Block 5 Telok Blangah Cres
090005 · Telok Blangah Way · Bukit Merah · Built 1974 · ~47 yrs lease left · 143 units · 16 floors
Block 5 Telok Blangah Cres in Bukit Merah scores 70.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 19.2 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 5.3 minutes from Telok Blangah Crescent Blk 11 (11 Telok Blangah Crescent Market and Food Centre), and 691 m straight-line from Radin Mas Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 34
- Food
- 99
- Schools
- 99
- Healthcare
- 70
- Daily needs
- 100
- Green space
- 71
- Connectivity
- 70
- Value (lease)
- 14
- Leisure
- 60
Who it suits
- Overall
- 70
- Young Families
- 75
- Seniors
- 74
- Renters
- 68
- Investors
- 43
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 25.3min
- one-north
- 22.1min
- Jurong East
- 37.4min
- Changi Airport
- 62min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap25 min door to door · S$1.68 · 2 transfers · 4 min (264 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 15 min riding
- Walk 3 min (160 m) to Blk 11
- Bus 272 · SBS Transit
Blk 11 → BT Merah Int · 3 stops · 3 min - Bus 16 · SBS Transit
BT Merah Int → Tiong Bahru /plaza · 4 stops · 6 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
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- Tiong Bahru Mrt Station19.2 min
- Redhill Mrt Station19.7 min
- Redhill Mrt Station20 min
Hawker centres
food- Telok Blangah Crescent Blk 11 (11 Telok Blangah Crescent Market and Food Centre)5.3 min
- Bukit Merah Central Blk 163 (Bukit Merah Central Food Centre)10.6 min
- Telok Blangah Rise Blk 36 (Telok Blangah Rise Market)11.9 min
Supermarkets
daily- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd3.9 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.5 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd15 min
CHAS clinics
health- Chung & Ee Medical Clinic4.2 min
- Hl Clinic Pte Ltd4.3 min
- Keppel Medical Group4.3 min
Parks & green
green- Tiong Bahru Pk18 min
- Mount Faber Park18.3 min
- Silat Avenue Park19.8 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- THK SAC @ Telok Blangah Crescent5.5 min
- THK SAC @ Bukit Merah11.2 min
- Sarah Senior Activity Centre12.7 min
Community clubs
leisure- Radin Mas CC6.1 min
- Henderson CC15.7 min
- Bukit Merah CC19 min
Libraries
leisure- Harbour Front Public Library27.9 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 Way
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg