SG Block Index

Block 53 Chai Chee ST

460053 · Kembangan · Bedok · Built 1980 · Lease from 1981 · ~54 yrs lease left · 104 units · 14 floors

64Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 53 Chai Chee ST in Bedok scores 63.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 13 minutes’ walk from Bedok North Mrt Station MRT, 13.3 minutes from Bedok North Street 3 Blk 538, and 791 m straight-line from Damai Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 53 Chai Chee ST in Singapore

Block 53 Chai Chee ST, Singapore 460053

Pillar scores

Transport
50
Food
76
Schools
95
Healthcare
67
Daily needs
38
Green space
85
Connectivity
54
Value (lease)
28
Leisure
59
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
64
Young Families
69
Seniors
62
Renters
57
Investors
43
EV Owners
69

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
33.4min
222EWLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
one-north
58.6min
222EWLCCLS$2.30 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
60.2min
222EWLS$2.43 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
30.1min
222EWLEWLS$1.90 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

33 min door to door · S$1.98 · 1 transfer · 5 min (342 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 25 min riding

2m2223mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (130 m) to Opp Blk 53
  2. Bus 222 · SBS Transit
    Opp Blk 53Bedok · 5 stops · 7 min
  3. Walk 3 min (184 m) to Bedok
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    BedokRaffles Place · 9 stops · 19 min
  5. 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 53

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
PlannedBedok South MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 3492 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Bedok North Street 3 Blk 53813.3 min
  • Bedok Reservoir Road Blk 63016.6 min
  • New Upper Changi Road Blk 208B20.3 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Teo Bobby13 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd14.7 min
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?15 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Low & Lee Clinic & Surgery5 min
  • SATA CommHealth Medical Centre7.5 min
  • Evangel Medical Clinic8.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Jln Senang Pg9.5 min
  • Waringin Pk Pg10.9 min
  • Lengkong Enam Park11.7 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Moral Senior Activity Centre (Kaki Bukit)11.5 min
  • Kembangan- Chai Chee Senior Activity Centre14.8 min
  • Sunlove Senior Activity Centre (Chai Chee)15.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Eunos CC (Pending U/C)14.4 min
  • Kampong Kembangan CC (Pending U/C)14.7 min
  • Kaki Bukit CC (U/C)16.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Bedok Public Library17.4 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 50/54 Chai Chee Street Chai Chee Gardens2.5 min
  • Blk 50/54 Chai Chee Street Chai Chee Gardens2.5 min
  • Blk 55/58 Chai Chee Drive Ping-An Gardens7.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 53 Chai Chee ST
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 parks, 3 clinics.

Shaded areas are real pedestrian reach (OSRM foot routing), sampled on a grid — an approximate schematic, not a legal boundary.

Buses near here

LTA stops · OneMap routing
Nearest bus stops
  • Stop 845614 min walk · 48 m
  • Stop 845514.4 min walk · 287 m
Buses that serve this block
  • OPP BLK 532 min walk
    222

Services seen boarding near this block on real OneMap public-transport routes — not a full timetable. Check the LTA / bus operator app for live arrivals.

Who lives here

Census 2020 · Bedok planning area
Age profile
In Bedok, 12.2% of residents are under 15 and 19.3% are 65 or older.
55–597.9%
60–647.9%
45–497.6%
50–547.2%
Household income
38.6% of Bedok households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
$20,000+17.6%
No working person17.2%
$3,000–3,9995.7%
$1,000–1,9995.4%
Dwelling mix
66.2% of Bedok households live in HDB flats; 33.2% in condominiums or landed homes.
HDB 3 room flats23.5%
HDB 4 room flats22.6%
Condominiums and other apartments21.4%
HDB 5 room and executive flats14.6%
Household size
42.1% of Bedok households are one or two people; 2-person households are the most common.
2-person24.1%
3-person19.6%
4-person18.1%
1-person18%
In education
Of Bedok residents currently in education, 26.6% attend polytechnic or university.
Primary33.1%
Secondary23.9%
University17.7%
Polytechnic8.9%
Commute to work
54.5% of working Bedok residents commute by public transport; 31.6% drive or ride.
Car24.3%
MRT LRT and bus22.9%
Bus17.8%
MRT LRT only11.5%

Resident data for the Bedok planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$696k · 4 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
pays a premium

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 53 Chai Chee ST is more liveable than 26% of them but pricier than 82% — around S$718/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability26th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 18%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (4-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-06

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 53 offers a solid liveability score (63.7/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~54 years left).

What you get63.7/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+7.4%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds54 yrslease remaining

A plain-language read, not financial advice. Liveability and lease come from the index; price signals from data.gov.sg resale transactions for Kembangan. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 53 Chai Chee ST

Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation

5-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$660k – S$695k
median S$678k · S$507534 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
491564638Sep '24Aug '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Kembangan (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 53 Chai Chee ST

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Mar '265-room10 TO 12121S$660kS$507
Aug '255-room10 TO 12121S$695kS$534
Nov '245-room10 TO 12121S$658kS$505

Subzone medians — Kembangan

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$820
3 ROOMS$645▲ 22.6%
4 ROOMS$718▲ 7.4%
5 ROOMS$482▼ 4.2%
EXECUTIVES$708▲ 3.0%
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