Block 53 Telok Blangah DR
100053 · Telok Blangah Drive · Bukit Merah · Built 1977 · ~50 yrs lease left · 76 units · 20 floors
Block 53 Telok Blangah DR in Bukit Merah scores 74.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.1 minutes’ walk from Telok Blangah Mrt Station MRT, 6.5 minutes from Telok Blangah Hawker Centre & Market, and 375 m straight-line from Blangah Rise Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 71
- Food
- 95
- Schools
- 99
- Healthcare
- 69
- Daily needs
- 95
- Green space
- 57
- Connectivity
- 68
- Value (lease)
- 20
- Leisure
- 48
Who it suits
- Overall
- 74
- Young Families
- 77
- Seniors
- 75
- Renters
- 75
- Investors
- 64
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 28.2min
- one-north
- 20.9min
- Jurong East
- 37.2min
- Changi Airport
- 63.2min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap28 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 6 min (341 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 18 min riding
- Walk 4 min (214 m) to Blk 54
- Bus 145 · SBS Transit
Blk 54 → Opp Redhill · 8 stops · 10 min - Walk 2 min (99 m) to Redhill
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Redhill → Raffles Place · 4 stops · 8 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 Station8.1 min
- Labrador Park Mrt Station16.3 min
- Harbourfront Mrt Station19 min
Hawker centres
food- Telok Blangah Hawker Centre & Market6.5 min
- Telok Blangah Drive Blk 82 (Telok Blangah Market)6.5 min
- Telok Blangah Drive Blk 79 (Telok Blangah Food Centre)7.6 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd15.9 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd17.4 min
CHAS clinics
health- Thomas Clinic & Surgery2.4 min
- Bliss Medical Clinic2.6 min
- Fraser Medical Centre5.5 min
Parks & green
green- Labrador Nature Park15.8 min
- Labrador Villa Park18 min
- Bukit Chermin Boardwalk18.4 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charities Limited9.6 min
- THK SAC @ Telok Blangah Crescent17.8 min
- Silver Ace@Telok Blangah22.3 min
Community clubs
leisure- Telok Blangah CC10.5 min
- Radin Mas CC15.5 min
- Bukit Merah CC29.5 min
Libraries
leisure- Harbour Front Public Library25 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