SG Block Index

Block 8 Telok Blangah Cres

090008 · Telok Blangah Way · Bukit Merah · Built 1974 · ~47 yrs lease left · 66 units · 10 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
70Overall / 100
Summary

Block 8 Telok Blangah Cres in Bukit Merah scores 69.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 20 minutes’ walk from Telok Blangah Mrt Station MRT, 6 minutes from Telok Blangah Crescent Blk 11 (11 Telok Blangah Crescent Market and Food Centre), and 621 m straight-line from Radin Mas Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
37
Food
97
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
100
Green space
67
Connectivity
68
Value (lease)
14
Leisure
52

Who it suits

Overall
70
Young Families
74
Seniors
73
Renters
67
Investors
43

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
24.2min
27216EWLS$1.68 · 2 transfers
one-north
27.6min
272176CCLS$1.82 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
36.3min
272145EWLS$1.98 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
62.9min
145EWLEWLS$2.42 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

24 min door to door · S$1.68 · 2 transfers · 3 min (193 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 15 min riding

2m272161mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (90 m) to Blk 11
  2. Bus 272 · SBS Transit
    Blk 11BT Merah Int · 3 stops · 3 min
  3. Bus 16 · SBS Transit
    BT Merah IntTiong Bahru /plaza · 4 stops · 6 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 minHawkerMarketClinicBlk 8

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 1409 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Telok Blangah Crescent Blk 11 (11 Telok Blangah Crescent Market and Food Centre)6 min
  • Telok Blangah Rise Blk 36 (Telok Blangah Rise Market)12.8 min
  • Bukit Merah Central Blk 163 (Bukit Merah Central Food Centre)14 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd0 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.8 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd16.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Chung & Ee Medical Clinic0.3 min
  • Hl Clinic Pte Ltd5.1 min
  • Keppel Medical Group5.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Mount Faber Park19.1 min
  • Tiong Bahru Pk21.3 min
  • Silat Avenue Park21.4 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • THK SAC @ Telok Blangah Crescent4.2 min
  • Sarah Senior Activity Centre14.2 min
  • THK SAC @ Bukit Merah14.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Radin Mas CC6.1 min
  • Henderson CC18.4 min
  • Bukit Merah CC22.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Harbour Front Public Library28.6 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 Way

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$539▲ 0.6%
4 ROOMS$648▼ 6.9%
5 ROOMS$486▼ 20.5%
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