SG Block Index

Block 55 Telok Blangah DR

100055 · Telok Blangah Drive · Bukit Merah · Built 1977 · ~50 yrs lease left · 152 units · 12 floors

75Overall / 100
Summary

Block 55 Telok Blangah DR in Bukit Merah scores 75.3/100 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.

Pillar scores

Transport
73
Food
96
Schools
99
Healthcare
69
Daily needs
96
Green space
58
Connectivity
72
Value (lease)
20
Leisure
49

Who it suits

Overall
75
Young Families
78
Seniors
76
Renters
76
Investors
65

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
25.8min
27316EWLS$1.68 · 2 transfers
one-north
19.3min
176CCLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
35.5min
145EWLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
61.5min
145EWLEWLS$2.43 · 2 transfers

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

2m273161mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (125 m) to Blk 54
  2. Bus 273 · SBS Transit
    Blk 54BT Merah Int · 4 stops · 5 min
  3. Bus 16 · SBS Transit
    BT Merah IntTiong Bahru /plaza · 4 stops · 6 min
  4. Walk 1 min (76 m) to Tiong Bahru
  5. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Tiong BahruRaffles Place · 3 stops · 6 min
  6. 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicBlk 55

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

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

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

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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