How far is Block 56 Telok Blangah Hts from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Telok Blangah Mrt Station, about 8 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 56 Telok Blangah Hts 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 56?

Telok Blangah Hawker Centre & Market is roughly 7.8 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 56 Telok Blangah Hts?

Blangah Rise Primary School, approximately 474 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 56 Telok Blangah Hts?

Approximately 49 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1976 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 56 Telok Blangah Hts?

It scores 75.4/100 overall: transport 76.2, food 93.5, schools 98.4, healthcare 66.5, daily needs 89.7, green space 59.1, connectivity 71, value 18, leisure 45.1.

Is Block 56 Telok Blangah Hts a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 75.4/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been rising faster than most Singapore subzones, and about 49 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 56 Telok Blangah Hts

100056 · Telok Blangah Drive · Bukit Merah · Built 1977 · Lease from 1976 · ~49 yrs lease left · 140 units · 11 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km

75Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 56 Telok Blangah Hts in Bukit Merah scores 75.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8 minutes’ walk from Telok Blangah Mrt Station MRT, 7.8 minutes from Telok Blangah Hawker Centre & Market, and 474 m straight-line from Blangah Rise Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 56 Telok Blangah Hts in Singapore

Block 56 Telok Blangah Hts, Singapore 100056

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Pillar scores

Transport: 76
Food: 94
Schools: 98
Healthcare: 67
Daily needs: 90
Green space: 59
Connectivity: 71
Value (lease): 18
Leisure: 45
EV charging: 90

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 75
Young Families: 78
Seniors: 75
Renters: 76
Investors: 65
EV Owners: 73

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 26.1min
one-north: 19.5min
Jurong East: 35.8min
Changi Airport: 61.8min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

26 min door to door · S$1.68 · 2 transfers · 4 min (244 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 17 min riding

2m›273›16›1m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 2 min (140 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 1964 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Telok Blangah Hawker Centre & Market7.8 min
Telok Blangah Drive Blk 79 (Telok Blangah Food Centre)8.8 min
Telok Blangah Drive Blk 82 (Telok Blangah Market)9.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.2 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd14 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd18.2 min

CHAS clinics

health

Thomas Clinic & Surgery4.4 min
Bliss Medical Clinic5.7 min
Fraser Medical Centre7.2 min

Parks & green

green

Labrador Nature Park17 min
Bukit Chermin Boardwalk18.2 min
Labrador Villa Park19.2 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charities Limited12 min
THK SAC @ Telok Blangah Crescent15.9 min
Silver Ace@Telok Blangah20.4 min

Community clubs

leisure

Telok Blangah CC13.2 min
Radin Mas CC13.6 min
Bukit Merah CC27.7 min

Libraries

leisure

Harbour Front Public Library24.7 min

EV charging

Blk 50/71 Telok Blangah Drive Blangah View2.3 min
Blk 78A Telok Blangah Street 32 Multi Storey Car Park7.2 min
Blk 1/2/3/4/6 Telok Blangah Crescent Mount Faber Green14 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 56 Telok Blangah Hts

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 140411.2 min walk · 101 m
Stop 140492.2 min walk · 134 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

pays a premium

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 56 Telok Blangah Hts is more liveable than 68% of them but pricier than 93% — around S$995/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability68th 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 56 offers a strong liveability score (75.4/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~49 years left).

What you get75.4/100overall liveability

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

How long it holds49 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 56 Telok Blangah Hts

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

4-room3 sales · 12 mo

S$530k – S$600k

median S$540k · S$535–612 psf

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

Monthly resale volume — Telok Blangah Drive (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 56 Telok Blangah Hts

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Apr '26	4-room	10 TO 12	91 m²	S$600k	S$612
Nov '25	4-room	04 TO 06	92 m²	S$530k	S$535
Sep '25	4-room	07 TO 09	91 m²	S$540k	S$551
Jan '25	4-room	01 TO 03	91 m²	S$560k	S$572
Jan '25	4-room	04 TO 06	91 m²	S$606k	S$619
Sep '24	4-room	04 TO 06	91 m²	S$601k	S$613

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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