How far is Block 7 Telok Blangah Cres from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Tiong Bahru Mrt Station, about 18.8 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 7 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 7 Telok Blangah Cres?

Radin Mas Primary School, approximately 652 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 7 Telok Blangah Cres?

Approximately 48 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1975 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 7 Telok Blangah Cres?

It scores 73.3/100 overall: transport 40.4, food 100, schools 100, healthcare 70, daily needs 100, green space 72.3, connectivity 66.8, value 16, leisure 57.8.

Is Block 7 Telok Blangah Cres a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 73.3/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 48 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 7 Telok Blangah Cres

090007 · Telok Blangah Way · Bukit Merah · Built 1974 · Lease from 1975 · ~48 yrs lease left · 262 units · 12 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone

73Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 7 Telok Blangah Cres in Bukit Merah scores 73.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 18.8 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 4.4 minutes from Telok Blangah Crescent Blk 11 (11 Telok Blangah Crescent Market and Food Centre), and 652 m straight-line from Radin Mas Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 7 Telok Blangah Cres in Singapore

Block 7 Telok Blangah Cres, Singapore 090007

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Pillar scores

Transport: 40
Food: 100
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 70
Daily needs: 100
Green space: 72
Connectivity: 67
Value (lease): 16
Leisure: 58
EV charging: 100

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 73
Young Families: 77
Seniors: 76
Renters: 70
Investors: 46
EV Owners: 74

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 24.6min
one-north: 28.8min
Jurong East: 36.7min
Changi Airport: 62.8min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

25 min door to door · S$1.68 · 2 transfers · 4 min (225 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 15 min riding

2m›272›16›1m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 2 min (122 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 1443 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)4.4 min
Telok Blangah Rise Blk 36 (Telok Blangah Rise Market)11 min
Bukit Merah Central Blk 163 (Bukit Merah Central Food Centre)12.6 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd1.9 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.4 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd14.6 min

CHAS clinics

health

Chung & Ee Medical Clinic2.2 min
Hl Clinic Pte Ltd3.4 min
Keppel Medical Group3.4 min

Parks & green

green

Mount Faber Park17.4 min
Silat Avenue Park19.4 min
Tiong Bahru Pk19.9 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

THK SAC @ Telok Blangah Crescent3.6 min
Sarah Senior Activity Centre12.2 min
NTUC Health Cluster Support @ Bt Merah13.1 min

Community clubs

leisure

Radin Mas CC5.3 min
Henderson CC16.5 min
Bukit Merah CC20.9 min

Libraries

leisure

Harbour Front Public Library27 min

EV charging

Blk 1/2/3/4/6 Telok Blangah Crescent Mount Faber Green1.7 min
Blk 12/22 Telok Blangah Crescent3.1 min
Blk 27/33 Telok Blangah Way8.7 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 7 Telok Blangah Cres

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 hawker centres, 1 supermarkets, 3 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 142591.3 min walk · 105 m
Stop 142692.2 min walk · 111 m

Buses that serve this block

BT MERAH INT2 min walk
16176
OPP BLK 12 min walk
145
BLK 112 min walk
272

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 7 Telok Blangah Cres is more liveable than 71% of them and cheaper than 100% — around S$754/psf for 1 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability71th 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 7 offers a strong liveability score (73.3/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~48 years left).

What you get73.3/100overall liveability

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

How long it holds48 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 7 Telok Blangah Cres

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

1-room9 sales · 12 mo

S$239k – S$275k

median S$269k · S$716–824 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)1-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Telok Blangah Way (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 7 Telok Blangah Cres

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	1-room	01 TO 03	31 m²	S$248k	S$743
Jun '26	1-room	01 TO 03	31 m²	S$255k	S$764
May '26	1-room	01 TO 03	31 m²	S$270k	S$809
Apr '26	1-room	10 TO 12	31 m²	S$272k	S$815
Apr '26	1-room	10 TO 12	31 m²	S$263k	S$788
Feb '26	1-room	07 TO 09	31 m²	S$239k	S$716
Jan '26	1-room	10 TO 12	31 m²	S$275k	S$824
Oct '25	1-room	01 TO 03	31 m²	S$269k	S$806
Aug '25	1-room	04 TO 06	31 m²	S$270k	S$809
Jun '25	1-room	07 TO 09	31 m²	S$272k	S$815
Apr '25	1-room	04 TO 06	31 m²	S$270k	S$809
Feb '25	1-room	07 TO 09	31 m²	S$260k	S$779

Showing 12 of 19 sales in the last 2 years.

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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