Block 12 Telok Blangah Cres
090012 · Telok Blangah Way · Bukit Merah · Built 1975 · ~48 yrs lease left · 166 units · 16 floors
Block 12 Telok Blangah Cres in Bukit Merah scores 72.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 20 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 1.4 minutes from Telok Blangah Crescent Blk 11 (11 Telok Blangah Crescent Market and Food Centre), and 571 m straight-line from Radin Mas Primary School.
Where it is
OneMap · SLABlock 12 Telok Blangah Cres, Singapore 090012
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 37
- Food
- 100
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 70
- Daily needs
- 100
- Green space
- 69
- Connectivity
- 70
- Value (lease)
- 16
- Leisure
- 55
- EV charging
- 100
Who it suits
- Overall
- 73
- Young Families
- 76
- Seniors
- 75
- Renters
- 70
- Investors
- 46
- EV Owners
- 74
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 22.4min
- one-north
- 28.8min
- Jurong East
- 37.6min
- Changi Airport
- 57.3min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap22 min door to door · S$1.59 · 1 transfer · 6 min (358 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 13 min riding
- Walk 4 min (255 m) to Blk 25
- Bus 195 · SBS Transit
Blk 25 → Tiong Bahru /plaza · 5 stops · 7 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- Tiong Bahru Mrt Station20 min
- Harbourfront Mrt Station20.1 min
- Harbourfront Mrt Station20.6 min
Hawker centres
food- Telok Blangah Crescent Blk 11 (11 Telok Blangah Crescent Market and Food Centre)1.4 min
- Telok Blangah Rise Blk 36 (Telok Blangah Rise Market)10.1 min
- Bukit Merah Central Blk 163 (Bukit Merah Central Food Centre)14.7 min
Eateries nearby
food- Chang Cheng Mee Wah Holdings Pte Ltd0 min
- Chua Ti Tiang0 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte LtdA0 min
- New Rong Liang Ge Eating House Pte. Ltd.B0 min
- Hong Xin Economic Rice Pte. Ltd.B0 min
- Hajjah Siti Hawa Binte AliB0 min
Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).
Supermarkets
daily- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd4.8 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.5 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd15.7 min
CHAS clinics
health- Hl Clinic Pte Ltd1.5 min
- Keppel Medical Group1.5 min
- Chung & Ee Medical Clinic5.1 min
Parks & green
green- Mount Faber Park16.5 min
- Silat Avenue Park20.1 min
- Tiong Bahru Pk21.4 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- THK SAC @ Telok Blangah Crescent6.6 min
- Silver Ace@Telok Blangah11.6 min
- Sarah Senior Activity Centre11.9 min
Community clubs
leisure- Radin Mas CC4.2 min
- Henderson CC18.4 min
- Bukit Merah CC23 min
Libraries
leisure- Harbour Front Public Library26 min
EV charging
ev- Blk 12/22 Telok Blangah Crescent2.1 min
- Blk 1/2/3/4/6 Telok Blangah Crescent Mount Faber Green4.7 min
- Blk 27/33 Telok Blangah Way7.8 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~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- Stop 142691.6 min walk · 69 m
- Stop 142594.2 min walk · 123 m
- BT MERAH INT2 min walk176
- BLK 102 min walk272
- BLK 254 min walk195
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 12 Telok Blangah Cres is more liveable than 58% 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 12 offers a strong liveability score (72.8/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~48 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 12 Telok Blangah Cres
Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation
Recent sales at Blk 12 Telok Blangah Cres
| Month | Type | Storey | Area | Price | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar '26 | 3-room | 10 TO 12 | 70 m² | S$405k | S$538 |
| Jan '26 | 3-room | 04 TO 06 | 70 m² | S$410k | S$544 |
| Jun '25 | 3-room | 16 TO 18 | 70 m² | S$439k | S$582 |
| Feb '25 | 3-room | 10 TO 12 | 59 m² | S$370k | S$583 |
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 12 Telok Blangah Cres on Singapore’s property portals. These open on third-party sites — SG Block Index doesn’t list or sell property.