SG Block Index

Block 17A Telok Blangah Cres

091017 · Telok Blangah Way · Bukit Merah · Built 2000 · ~73 yrs lease left · 174 units · 30 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
76Overall / 100
Summary

Block 17A Telok Blangah Cres in Bukit Merah scores 75.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 16.8 minutes’ walk from Tiong Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 4.4 minutes from Telok Blangah Crescent Blk 11 (11 Telok Blangah Crescent Market and Food Centre), and 393 m straight-line from Radin Mas Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
47
Food
100
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
96
Green space
67
Connectivity
74
Value (lease)
66
Leisure
54

Who it suits

Overall
76
Young Families
79
Seniors
77
Renters
72
Investors
56

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
19.6min
123MEWLS$1.49 · 1 transfer
one-north
29.9min
131176CCLS$1.68 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
34min
123EWLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
54.5min
123MEWLEWLS$2.40 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

20 min door to door · S$1.49 · 1 transfer · 7 min (412 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 10 min riding

5m123M1mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (309 m) to St. Theresa's Convent
  2. Bus 123M · SBS Transit
    St. Theresa's ConventTiong Bahru /plaza · 3 stops · 5 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 17A

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 1183 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)4.4 min
  • Telok Blangah Rise Blk 36 (Telok Blangah Rise Market)10.7 min
  • Jalan Bukit Merah Blk 112 (Blk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market and Food Centre)13.3 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd5.8 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd12.5 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd14.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Hl Clinic Pte Ltd3.4 min
  • Keppel Medical Group3.4 min
  • Chung & Ee Medical Clinic6.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Mount Faber Park16.4 min
  • Tiong Bahru Pk18.2 min
  • Kim Pong Park18.4 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • THK SAC @ Telok Blangah Crescent7.6 min
  • Sarah Senior Activity Centre8.7 min
  • Silver Ace@Telok Blangah12.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Radin Mas CC5 min
  • Henderson CC16.6 min
  • Bukit Merah CC23.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Harbour Front Public Library26.8 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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