Block 8 Telok Blangah Cres
090008 · Telok Blangah Way · Bukit Merah · Built 1974 · ~47 yrs lease left · 66 units · 10 floors
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
- one-north
- 27.6min
- Jurong East
- 36.3min
- Changi Airport
- 62.9min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap24 min door to door · S$1.68 · 2 transfers · 3 min (193 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 15 min riding
- Walk 2 min (90 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- Telok Blangah Mrt Station20 min
- Tiong Bahru Mrt Station20.7 min
- Tiong Bahru Mrt Station21.9 min
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
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare 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