How far is Block 13 Telok Blangah Cres from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Tiong Bahru Mrt Station, about 17.5 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 13 Telok Blangah Cres to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 65 to Blk 129, then Bus 5 to Tiong Bahru /plaza, then East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 29 minutes with 2 transfers, roughly S$1.49.

Which primary school is closest to Block 13 Telok Blangah Cres?

Radin Mas Primary School, approximately 543 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 13 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 13 Telok Blangah Cres?

It scores 67.4/100 overall: transport 33.1, food 88.3, schools 100, healthcare 68.4, daily needs 93.9, green space 61, connectivity 65.7, value 16, leisure 52.3.

Is Block 13 Telok Blangah Cres a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 67.4/100 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 13 Telok Blangah Cres

090013 · Telok Blangah Way · Bukit Merah · Built 1974 · Lease from 1975 · ~48 yrs lease left · 175 units · 14 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone

67Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 13 Telok Blangah Cres in Bukit Merah scores 67.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 17.5 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 6.7 minutes from Telok Blangah Crescent Blk 11 (11 Telok Blangah Crescent Market and Food Centre), and 543 m straight-line from Radin Mas Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 13 Telok Blangah Cres in Singapore

Block 13 Telok Blangah Cres, Singapore 090013

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Pillar scores

Transport: 33
Food: 88
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 68
Daily needs: 94
Green space: 61
Connectivity: 66
Value (lease): 16
Leisure: 52
EV charging: 76

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 67
Young Families: 72
Seniors: 70
Renters: 64
Investors: 43
EV Owners: 64

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 29.4min
one-north: 25.2min
Jurong East: 38.4min
Changi Airport: 62.5min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

29 min door to door · S$1.49 · 2 transfers · 10 min (650 m) walking · 9 min waiting · 10 min riding

9m›65›5›1m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 9 min (547 m) to St. Theresa's Convent
Bus 65 · SBS Transit
St. Theresa's Convent → Blk 129 · 2 stops · 3 min
Bus 5 · SBS Transit
Blk 129 → Tiong Bahru /plaza · 1 stop · 1 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 1334 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)6.7 min
Telok Blangah Rise Blk 36 (Telok Blangah Rise Market)13.1 min
Bukit Merah View Blk 115 (Blk 115 Bukit Merah View Market and Food Centre)15.2 min

Eateries nearby

food

Chang Cheng Mee Wah Holdings Pte Ltd5.5 min
Chua Ti Tiang5.5 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte LtdA5.5 min
New Rong Liang Ge Eating House Pte. Ltd.B5.5 min
Hong Xin Economic Rice Pte. Ltd.B5.5 min
Hajjah Siti Hawa Binte AliB5.5 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd6.3 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd13.2 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd14.2 min

CHAS clinics

health

Hl Clinic Pte Ltd5.7 min
Keppel Medical Group5.7 min
Chung & Ee Medical Clinic6.6 min

Parks & green

green

Silat Avenue Park18.1 min
Mount Faber Park18.5 min
Tiong Bahru Pk18.7 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

THK SAC @ Telok Blangah Crescent8 min
Sarah Senior Activity Centre10.9 min
NTUC Health Cluster Support @ Bt Merah11.8 min

Community clubs

leisure

Radin Mas CC7.3 min
Henderson CC15.2 min
Bukit Merah CC22.4 min

Libraries

leisure

Harbour Front Public Library29.1 min

EV charging

Blk 12/22 Telok Blangah Crescent5.4 min
Blk 1/2/3/4/6 Telok Blangah Crescent Mount Faber Green6 min
Blk 27/33 Telok Blangah Way10.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 13 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 142694.9 min walk · 84 m
Stop 142595.7 min walk · 211 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 18 min walk
176
BLK 1299 min walk
5
ST. THERESA'S CONVENT9 min walk
65
OPP BLK 19 min walk
145

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

priced about right

Among 1-room HDB flats islandwide (25 compared), Blk 13 Telok Blangah Cres is more liveable than 4% of them and cheaper than 100% — around S$754/psf for 1 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability4th 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 13 offers a strong liveability score (67.4/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~48 years left).

What you get67.4/100overall 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 13 Telok Blangah Cres

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

3-room3 sales · 12 mo

S$335k – S$376k

median S$369k · S$451–537 psf

5-room1 sale · 12 mo

S$800k

median S$800k · S$486–486 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room5-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Telok Blangah Way (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 13 Telok Blangah Cres

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Mar '26	5-room	04 TO 06	153 m²	S$800k	S$486
Feb '26	3-room	07 TO 09	65 m²	S$376k	S$537
Nov '25	3-room	13 TO 15	76 m²	S$369k	S$451
Aug '25	3-room	01 TO 03	65 m²	S$335k	S$479
Jun '25	3-room	13 TO 15	65 m²	S$408k	S$583
Apr '25	3-room	07 TO 09	76 m²	S$403k	S$492
Jan '25	3-room	04 TO 06	65 m²	S$350k	S$500
Dec '24	3-room	10 TO 12	65 m²	S$395k	S$565
Oct '24	3-room	01 TO 03	76 m²	S$388k	S$474
Sep '24	3-room	01 TO 03	65 m²	S$382k	S$546

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

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