SG Block Index

Block 85 Telok Blangah Hts

100085 · Telok Blangah Drive · Bukit Merah · Built 2001 · ~74 yrs lease left · 145 units · 30 floors

71Overall / 100
Summary

Block 85 Telok Blangah Hts in Bukit Merah scores 70.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 13 minutes’ walk from Telok Blangah Mrt Station MRT, 9 minutes from Telok Blangah Drive Blk 82 (Telok Blangah Market), and 128 m straight-line from Blangah Rise Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
59
Food
86
Schools
100
Healthcare
65
Daily needs
77
Green space
62
Connectivity
63
Value (lease)
68
Leisure
41

Who it suits

Overall
71
Young Families
74
Seniors
70
Renters
66
Investors
72

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
30.9min
124195EWLS$1.75 · 2 transfers
one-north
22.6min
120CCLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
42.9min
124145EWLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
65.8min
124EWLEWLS$2.42 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

31 min door to door · S$1.75 · 2 transfers · 4 min (234 m) walking · 9 min waiting · 18 min riding

2m›124›195›1m›EWL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (130 m) to Opp Blk 85
  2. Bus 124 · SBS Transit
    Opp Blk 85 → Blk 25 · 4 stops · 5 min
  3. Bus 195 · SBS Transit
    Blk 25 → Tiong Bahru /plaza · 5 stops · 7 min
  4. Walk 1 min (76 m) to Tiong Bahru
  5. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Tiong Bahru → Raffles 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 85

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 2448 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Telok Blangah Drive Blk 82 (Telok Blangah Market)9 min
  • Telok Blangah Drive Blk 79 (Telok Blangah Food Centre)9.8 min
  • Telok Blangah Hawker Centre & Market10.4 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd15.5 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd17.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Thomas Clinic & Surgery6.7 min
  • Bliss Medical Clinic9.1 min
  • Elyon Family Clinic And Surgery10.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Telok Blangah Hill Park11.3 min
  • Labrador Nature Park15.8 min
  • Labrador Villa Park18 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charities Limited9.4 min
  • THK SAC @ Telok Blangah Crescent20.2 min
  • Thong Kheng Senior Activity Centre (Queenstown)24.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Telok Blangah CC8 min
  • Radin Mas CC18.8 min
  • Bukit Merah CC31.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Harbour Front Public Library33.7 min
  • Queenstown Public Library43 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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