-room	07 TO 09	66 m²	S$420k	S$591
Dec '25	3-room	04 TO 06	75 m²	S$425k	S$526
Jul '25	3-room	07 TO 09	66 m²	S$420k	S$591
Apr '25	3-room	16 TO 18	75 m²	S$464k	S$575
Mar '25	3-room	16 TO 18	66 m²	S$438k	S$617

Subzone medians — Telok Blangah Way

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns

1 ROOMS$754▼ 1.4%2

3 ROOMS$539▲ 2.4%2

4 ROOMS$586▼ 2.6%1

5 ROOMS$486▼ 20.5%1

Compare with nearby blocks →Living in Bukit Merah →Bukit Merah estate data →Blocks near Tiong Bahru Mrt Station →Blocks near Radin Mas Primary School →Commute to the CBD →Buying your first home →Upgrading or investing →

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