How far is Block 61 Telok Blangah Hts from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Telok Blangah Mrt Station, about 10.1 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 61 Telok Blangah Hts to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 124 to Blk 25, then Bus 195 to Tiong Bahru /plaza, then East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 32 minutes with 2 transfers, roughly S$1.68.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 61?

Telok Blangah Drive Blk 82 (Telok Blangah Market) is roughly 7.8 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 61 Telok Blangah Hts?

Blangah Rise Primary School, approximately 380 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 61 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 61 Telok Blangah Hts?

It scores 72.7/100 overall: transport 66.9, food 95.8, schools 99.4, healthcare 67.5, daily needs 86, green space 56.8, connectivity 63.3, value 18, leisure 43.2.

Is Block 61 Telok Blangah Hts a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 72.7/100 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 61 Telok Blangah Hts

100061 · Telok Blangah Drive · Bukit Merah · Built 1976 · ~49 yrs lease left · 183 units · 11 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km

73Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 61 Telok Blangah Hts in Bukit Merah scores 72.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 10.1 minutes’ walk from Telok Blangah Mrt Station MRT, 7.8 minutes from Telok Blangah Drive Blk 82 (Telok Blangah Market), and 380 m straight-line from Blangah Rise Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 61 Telok Blangah Hts in Singapore

Block 61 Telok Blangah Hts, Singapore 100061

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Pillar scores

Transport: 67
Food: 96
Schools: 99
Healthcare: 68
Daily needs: 86
Green space: 57
Connectivity: 63
Value (lease): 18
Leisure: 43
EV charging: 90

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 73
Young Families: 75
Seniors: 73
Renters: 72
Investors: 64
EV Owners: 71

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 31.5min
one-north: 23.3min
Jurong East: 39.5min
Changi Airport: 66.5min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

32 min door to door · S$1.68 · 2 transfers · 6 min (355 m) walking · 9 min waiting · 17 min riding

4m›124›195›1m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 4 min (251 m) to Opp Blk 70b
Bus 124 · SBS Transit
Opp Blk 70b → Blk 25 · 3 stops · 4 min
Bus 195 · SBS Transit
Blk 25 → Tiong Bahru /plaza · 5 stops · 7 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 2049 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Telok Blangah Drive Blk 82 (Telok Blangah Market)7.8 min
Telok Blangah Hawker Centre & Market8.6 min
Telok Blangah Drive Blk 79 (Telok Blangah Food Centre)9.5 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd14.4 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd15.1 min

CHAS clinics

health

Thomas Clinic & Surgery0 min
Bliss Medical Clinic4.6 min
Fraser Medical Centre7.5 min

Parks & green

green

Telok Blangah Hill Park16.8 min
Labrador Nature Park17.6 min
Labrador Villa Park19.8 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charities Limited10.8 min
THK SAC @ Telok Blangah Crescent16.3 min
Silver Ace@Telok Blangah20.8 min

Community clubs

leisure

Telok Blangah CC11.5 min
Radin Mas CC14 min
Bukit Merah CC28 min

Libraries

leisure

Harbour Front Public Library27 min

EV charging

Blk 50/71 Telok Blangah Drive Blangah View2.2 min
Blk 78A Telok Blangah Street 32 Multi Storey Car Park7.5 min
Blk 1/2/3/4/6 Telok Blangah Crescent Mount Faber Green14.4 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 61 Telok Blangah Hts

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 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 143392.5 min walk · 150 m
Stop 143492.6 min walk · 157 m

Buses that serve this block

OPP BLK 70B4 min walk
120124
BLK 254 min walk
195
BLK 547 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

pays a premium

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 61 Telok Blangah Hts is more liveable than 53% of them but pricier than 93% — around S$995/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability53th 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 61 offers a strong liveability score (72.7/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~49 years left).

What you get72.7/100overall 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 61 Telok Blangah Hts

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

3-room1 sale · 12 mo

S$418k

median S$418k · S$580–580 psf

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

Monthly resale volume — Telok Blangah Drive (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 61 Telok Blangah Hts

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Dec '25	3-room	07 TO 09	67 m²	S$418k	S$580
Oct '24	3-room	01 TO 03	67 m²	S$388k	S$538
Sep '24	3-room	07 TO 09	67 m²	S$385k	S$534
Sep '24	3-room	07 TO 09	67 m²	S$390k	S$541
Aug '24	3-room	10 TO 12	67 m²	S$388k	S$538

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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