How far is Block 18 Telok Blangah Cres from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Tiong Bahru Mrt Station, about 15.1 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 18 Telok Blangah Cres to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 123M to Tiong Bahru /plaza, then East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 19 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$1.49.

Which primary school is closest to Block 18 Telok Blangah Cres?

Radin Mas Primary School, approximately 378 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 18 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 18 Telok Blangah Cres?

It scores 72.7/100 overall: transport 50.8, food 95.8, schools 100, healthcare 69.8, daily needs 88.3, green space 63.6, connectivity 73.5, value 16, leisure 55.7.

Is Block 18 Telok Blangah Cres a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 72.7/100 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 18 Telok Blangah Cres

090018 · Telok Blangah Way · Bukit Merah · Built 1974 · Lease from 1975 · ~48 yrs lease left · 174 units · 14 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone

73Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 18 Telok Blangah Cres in Bukit Merah scores 72.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 15.1 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 6.1 minutes from Telok Blangah Crescent Blk 11 (11 Telok Blangah Crescent Market and Food Centre), and 378 m straight-line from Radin Mas Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 18 Telok Blangah Cres in Singapore

Block 18 Telok Blangah Cres, Singapore 090018

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Pillar scores

Transport: 51
Food: 96
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 70
Daily needs: 88
Green space: 64
Connectivity: 74
Value (lease): 16
Leisure: 56
EV charging: 90

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 73
Young Families: 76
Seniors: 74
Renters: 71
Investors: 46
EV Owners: 71

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 19.1min
one-north: 30.8min
Jurong East: 33.5min
Changi Airport: 54.1min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

19 min door to door · S$1.49 · 1 transfer · 6 min (394 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 10 min riding

5m›123M›1m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 5 min (291 m) to St. Theresa's Convent
Bus 123M · SBS Transit
St. Theresa's Convent → Tiong Bahru /plaza · 3 stops · 5 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 1148 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)6.1 min
Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre)11.7 min
Telok Blangah Rise Blk 36 (Telok Blangah Rise Market)12 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.5 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.9 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd15.6 min

CHAS clinics

health

Hl Clinic Pte Ltd5.1 min
Keppel Medical Group5.1 min
Chung & Ee Medical Clinic7.8 min

Parks & green

green

Mount Faber Park14.7 min
Tiong Bahru Pk16.5 min
Kim Pong Park16.8 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Sarah Senior Activity Centre7.1 min
THK SAC @ Telok Blangah Crescent9.3 min
NTUC Health Cluster Support @ Bt Merah11.6 min

Community clubs

leisure

Radin Mas CC6.3 min
Henderson CC15 min
Bukit Merah CC22.4 min

Libraries

leisure

Harbour Front Public Library26.2 min

EV charging

Blk 12/22 Telok Blangah Crescent4.8 min
Blk 1/2/3/4/6 Telok Blangah Crescent Mount Faber Green7.4 min
Blk 27/33 Telok Blangah Way7.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 18 Telok Blangah Cres

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 hawker centres, 1 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 140313.1 min walk · 193 m
Stop 140394.1 min walk · 180 m

Buses that serve this block

ST. THERESA'S CONVENT5 min walk
123123M
BLK 112 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 18 Telok Blangah Cres is more liveable than 54% of them and cheaper than 100% — around S$754/psf for 1 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability54th 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 18 offers a strong liveability score (72.7/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~48 years left).

What you get72.7/100overall 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 18 Telok Blangah Cres

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

3-room1 sale · 12 mo

S$400k

median S$400k · S$489–489 psf

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

Monthly resale volume — Telok Blangah Way (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 18 Telok Blangah Cres

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Aug '25	3-room	07 TO 09	76 m²	S$400k	S$489
May '25	3-room	07 TO 09	76 m²	S$480k	S$587
Apr '25	3-room	10 TO 12	76 m²	S$428k	S$523
Mar '25	3-room	04 TO 06	65 m²	S$380k	S$543
Feb '25	3-room	10 TO 12	65 m²	S$363k	S$519
Nov '24	3-room	04 TO 06	65 m²	S$350k	S$500
Oct '24	3-room	04 TO 06	65 m²	S$385k	S$550

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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