How far is Block 50 Telok Blangah DR from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Telok Blangah Mrt Station, about 5.3 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 50 Telok Blangah DR to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 273 to BT Merah Int, then Bus 16 to Tiong Bahru /plaza, then East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 26 minutes with 2 transfers, roughly S$1.75.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 50?

Telok Blangah Hawker Centre & Market is roughly 3 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 50 Telok Blangah DR?

Blangah Rise Primary School, approximately 380 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 50 Telok Blangah DR?

Approximately 51 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1978 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 50 Telok Blangah DR?

It scores 80.4/100 overall: transport 85.5, food 100, schools 98, healthcare 70, daily needs 100, green space 67, connectivity 69.5, value 22, leisure 52.5.

Is Block 50 Telok Blangah DR a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 80.4/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been rising faster than most Singapore subzones, and about 51 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 Drive give the price trend.

Block 50 Telok Blangah DR

100050 · Telok Blangah Drive · Bukit Merah · Built 1977 · Lease from 1978 · ~51 yrs lease left · 168 units · 13 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km

80Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 50 Telok Blangah DR in Bukit Merah scores 80.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.3 minutes’ walk from Telok Blangah Mrt Station MRT, 3 minutes from Telok Blangah Hawker Centre & Market, and 380 m straight-line from Blangah Rise Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 50 Telok Blangah DR in Singapore

Block 50 Telok Blangah DR, Singapore 100050

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Pillar scores

Transport: 86
Food: 100
Schools: 98
Healthcare: 70
Daily needs: 100
Green space: 67
Connectivity: 70
Value (lease): 22
Leisure: 53
EV charging: 90

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 80
Young Families: 82
Seniors: 81
Renters: 82
Investors: 69
EV Owners: 77

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 25.6min
one-north: 17.6min
Jurong East: 37.6min
Changi Airport: 63.9min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

26 min door to door · S$1.75 · 2 transfers · 2 min (141 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 18 min riding

1m›273›16›1m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 1 min (38 m) to Blk 50
Bus 273 · SBS Transit
Blk 50 → BT Merah Int · 5 stops · 6 min
Bus 16 · SBS Transit
BT Merah Int → Tiong Bahru /plaza · 4 stops · 6 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 2191 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Telok Blangah Hawker Centre & Market3 min
Telok Blangah Drive Blk 79 (Telok Blangah Food Centre)4.1 min
Telok Blangah Drive Blk 82 (Telok Blangah Market)4.6 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd2.5 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd14.3 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd17 min

CHAS clinics

health

Fraser Medical Centre2.4 min
Healthplus Family Clinic & Surgery2.4 min
Elyon Family Clinic And Surgery3.1 min

Parks & green

green

Labrador Nature Park12.3 min
Labrador Villa Park14.5 min
Bukit Chermin Boardwalk17.8 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charities Limited7.3 min
THK SAC @ Telok Blangah Crescent18.9 min
Silver Ace@Telok Blangah23.4 min

Community clubs

leisure

Telok Blangah CC8.5 min
Radin Mas CC16.6 min
Bukit Merah CC30.8 min

Libraries

leisure

Harbour Front Public Library24.4 min

EV charging

Blk 78A Telok Blangah Street 32 Multi Storey Car Park2.5 min
Blk 50/71 Telok Blangah Drive Blangah View6.9 min
Mtower14.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 50 Telok Blangah DR

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~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

Nearest bus stops

Stop 143590.3 min walk · 33 m
Stop 143512.2 min walk · 48 m

Buses that serve this block

BT MERAH INT1 min walk
16
BLK 541 min walk
145
BLK 501 min walk
273

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 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

priced about right

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 50 Telok Blangah DR is more liveable than 87% of them but pricier than 93% — around S$995/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability87th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 7%

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 50 offers an outstanding liveability score (80.4/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~51 years left).

What you get80.4/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+21.3%3 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds51 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 Drive. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 50 Telok Blangah DR

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

4-room4 sales · 12 mo

S$635k – S$670k

median S$649k · S$602–635 psf

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

Monthly resale volume — Telok Blangah Drive (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 50 Telok Blangah DR

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	4-room	07 TO 09	98 m²	S$647k	S$613
Dec '25	4-room	04 TO 06	98 m²	S$650k	S$616
Sep '25	4-room	10 TO 12	98 m²	S$635k	S$602
Aug '25	4-room	01 TO 03	98 m²	S$670k	S$635
Mar '25	4-room	01 TO 03	98 m²	S$620k	S$588

Subzone medians — Telok Blangah Drive

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns

2 ROOMS$619▼ 5.7%1

3 ROOMS$995▲ 21.3%5

4 ROOMS$542▼ 42.3%1

5 ROOMS$802▲ 19.4%1

Compare with nearby blocks →Living in Bukit Merah →Bukit Merah estate data →Blocks near Telok Blangah Mrt Station →Blocks near Blangah Rise Primary School →Commute to the CBD →Buying your first home →Upgrading or investing →

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