Block 51 Telok Blangah DR
100051 · Telok Blangah Drive · Bukit Merah · Built 1977 · ~50 yrs lease left · 168 units · 13 floors
78Overall / 100
Summary
Block 51 Telok Blangah DR in Bukit Merah scores 77.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.3 minutes’ walk from Telok Blangah Mrt Station MRT, 3.5 minutes from Telok Blangah Drive Blk 82 (Telok Blangah Market), and 339 m straight-line from Blangah Rise Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 82
- Food
- 100
- Schools
- 98
- Healthcare
- 70
- Daily needs
- 100
- Green space
- 61
- Connectivity
- 67
- Value (lease)
- 20
- Leisure
- 50
Who it suits
- Overall
- 78
- Young Families
- 80
- Seniors
- 79
- Renters
- 80
- Investors
- 66
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 31.9min
- one-north
- 18.7min
- Jurong East
- 36.8min
- Changi Airport
- 64.6min
CCLNELNSLS$1.59 · 2 transfers
CCLS$1.59 · direct
CCLEWLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
145EWLEWLS$2.43 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap32 min door to door · S$1.59 · 2 transfers · 12 min (727 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 14 min riding
8m›CCL›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 8 min (494 m) to Telok Blangah
- Circle Line · SMRT Corporation
Telok Blangah → Harbourfront · 1 stop · 2 min - North East Line · SBS Transit
Harbourfront → Dhoby Ghaut · 4 stops · 9 min - Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
- North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Dhoby Ghaut → Raffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-time rings · schematic
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- Telok Blangah Mrt Station6.3 min
- Labrador Park Mrt Station13.8 min
- Harbourfront Mrt Station20.3 min
PlannedKeppel MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2198 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Telok Blangah Drive Blk 82 (Telok Blangah Market)3.5 min
- Telok Blangah Hawker Centre & Market3.7 min
- Telok Blangah Drive Blk 79 (Telok Blangah Food Centre)5.1 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd3 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd15.2 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd18.9 min
CHAS clinics
health- Bliss Medical Clinic0.9 min
- Fraser Medical Centre2.4 min
- Healthplus Family Clinic & Surgery2.4 min
Parks & green
green- Labrador Nature Park13.3 min
- Labrador Villa Park15.5 min
- Telok Blangah Hill Park18.7 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charities Limited6.6 min
- THK SAC @ Telok Blangah Crescent20.8 min
- Silver Ace@Telok Blangah25.3 min
Community clubs
leisure- Telok Blangah CC7.5 min
- Radin Mas CC18.5 min
- Bukit Merah CC32.6 min
Libraries
leisure- Harbour Front Public Library26.3 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 Drive
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns
2 ROOMS$619▼ 5.7%1
3 ROOMS$995▲ 21.3%5
4 ROOMS$542▼ 42.3%1
5 ROOMS$802▲ 19.4%1