How far is Block 55 Chai Chee DR from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Kembangan Mrt Station, about 16.9 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 55 Chai Chee DR to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 222 to Bedok, then East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 32 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$1.98.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 55?

Bedok North Street 3 Blk 538 is roughly 18.7 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 55 Chai Chee DR?

Opera Estate Primary School, approximately 924 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 55 Chai Chee DR?

Approximately 57 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1984 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 55 Chai Chee DR?

It scores 58.1/100 overall: transport 43.9, food 64.5, schools 98, healthcare 64.8, daily needs 23.8, green space 76.9, connectivity 55.4, value 34, leisure 45.1.

Is Block 55 Chai Chee DR a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 58.1/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 57 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Kembangan give the price trend.

Block 55 Chai Chee DR

460055 · Kembangan · Bedok · Built 1983 · Lease from 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 321 units · 12 floors

58Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 55 Chai Chee DR in Bedok scores 58.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 16.9 minutes’ walk from Kembangan Mrt Station MRT, 18.7 minutes from Bedok North Street 3 Blk 538, and 924 m straight-line from Opera Estate Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 55 Chai Chee DR in Singapore

Block 55 Chai Chee DR, Singapore 460055

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Pillar scores

Transport: 44
Food: 65
Schools: 98
Healthcare: 65
Daily needs: 24
Green space: 77
Connectivity: 55
Value (lease): 34
Leisure: 45
EV charging: 80

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 58
Young Families: 64
Seniors: 55
Renters: 50
Investors: 41
EV Owners: 60

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 32.3min
one-north: 57.6min
Jurong East: 59.2min
Changi Airport: 29.1min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

32 min door to door · S$1.98 · 1 transfer · 6 min (366 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 24 min riding

3m›222›3m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 3 min (154 m) to Aft Chai Chee ST
Bus 222 · SBS Transit
Aft Chai Chee ST → Bedok · 4 stops · 5 min
Walk 3 min (184 m) to Bedok
East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Bedok → Raffles Place · 9 stops · 19 min
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 · 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

PlannedBedok South MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 3507 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Bedok North Street 3 Blk 53818.7 min
Bedok Reservoir Road Blk 63021 min
New Upper Changi Road Blk 208B24.9 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Prime Supermarket Limited?14.9 min
Teo Bobby16.5 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd19 min

CHAS clinics

health

Low & Lee Clinic & Surgery3 min
SATA CommHealth Medical Centre8.9 min
Evangel Medical Clinic13.6 min

Parks & green

green

Waringin Pk Pg6.8 min
Jln Senang Pg11 min
Interim Pk At Terang Bulan Ave11.1 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Kembangan- Chai Chee Senior Activity Centre16.4 min
Sunlove Senior Activity Centre (Chai Chee)16.6 min
Moral Senior Activity Centre (Kaki Bukit)16.9 min

Community clubs

leisure

Kampong Kembangan CC (Pending U/C)15 min
Eunos CC (Pending U/C)18.8 min
Kaki Bukit CC (U/C)21.6 min

Libraries

leisure

Bedok Public Library22.7 min

EV charging

Blk 55/58 Chai Chee Drive Ping-An Gardens0.2 min
Blk 50/54 Chai Chee Street Chai Chee Gardens10.2 min
Blk 50/54 Chai Chee Street Chai Chee Gardens10.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 55 Chai Chee DR

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 parks, 2 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 845792.4 min walk · 133 m
Stop 845713.3 min walk · 81 m

Buses that serve this block

AFT CHAI CHEE ST3 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 55 Chai Chee DR is more liveable than 9% of them but pricier than 82% — around S$718/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability9th 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 55 offers a solid liveability score (58.1/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~57 years left).

What you get58.1/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+7.4%4 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds57 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 55 Chai Chee DR

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

3-room7 sales · 12 mo

S$410k – S$460k

median S$435k · S$494–562 psf

4-room2 sales · 12 mo

S$475k – S$525k

median S$500k · S$424–469 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room4-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Kembangan (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 55 Chai Chee DR

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
May '26	3-room	07 TO 09	80 m²	S$425k	S$494
Apr '26	3-room	07 TO 09	76 m²	S$425k	S$520
Mar '26	4-room	04 TO 06	104 m²	S$525k	S$469
Feb '26	3-room	07 TO 09	76 m²	S$460k	S$562
Oct '25	3-room	10 TO 12	76 m²	S$460k	S$562
Jul '25	3-room	07 TO 09	76 m²	S$435k	S$532
Jul '25	3-room	07 TO 09	75 m²	S$440k	S$545
Jul '25	3-room	07 TO 09	75 m²	S$410k	S$508
Jul '25	4-room	01 TO 03	104 m²	S$475k	S$424
Jun '25	3-room	04 TO 06	75 m²	S$425k	S$526
May '25	3-room	04 TO 06	76 m²	S$420k	S$513
Feb '25	3-room	01 TO 03	74 m²	S$418k	S$525

Showing 12 of 15 sales in the last 2 years.

Subzone medians — Kembangan

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$820—1

3 ROOMS$645▲ 22.6%2

4 ROOMS$718▲ 7.4%4

5 ROOMS$482▼ 4.2%1

EXECUTIVES$708▲ 3.0%2

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