Block 49 Telok Blangah DR
100049 · Telok Blangah Drive · Bukit Merah · Built 1976 · ~49 yrs lease left · 96 units · 25 floors
Block 49 Telok Blangah DR in Bukit Merah scores 79.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.5 minutes’ walk from Telok Blangah Mrt Station MRT, 4.9 minutes from Telok Blangah Hawker Centre & Market, and 516 m straight-line from Blangah Rise Primary School.
Where it is
OneMap · SLABlock 49 Telok Blangah DR, Singapore 100049
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 85
- Food
- 100
- Schools
- 98
- Healthcare
- 69
- Daily needs
- 100
- Green space
- 63
- Connectivity
- 70
- Value (lease)
- 18
- Leisure
- 51
- EV charging
- 82
Who it suits
- Overall
- 79
- Young Families
- 81
- Seniors
- 80
- Renters
- 81
- Investors
- 67
- EV Owners
- 74
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 28.6min
- one-north
- 15.5min
- Jurong East
- 33.5min
- Changi Airport
- 63.5min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap29 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 6 min (383 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 18 min riding
- Walk 4 min (257 m) to Blk 54
- Bus 145 · SBS Transit
Blk 54 → Opp Redhill · 8 stops · 10 min - Walk 2 min (99 m) to Redhill
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Redhill → Raffles Place · 4 stops · 8 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorDistance 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- Telok Blangah Mrt Station5.5 min
- Labrador Park Mrt Station14.3 min
- Harbourfront Mrt Station17.2 min
Hawker centres
food- Telok Blangah Hawker Centre & Market4.9 min
- Telok Blangah Drive Blk 79 (Telok Blangah Food Centre)6 min
- Telok Blangah Drive Blk 82 (Telok Blangah Market)6.6 min
Eateries nearby
food- Al Borgo Pte. Ltd.A2.5 min
- Marcus Lee Yong Le2.5 min
- Old Mother Hen Seafood Restaurant Pte. Ltd.B2.5 min
- Tan Kai JeeB2.5 min
- Phua Cheng NongB2.5 min
- Asiah Binte NoraniB2.5 min
Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.4 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd15.9 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd16.1 min
CHAS clinics
health- Bliss Medical Clinic4.3 min
- Fraser Medical Centre4.4 min
- Healthplus Family Clinic & Surgery4.4 min
Parks & green
green- Labrador Nature Park13.8 min
- Labrador Villa Park16 min
- Bukit Chermin Boardwalk16.1 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charities Limited9.2 min
- THK SAC @ Telok Blangah Crescent17.8 min
- Silver Ace@Telok Blangah22.3 min
Community clubs
leisure- Telok Blangah CC10.4 min
- Radin Mas CC15.5 min
- Bukit Merah CC29.8 min
Libraries
leisure- Harbour Front Public Library22.9 min
EV charging
ev- Blk 78A Telok Blangah Street 32 Multi Storey Car Park4.4 min
- Blk 50/71 Telok Blangah Drive Blangah View6 min
- Blk 12/22 Telok Blangah Crescent18.4 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 1 MRT, 3 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- Stop 143511.9 min walk · 132 m
- Stop 140412.6 min walk · 206 m
- BLK 544 min walk145
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$697k · 3 roomSet your budget to see if this block fits. Not sure? work it out from your income →
Value for money
liveability vs price · like-for-likeAmong 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 49 Telok Blangah DR is more liveable than 83% of them but pricier than 93% — around S$995/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).
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 · leaseBlock 49 offers a strong liveability score (79.4/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~49 years left).
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 Drive. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.
Prices & transactions — Blk 49 Telok Blangah DR
Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation
Recent sales at Blk 49 Telok Blangah DR
| Month | Type | Storey | Area | Price | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug '24 | 5-room | 04 TO 06 | 123 m² | S$820k | S$619 |
Subzone medians — Telok Blangah Drive
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
See what’s for sale
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