SG Block Index

Block 31 Telok Blangah Rise

090031 · Telok Blangah Rise · Bukit Merah · Built 1975 · Lease from 1976 · ~49 yrs lease left · 116 units · 11 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone1 upcoming development site within 1 km
70Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 31 Telok Blangah Rise in Bukit Merah scores 69.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 15.6 minutes’ walk from Harbourfront Mrt Station MRT, 2.7 minutes from Telok Blangah Rise Blk 36 (Telok Blangah Rise Market), and 459 m straight-line from Radin Mas Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 31 Telok Blangah Rise in Singapore

Block 31 Telok Blangah Rise, Singapore 090031

Pillar scores

Transport
55
Food
95
Schools
100
Healthcare
61
Daily needs
71
Green space
80
Connectivity
65
Value (lease)
18
Leisure
51
EV charging
76
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
70
Young Families
74
Seniors
69
Renters
68
Investors
45
EV Owners
65

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
25.8min
121EWLS$1.68 · 1 transfer
one-north
33.2min
121EWLCCLS$1.82 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
37.9min
121EWLS$2.07 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
60.8min
121EWLEWLS$2.42 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

26 min door to door · S$1.68 · 1 transfer · 4 min (265 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 17 min riding

2m1212mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (128 m) to Blk 36 Mkt/fc
  2. Bus 121 · SBS Transit
    Blk 36 Mkt/fcOpp Tiong Bahru /plaza · 8 stops · 11 min
  3. Walk 2 min (109 m) to Tiong Bahru
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Tiong BahruRaffles Place · 3 stops · 6 min
  5. 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 minHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 31

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 1007 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Telok Blangah Rise Blk 36 (Telok Blangah Rise Market)2.7 min
  • Telok Blangah Crescent Blk 11 (11 Telok Blangah Crescent Market and Food Centre)9.9 min
  • Bukit Merah Central Blk 163 (Bukit Merah Central Food Centre)20.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd19.2 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd19.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Hl Clinic Pte Ltd8.9 min
  • Keppel Medical Group8.9 min
  • Health Partnership Medical Centre11.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Mount Faber Park8.8 min
  • Silat Avenue Park18.1 min
  • King'S Dock Park22.8 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Silver Ace@Telok Blangah4.2 min
  • THK SAC @ Telok Blangah Crescent13.1 min
  • Sarah Senior Activity Centre17.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Radin Mas CC5.7 min
  • Telok Blangah CC28.7 min
  • Bukit Merah CC28.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Harbour Front Public Library20.5 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 27/33 Telok Blangah Way7.1 min
  • Blk 12/22 Telok Blangah Crescent8.5 min
  • Blk 101/109 Bukit Purmei Road Bukit Purmei Ville9.1 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 31 Telok Blangah Rise
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 hawker centres, 1 parks, 2 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 144891.7 min walk · 92 m
  • Stop 143192 min walk · 107 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 36 MKT/FC2 min walk
    121

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).

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$363k · 3 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
strong value

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 31 Telok Blangah Rise is more liveable than 38% of them and cheaper than 94% — around S$518/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability38th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 94%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (3-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 31 offers a strong liveability score (69.8/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~49 years left).

What you get69.8/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-5.2%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds49 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 Rise. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 31 Telok Blangah Rise

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

3-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$320k – S$418k
median S$369k · S$425555 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block
395551707Jul '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Telok Blangah Rise (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 31 Telok Blangah Rise

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
May '263-room01 TO 0370S$320kS$425
Apr '263-room04 TO 0670S$418kS$555
May '253-room10 TO 1259S$430kS$677
Mar '253-room04 TO 0670S$420kS$557
Nov '243-room04 TO 0659S$363kS$572
Aug '243-room01 TO 0359S$340kS$535

Subzone medians — Telok Blangah Rise

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$518▼ 5.2%
4 ROOMS$623▲ 7.1%
5 ROOMS$578▲ 0.7%
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