SG Block Index

Block 56 Telok Blangah Hts

100056 · Telok Blangah Drive · Bukit Merah · Built 1977 · ~50 yrs lease left · 140 units · 11 floors

74Overall / 100
Summary

Block 56 Telok Blangah Hts in Bukit Merah scores 74/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8 minutes’ walk from Telok Blangah Mrt Station MRT, 7.8 minutes from Telok Blangah Hawker Centre & Market, and 474 m straight-line from Blangah Rise Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
76
Food
90
Schools
98
Healthcare
67
Daily needs
90
Green space
59
Connectivity
71
Value (lease)
20
Leisure
45

Who it suits

Overall
74
Young Families
76
Seniors
74
Renters
75
Investors
64

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
26.1min
27316EWLS$1.68 · 2 transfers
one-north
19.5min
176CCLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
35.8min
145EWLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
61.8min
145EWLEWLS$2.43 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

26 min door to door · S$1.68 · 2 transfers · 4 min (244 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 17 min riding

2m273161mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (140 m) to Blk 54
  2. Bus 273 · SBS Transit
    Blk 54BT Merah Int · 4 stops · 5 min
  3. Bus 16 · SBS Transit
    BT Merah IntTiong Bahru /plaza · 4 stops · 6 min
  4. Walk 1 min (76 m) to Tiong Bahru
  5. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Tiong BahruRaffles Place · 3 stops · 6 min
  6. 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicBlk 56

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 1964 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Telok Blangah Hawker Centre & Market7.8 min
  • Telok Blangah Drive Blk 79 (Telok Blangah Food Centre)8.8 min
  • Telok Blangah Drive Blk 82 (Telok Blangah Market)9.4 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.2 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd14 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd18.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Thomas Clinic & Surgery4.4 min
  • Bliss Medical Clinic5.7 min
  • Fraser Medical Centre7.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Labrador Nature Park17 min
  • Bukit Chermin Boardwalk18.2 min
  • Labrador Villa Park19.2 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charities Limited12 min
  • THK SAC @ Telok Blangah Crescent15.9 min
  • Silver Ace@Telok Blangah20.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Telok Blangah CC13.2 min
  • Radin Mas CC13.6 min
  • Bukit Merah CC27.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Harbour Front Public Library24.7 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 change
2 ROOMS$619▼ 5.7%
3 ROOMS$995▲ 21.3%
4 ROOMS$542▼ 42.3%
5 ROOMS$802▲ 19.4%
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