How far is Block 51 Telok Blangah DR from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Telok Blangah Mrt Station, about 6.3 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 51 Telok Blangah DR to the city centre by public transport?

Take Circle Line to Harbourfront, then North East Line to Dhoby Ghaut, then North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 32 minutes with 2 transfers, roughly S$1.59.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 51?

Telok Blangah Drive Blk 82 (Telok Blangah Market) is roughly 3.5 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 51 Telok Blangah DR?

Blangah Rise Primary School, approximately 339 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 51 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 51 Telok Blangah DR?

It scores 78.9/100 overall: transport 82.1, food 100, schools 98.1, healthcare 70, daily needs 100, green space 60.7, connectivity 66.7, value 22, leisure 50.

Is Block 51 Telok Blangah DR a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 78.9/100 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 51 Telok Blangah DR

100051 · 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

79Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 51 Telok Blangah DR in Bukit Merah scores 78.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.3 minutes’ walk from Telok Blangah Mrt Station MRT, 3.5 minutes from Telok Blangah Drive Blk 82 (Telok Blangah Market), and 339 m straight-line from Blangah Rise Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 51 Telok Blangah DR in Singapore

Block 51 Telok Blangah DR, Singapore 100051

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Pillar scores

Transport: 82
Food: 100
Schools: 98
Healthcare: 70
Daily needs: 100
Green space: 61
Connectivity: 67
Value (lease): 22
Leisure: 50
EV charging: 90

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 79
Young Families: 81
Seniors: 80
Renters: 80
Investors: 68
EV Owners: 76

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 31.9min
one-north: 18.7min
Jurong East: 36.8min
Changi Airport: 64.6min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

32 min door to door · S$1.59 · 2 transfers · 12 min (727 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 14 min riding

8m›CCL›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 8 min (494 m) to Telok Blangah
Circle Line · SMRT Corporation
Telok Blangah → Harbourfront · 1 stop · 2 min
North East Line · SBS Transit
Harbourfront → Dhoby Ghaut · 4 stops · 9 min
Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Dhoby Ghaut → Raffles Place · 2 stops · 3 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 2198 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Telok Blangah Drive Blk 82 (Telok Blangah Market)3.5 min
Telok Blangah Hawker Centre & Market3.7 min
Telok Blangah Drive Blk 79 (Telok Blangah Food Centre)5.1 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd3 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd15.2 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd18.9 min

CHAS clinics

health

Bliss Medical Clinic0.9 min
Fraser Medical Centre2.4 min
Healthplus Family Clinic & Surgery2.4 min

Parks & green

green

Labrador Nature Park13.3 min
Labrador Villa Park15.5 min
Telok Blangah Hill Park18.7 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charities Limited6.6 min
THK SAC @ Telok Blangah Crescent20.8 min
Silver Ace@Telok Blangah25.3 min

Community clubs

leisure

Telok Blangah CC7.5 min
Radin Mas CC18.5 min
Bukit Merah CC32.6 min

Libraries

leisure

Harbour Front Public Library26.3 min

EV charging

Blk 78A Telok Blangah Street 32 Multi Storey Car Park2.4 min
Blk 50/71 Telok Blangah Drive Blangah View6.8 min
108A Depot Road Depot Heights Shopping Centre18.7 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 51 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 143291.8 min walk · 119 m
Stop 143593.2 min walk · 73 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 546 min walk
145

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

slight premium

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 51 Telok Blangah DR is more liveable than 81% of them but pricier than 93% — around S$995/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability81th 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 51 offers a strong liveability score (78.9/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~51 years left).

What you get78.9/100overall 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 51 Telok Blangah DR

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

4-room2 sales · 12 mo

S$616k – S$630k

median S$623k · S$622–636 psf

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

Monthly resale volume — Telok Blangah Drive (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 51 Telok Blangah DR

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Feb '26	4-room	10 TO 12	92 m²	S$616k	S$622
Dec '25	4-room	04 TO 06	92 m²	S$630k	S$636
Mar '25	4-room	10 TO 12	92 m²	S$630k	S$636
Jan '25	4-room	04 TO 06	92 m²	S$618k	S$624
Jul '24	4-room	07 TO 09	92 m²	S$580k	S$586

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

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