How far is Block 55 Telok Blangah DR from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Telok Blangah Mrt Station, about 7.8 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 55 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$1.68.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 55?

Telok Blangah Hawker Centre & Market is roughly 6.3 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 55 Telok Blangah DR?

Blangah Rise Primary School, approximately 462 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 55 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 55 Telok Blangah DR?

It scores 76.7/100 overall: transport 72.5, food 98, schools 99.2, healthcare 68.7, daily needs 96.3, green space 57.5, connectivity 71.5, value 22, leisure 48.7.

Is Block 55 Telok Blangah DR a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 76.7/100 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 55 Telok Blangah DR

100055 · Telok Blangah Drive · Bukit Merah · Built 1977 · Lease from 1978 · ~51 yrs lease left · 152 units · 12 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km

77Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 55 Telok Blangah DR in Bukit Merah scores 76.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.8 minutes’ walk from Telok Blangah Mrt Station MRT, 6.3 minutes from Telok Blangah Hawker Centre & Market, and 462 m straight-line from Blangah Rise Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 55 Telok Blangah DR in Singapore

Block 55 Telok Blangah DR, Singapore 100055

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Pillar scores

Transport: 73
Food: 98
Schools: 99
Healthcare: 69
Daily needs: 96
Green space: 58
Connectivity: 72
Value (lease): 22
Leisure: 49
EV charging: 86

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 77
Young Families: 79
Seniors: 77
Renters: 77
Investors: 67
EV Owners: 73

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 25.8min
one-north: 19.3min
Jurong East: 35.5min
Changi Airport: 61.5min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

26 min door to door · S$1.68 · 2 transfers · 4 min (228 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 17 min riding

2m›273›16›1m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 2 min (125 m) to Blk 54
Bus 273 · SBS Transit
Blk 54 → BT Merah Int · 4 stops · 5 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 1987 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Telok Blangah Hawker Centre & Market6.3 min
Telok Blangah Drive Blk 82 (Telok Blangah Market)6.4 min
Telok Blangah Drive Blk 79 (Telok Blangah Food Centre)7.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.8 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd15.9 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd17.4 min

CHAS clinics

health

Bliss Medical Clinic2.4 min
Thomas Clinic & Surgery2.4 min
Fraser Medical Centre5.3 min

Parks & green

green

Labrador Nature Park15.6 min
Labrador Villa Park17.8 min
Bukit Chermin Boardwalk18.1 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charities Limited9.5 min
THK SAC @ Telok Blangah Crescent17.8 min
Silver Ace@Telok Blangah22.2 min

Community clubs

leisure

Telok Blangah CC10.4 min
Radin Mas CC15.5 min
Bukit Merah CC29.5 min

Libraries

leisure

Harbour Front Public Library24.7 min

EV charging

Blk 50/71 Telok Blangah Drive Blangah View3.7 min
Blk 78A Telok Blangah Street 32 Multi Storey Car Park5.3 min
Blk 1/2/3/4/6 Telok Blangah Crescent Mount Faber Green15.9 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 55 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 143593 min walk · 231 m
Stop 140413.8 min walk · 79 m

Buses that serve this block

BT MERAH INT2 min walk
16
BLK 542 min walk
145273
OPP BLK 553 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).

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 55 Telok Blangah DR is more liveable than 73% of them but pricier than 93% — around S$995/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability73th 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 55 offers a strong liveability score (76.7/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~51 years left).

What you get76.7/100overall 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 55 Telok Blangah DR

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

3-room3 sales · 12 mo

S$472k – S$505k

median S$478k · S$498–643 psf

4-room1 sale · 12 mo

S$610k

median S$610k · S$578–578 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room4-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Telok Blangah Drive (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 55 Telok Blangah DR

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	4-room	07 TO 09	98 m²	S$610k	S$578
Mar '26	3-room	07 TO 09	73 m²	S$505k	S$643
Oct '25	3-room	10 TO 12	73 m²	S$478k	S$608
Aug '25	3-room	07 TO 09	88 m²	S$472k	S$498
Feb '25	3-room	04 TO 06	73 m²	S$441k	S$561
Sep '24	3-room	10 TO 12	73 m²	S$436k	S$554

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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