SG Block Index

Block 13 Telok Blangah Cres

090013 · Telok Blangah Way · Bukit Merah · Built 1974 · ~47 yrs lease left · 175 units · 14 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
66Overall / 100
Summary

Block 13 Telok Blangah Cres in Bukit Merah scores 65.9/100 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.

Pillar scores

Transport
33
Food
84
Schools
100
Healthcare
68
Daily needs
94
Green space
61
Connectivity
66
Value (lease)
14
Leisure
52

Who it suits

Overall
66
Young Families
71
Seniors
68
Renters
63
Investors
41

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
29.4min
655EWLS$1.49 · 2 transfers
one-north
25.2min
176CCLS$1.68 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
38.4min
145EWLS$1.94 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
62.5min
5EWLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers

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

9m6551mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 9 min (547 m) to St. Theresa's Convent
  2. Bus 65 · SBS Transit
    St. Theresa's ConventBlk 129 · 2 stops · 3 min
  3. Bus 5 · SBS Transit
    Blk 129Tiong Bahru /plaza · 1 stop · 1 min
  4. Walk 1 min (76 m) to Tiong Bahru
  5. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Tiong BahruRaffles Place · 3 stops · 6 min
  6. 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 13

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

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

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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