SG Block Index

Block 61 Telok Blangah Hts

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

71Overall / 100
Summary

Block 61 Telok Blangah Hts in Bukit Merah scores 70.7/100 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.

Pillar scores

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

Who it suits

Overall
71
Young Families
74
Seniors
71
Renters
70
Investors
62

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
31.5min
124195EWLS$1.68 · 2 transfers
one-north
23.3min
120CCLS$1.68 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
39.5min
145EWLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
66.5min
124EWLEWLS$2.42 · 2 transfers

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

4m1241951mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (251 m) to Opp Blk 70b
  2. Bus 124 · SBS Transit
    Opp Blk 70bBlk 25 · 3 stops · 4 min
  3. Bus 195 · SBS Transit
    Blk 25Tiong Bahru /plaza · 5 stops · 7 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 61

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

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

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

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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