SG Block Index

Block 12 Telok Blangah Cres

090012 · Telok Blangah Way · Bukit Merah · Built 1975 · ~48 yrs lease left · 166 units · 16 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
71Overall / 100
Summary

Block 12 Telok Blangah Cres in Bukit Merah scores 71.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 20 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 1.4 minutes from Telok Blangah Crescent Blk 11 (11 Telok Blangah Crescent Market and Food Centre), and 571 m straight-line from Radin Mas Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
37
Food
100
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
100
Green space
69
Connectivity
70
Value (lease)
16
Leisure
55

Who it suits

Overall
71
Young Families
75
Seniors
74
Renters
69
Investors
44

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
22.4min
195EWLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
one-north
28.8min
272176CCLS$1.82 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
37.6min
195EWLS$2.02 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
57.3min
195EWLEWLS$2.40 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

22 min door to door · S$1.59 · 1 transfer · 6 min (358 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 13 min riding

4m1951mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (255 m) to Blk 25
  2. Bus 195 · SBS Transit
    Blk 25Tiong Bahru /plaza · 5 stops · 7 min
  3. Walk 1 min (76 m) to Tiong Bahru
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Tiong BahruRaffles Place · 3 stops · 6 min
  5. 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 12

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 1355 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)1.4 min
  • Telok Blangah Rise Blk 36 (Telok Blangah Rise Market)10.1 min
  • Bukit Merah Central Blk 163 (Bukit Merah Central Food Centre)14.7 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd4.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.5 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd15.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Hl Clinic Pte Ltd1.5 min
  • Keppel Medical Group1.5 min
  • Chung & Ee Medical Clinic5.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Mount Faber Park16.5 min
  • Silat Avenue Park20.1 min
  • Tiong Bahru Pk21.4 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • THK SAC @ Telok Blangah Crescent6.6 min
  • Silver Ace@Telok Blangah11.6 min
  • Sarah Senior Activity Centre11.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Radin Mas CC4.2 min
  • Henderson CC18.4 min
  • Bukit Merah CC23 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Harbour Front Public Library26 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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