How far is Block 17A Telok Blangah Cres from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Tiong Bahru Mrt Station, about 16.8 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 17A 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 20 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$1.49.

Which primary school is closest to Block 17A Telok Blangah Cres?

Radin Mas Primary School, approximately 393 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 17A Telok Blangah Cres?

Approximately 75 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 2002 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 17A Telok Blangah Cres?

It scores 77.4/100 overall: transport 46.9, food 99.7, schools 100, healthcare 70, daily needs 96.3, green space 66.6, connectivity 73.5, value 70, leisure 54.2.

Is Block 17A Telok Blangah Cres a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 77.4/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 75 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 17A Telok Blangah Cres

091017 · Telok Blangah Way · Bukit Merah · Built 2000 · Lease from 2002 · ~75 yrs lease left · 174 units · 30 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone

77Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 17A Telok Blangah Cres in Bukit Merah scores 77.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 16.8 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 4.4 minutes from Telok Blangah Crescent Blk 11 (11 Telok Blangah Crescent Market and Food Centre), and 393 m straight-line from Radin Mas Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 17A Telok Blangah Cres in Singapore

Block 17A Telok Blangah Cres, Singapore 091017

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Pillar scores

Transport: 47
Food: 100
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 70
Daily needs: 96
Green space: 67
Connectivity: 74
Value (lease): 70
Leisure: 54
EV charging: 99

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 77
Young Families: 80
Seniors: 78
Renters: 72
Investors: 59
EV Owners: 81

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 19.6min
one-north: 29.9min
Jurong East: 34min
Changi Airport: 54.5min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

20 min door to door · S$1.49 · 1 transfer · 7 min (412 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 10 min riding

5m›123M›1m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 5 min (309 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 1183 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)4.4 min
Telok Blangah Rise Blk 36 (Telok Blangah Rise Market)10.7 min
Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre)13.3 min

Eateries nearby

food

Chang Cheng Mee Wah Holdings Pte Ltd3.2 min
Chua Ti Tiang3.2 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte LtdA3.2 min
New Rong Liang Ge Eating House Pte. Ltd.B3.2 min
Hong Xin Economic Rice Pte. Ltd.B3.2 min
Hajjah Siti Hawa Binte AliB3.2 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd5.8 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd12.5 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd14.4 min

CHAS clinics

health

Hl Clinic Pte Ltd3.4 min
Keppel Medical Group3.4 min
Chung & Ee Medical Clinic6.1 min

Parks & green

green

Mount Faber Park16.4 min
Tiong Bahru Pk18.2 min
Kim Pong Park18.4 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

THK SAC @ Telok Blangah Crescent7.6 min
Sarah Senior Activity Centre8.7 min
Silver Ace@Telok Blangah12.2 min

Community clubs

leisure

Radin Mas CC5 min
Henderson CC16.6 min
Bukit Merah CC23.9 min

Libraries

leisure

Harbour Front Public Library26.8 min

EV charging

Blk 12/22 Telok Blangah Crescent3.1 min
Blk 1/2/3/4/6 Telok Blangah Crescent Mount Faber Green5.7 min
Blk 27/33 Telok Blangah Way8.4 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 17A 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 142692.6 min walk · 180 m
Stop 140314.8 min walk · 203 m

Buses that serve this block

ST. THERESA'S CONVENT5 min walk
123123M
SAFRA MT FABER8 min walk
131
OPP BLK 558 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 17A Telok Blangah Cres is more liveable than 100% of them and cheaper than 100% — around S$754/psf for 1 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability100th 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 17A offers a strong liveability score (77.4/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~75 years left).

What you get77.4/100overall liveability

Where price is heading-1.4%1 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds75 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 17A Telok Blangah Cres

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

4-room3 sales · 12 mo

S$765k – S$805k

median S$770k · S$715–755 psf

5-room1 sale · 12 mo

S$968k

median S$968k · S$756–756 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room5-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Telok Blangah Way (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 17A Telok Blangah Cres

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Feb '26	4-room	19 TO 21	99 m²	S$805k	S$755
Jan '26	4-room	07 TO 09	100 m²	S$770k	S$715
Jan '26	4-room	22 TO 24	99 m²	S$765k	S$718
Sep '25	5-room	25 TO 27	119 m²	S$968k	S$756
Jun '25	4-room	22 TO 24	100 m²	S$850k	S$790
Jun '25	4-room	25 TO 27	100 m²	S$780k	S$725
May '25	4-room	07 TO 09	99 m²	S$760k	S$713
Jan '25	4-room	25 TO 27	100 m²	S$838k	S$779
Oct '24	4-room	01 TO 03	100 m²	S$688k	S$639
Sep '24	4-room	01 TO 03	101 m²	S$665k	S$612
Jul '24	4-room	10 TO 12	99 m²	S$742k	S$696

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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