Block 16 Telok Blangah Cres
380016 · Boon Keng · Kallang · Built 1974 · ~47 yrs lease left · 178 units · 14 floors
Block 16 Telok Blangah Cres in Kallang scores 75.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.9 minutes’ walk from Kallang Mrt Station MRT, 2.6 minutes from Upper Boon Keng Road Blk 17 (Blk 17 Upper Boon Keng Market and Food Centre), and 1028 m straight-line from Bendemeer Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 65
- Food
- 90
- Schools
- 95
- Healthcare
- 75
- Daily needs
- 100
- Green space
- 75
- Connectivity
- 73
- Value (lease)
- 14
- Leisure
- 61
Who it suits
- Overall
- 76
- Young Families
- 78
- Seniors
- 78
- Renters
- 77
- Investors
- 53
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 17.6min
- one-north
- 39.8min
- Jurong East
- 44.5min
- Changi Airport
- 36.2min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap18 min door to door · S$1.38 · no transfers · 10 min (667 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 7 min riding
- Walk 10 min (640 m) to Kallang
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Kallang → Raffles Place · 4 stops · 7 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorDistance 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- Kallang Mrt Station7.9 min
- Kallang Mrt Station8.3 min
- Geylang Bahru Mrt Station11.1 min
Hawker centres
food- Upper Boon Keng Road Blk 17 (Blk 17 Upper Boon Keng Market and Food Centre)2.6 min
- Geylang Bahru Blk 69 (Blk 69 Geylang Bahru Market and Food Centre)13.2 min
- Sims Place Blk 49 (Sims Vista Market and Food Centre)16.3 min
Supermarkets
daily- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd2.6 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.5 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.7 min
CHAS clinics
health- Geylang Bahru Clinic0 min
- Boon Keng Clinic & Surgery2.6 min
- New Town Clinic2.6 min
Parks & green
green- Kallang Riverside Pk16.6 min
- Beng Wan Rd Pg18.4 min
- St Michael'S Fc20.7 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Singapore Baptist Convention Golden Age Home12.8 min
- TOUCH Senior Group Home@Geylang Bahru14.9 min
- TOUCH Senior Activity Centre14.9 min
Community clubs
leisure- Geylang West CC6.6 min
- Kolam Ayer CC15.4 min
- Kallang CC17.9 min
Libraries
leisure- Geylang East Public Library26.4 min
Who lives here
Census 2020 · Kallang planning area- Age profile
- In Kallang, 12% of residents are under 15 and 21% are 65 or older.
- 45–498%40–447.7%60–647.7%55–597.4%
- Household income
- 34.6% of Kallang households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
- No working person20.7%$20,000+13.3%$1,000–1,9997.7%$2,000–2,9995.8%
- Dwelling mix
- 79% of Kallang households live in HDB flats; 20.1% in condominiums or landed homes.
- HDB 3 room flats26.8%HDB 4 room flats23.7%Condominiums and other apartments18.9%HDB 1 and 2 room flats16.9%
- Household size
- 54% of Kallang households are one or two people; 2-person households are the most common.
- 2-person27.5%1-person26.5%3-person16.9%4-person14.5%
- In education
- Of Kallang residents currently in education, 23.5% attend polytechnic or university.
- Primary33.1%Secondary26.8%University14%Polytechnic9.5%
- Commute to work
- 60.3% of working Kallang residents commute by public transport; 24.6% drive or ride.
- MRT LRT and bus22.7%MRT LRT only20.2%Car17.5%Bus15.5%
Resident data for the Kallang planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).
Resale context — Boon Keng
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg