Block 59 Telok Blangah Hts
100059 · Telok Blangah Drive · Bukit Merah · Built 1976 · ~49 yrs lease left · 120 units · 13 floors
68Overall / 100
Summary
Block 59 Telok Blangah Hts in Bukit Merah scores 67.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 11.7 minutes’ walk from Telok Blangah Mrt Station MRT, 10.1 minutes from Telok Blangah Hawker Centre & Market, and 560 m straight-line from Blangah Rise Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 64
- Food
- 82
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 65
- Daily needs
- 75
- Green space
- 55
- Connectivity
- 69
- Value (lease)
- 18
- Leisure
- 38
Who it suits
- Overall
- 68
- Young Families
- 71
- Seniors
- 67
- Renters
- 67
- Investors
- 61
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 26.5min
- one-north
- 23.4min
- Jurong East
- 36.1min
- Changi Airport
- 62.1min
27316EWLS$1.68 · 2 transfers
176CCLS$1.68 · 1 transfer
145EWLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
145EWLEWLS$2.43 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap27 min door to door · S$1.68 · 2 transfers · 6 min (352 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 15 min riding
4m›273›16›1m›EWL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 4 min (249 m) to Aft Telok Blangah Hts
- Bus 273 · SBS Transit
Aft Telok Blangah Hts → BT Merah Int · 3 stops · 4 min - Bus 16 · SBS Transit
BT Merah Int → Tiong Bahru /plaza · 4 stops · 6 min - Walk 1 min (76 m) to Tiong Bahru
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Tiong Bahru → Raffles Place · 3 stops · 6 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 Station11.7 min
- Labrador Park Mrt Station19.8 min
- Harbourfront Mrt Station22.6 min
PlannedKeppel MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1870 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Telok Blangah Hawker Centre & Market10.1 min
- Telok Blangah Drive Blk 82 (Telok Blangah Market)10.1 min
- Telok Blangah Drive Blk 79 (Telok Blangah Food Centre)11.1 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.5 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd13.4 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd16.8 min
CHAS clinics
health- Thomas Clinic & Surgery2.4 min
- Bliss Medical Clinic6.1 min
- Fraser Medical Centre9 min
Parks & green
green- Telok Blangah Hill Park18.5 min
- Labrador Nature Park19.4 min
- Bukit Chermin Boardwalk21.9 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charities Limited13.2 min
- THK SAC @ Telok Blangah Crescent15.2 min
- Silver Ace@Telok Blangah19.7 min
Community clubs
leisure- Radin Mas CC12.9 min
- Telok Blangah CC13.9 min
- Bukit Merah CC26.9 min
Libraries
leisure- Harbour Front Public Library28.5 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