SG Block Index

Block 52 Telok Blangah DR

100052 · Telok Blangah Drive · Bukit Merah · Built 1977 · ~50 yrs lease left · 76 units · 20 floors

77Overall / 100
Summary

Block 52 Telok Blangah DR in Bukit Merah scores 77.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.5 minutes’ walk from Telok Blangah Mrt Station MRT, 5 minutes from Telok Blangah Drive Blk 82 (Telok Blangah Market), and 388 m straight-line from Blangah Rise Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
77
Food
100
Schools
99
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
100
Green space
57
Connectivity
70
Value (lease)
20
Leisure
52

Who it suits

Overall
77
Young Families
79
Seniors
78
Renters
79
Investors
66

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
27.6min
145EWLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
one-north
20.5min
CCLS$1.59 · direct
Jurong East
36.5min
145EWLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
62.5min
145EWLEWLS$2.43 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

28 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 5 min (305 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 18 min riding

3m1452mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (179 m) to Blk 54
  2. Bus 145 · SBS Transit
    Blk 54Opp Redhill · 8 stops · 10 min
  3. Walk 2 min (99 m) to Redhill
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    RedhillRaffles Place · 4 stops · 8 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 52

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 2083 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Telok Blangah Drive Blk 82 (Telok Blangah Market)5 min
  • Telok Blangah Hawker Centre & Market5.2 min
  • Telok Blangah Drive Blk 79 (Telok Blangah Food Centre)6.6 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.5 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd16.8 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd17 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Bliss Medical Clinic1.1 min
  • Thomas Clinic & Surgery3.6 min
  • Fraser Medical Centre3.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Labrador Nature Park14.8 min
  • Labrador Villa Park17 min
  • Bukit Chermin Boardwalk17.7 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charities Limited8.1 min
  • THK SAC @ Telok Blangah Crescent18.9 min
  • Silver Ace@Telok Blangah23.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Telok Blangah CC9 min
  • Radin Mas CC16.6 min
  • Bukit Merah CC30.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Harbour Front Public Library24.3 min

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).

Resale context — Telok Blangah Drive

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$619▼ 5.7%
3 ROOMS$995▲ 21.3%
4 ROOMS$542▼ 42.3%
5 ROOMS$802▲ 19.4%
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