SG Block Index

Block 85 Telok Blangah Hts

100085 · Telok Blangah Drive · Bukit Merah · Built 2001 · Lease from 2003 · ~76 yrs lease left · 145 units · 30 floors

72Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 85 Telok Blangah Hts in Bukit Merah scores 71.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 13 minutes’ walk from Telok Blangah Mrt Station MRT, 9 minutes from Telok Blangah Drive Blk 82 (Telok Blangah Market), and 128 m straight-line from Blangah Rise Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 85 Telok Blangah Hts in Singapore

Block 85 Telok Blangah Hts, Singapore 100085

Pillar scores

Transport
59
Food
94
Schools
100
Healthcare
65
Daily needs
77
Green space
62
Connectivity
63
Value (lease)
72
Leisure
41
EV charging
56
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
See how every score is calculated →

Who it suits

Overall
72
Young Families
75
Seniors
71
Renters
67
Investors
74
EV Owners
65

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
30.9min
124195EWLS$1.75 · 2 transfers
one-north
22.6min
120CCLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
42.9min
124145EWLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
65.8min
124EWLEWLS$2.42 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

31 min door to door · S$1.75 · 2 transfers · 4 min (234 m) walking · 9 min waiting · 18 min riding

2m1241951mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (130 m) to Opp Blk 85
  2. Bus 124 · SBS Transit
    Opp Blk 85Blk 25 · 4 stops · 5 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 85

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 2448 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Telok Blangah Drive Blk 82 (Telok Blangah Market)9 min
  • Telok Blangah Drive Blk 79 (Telok Blangah Food Centre)9.8 min
  • Telok Blangah Hawker Centre & Market10.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd15.5 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd17.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Thomas Clinic & Surgery6.7 min
  • Bliss Medical Clinic9.1 min
  • Elyon Family Clinic And Surgery10.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Telok Blangah Hill Park11.3 min
  • Labrador Nature Park15.8 min
  • Labrador Villa Park18 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charities Limited9.4 min
  • THK SAC @ Telok Blangah Crescent20.2 min
  • Thong Kheng Senior Activity Centre (Queenstown)24.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Telok Blangah CC8 min
  • Radin Mas CC18.8 min
  • Bukit Merah CC31.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Harbour Front Public Library33.7 min
  • Queenstown Public Library43 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 50/71 Telok Blangah Drive Blangah View8.9 min
  • Blk 78A Telok Blangah Street 32 Multi Storey Car Park9.1 min
  • Blk 113/114 Depot Road Depot Heights14.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 85 Telok Blangah Hts
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 hawker centres, 1 supermarkets, 2 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 143990.5 min walk · 50 m
  • Stop 143912 min walk · 72 m
Buses that serve this block
  • OPP BLK 852 min walk
    120124
  • AFT TELOK BLANGAH HTS2 min walk
    145
  • BLK 252 min walk
    195

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

Set your budget to see if this block fits. Not sure? work it out from your income →

S$

Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
pays a premium

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 85 Telok Blangah Hts is more liveable than 49% of them but pricier than 93% — around S$995/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability49th 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 85 offers a strong liveability score (71.9/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~76 years left).

What you get71.9/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+21.3%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds76 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 85 Telok Blangah Hts

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

5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$950k
median S$950k · S$802802 psf
4-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$820k
median S$820k · S$846846 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room4-room a sale at this block
5958111028Jul '24Jul '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Telok Blangah Drive (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 85 Telok Blangah Hts

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jul '265-room07 TO 09110S$950kS$802
Aug '254-room19 TO 2190S$820kS$846
Apr '255-room22 TO 24110S$990kS$836
Jul '244-room25 TO 2790S$743kS$767

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 change
2 ROOMS$619▼ 5.7%
3 ROOMS$995▲ 21.3%
4 ROOMS$542▼ 42.3%
5 ROOMS$802▲ 19.4%
Compare with nearby blocks →Living in Bukit MerahBukit Merah estate data →Blocks near Telok Blangah Mrt StationBlocks near Blangah Rise Primary SchoolCommute to the CBD →Buying your first home →Upgrading or investing →

See what’s for sale

Browse current for-sale listings near Blk 85 Telok Blangah Hts on Singapore’s property portals. These open on third-party sites — SG Block Index doesn’t list or sell property.