SG Block Index

Block 72 Telok Blangah Hts

100072 · Telok Blangah Drive · Bukit Merah · Built 1977 · ~50 yrs lease left · 76 units · 20 floors

72Overall / 100
Summary

Block 72 Telok Blangah Hts in Bukit Merah scores 72.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.5 minutes’ walk from Telok Blangah Mrt Station MRT, 5.4 minutes from Telok Blangah Drive Blk 82 (Telok Blangah Market), and 109 m straight-line from Blangah Rise Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
69
Food
99
Schools
99
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
95
Green space
48
Connectivity
61
Value (lease)
20
Leisure
39

Who it suits

Overall
72
Young Families
74
Seniors
73
Renters
71
Investors
63

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
35.2min
124131S$1.59 · 1 transfer
one-north
22.2min
CCLS$1.59 · direct
Jurong East
40.3min
CCLEWLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
68.8min
145EWLEWLS$2.43 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

35 min door to door · S$1.59 · 1 transfer · 14 min (863 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 19 min riding

8m1241316mthe city centre
  1. Walk 8 min (506 m) to Blk 50
  2. Bus 124 · SBS Transit
    Blk 50Bef Seah IM RD · 2 stops · 3 min
  3. Bus 131 · SBS Transit
    Bef Seah IM RDPrudential Twr · 9 stops · 16 min
  4. Walk 6 min (357 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 72

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 2320 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Telok Blangah Drive Blk 82 (Telok Blangah Market)5.4 min
  • Telok Blangah Hawker Centre & Market6.8 min
  • Telok Blangah Drive Blk 79 (Telok Blangah Food Centre)7.2 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.1 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd15.2 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd16.8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Thomas Clinic & Surgery4.2 min
  • Bliss Medical Clinic5.5 min
  • Fraser Medical Centre5.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Telok Blangah Hill Park14.5 min
  • Labrador Nature Park15.3 min
  • Labrador Villa Park17.5 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charities Limited8.5 min
  • THK SAC @ Telok Blangah Crescent18.7 min
  • Thong Kheng Senior Activity Centre (Queenstown)27.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Telok Blangah CC9.2 min
  • Radin Mas CC17.3 min
  • Bukit Merah CC30.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Harbour Front Public Library30.6 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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