How far is Block 36 Chai Chee Ave from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Bedok Mrt Station, about 9.9 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 36 Chai Chee Ave to the city centre by public transport?

Take East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 30 minutes direct, roughly S$1.90.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 36?

New Upper Changi Road Blk 208B is roughly 13.7 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 36 Chai Chee Ave?

Opera Estate Primary School, approximately 626 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 36 Chai Chee Ave?

Approximately 47 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1974 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 36 Chai Chee Ave?

It scores 71.7/100 overall: transport 59.2, food 82, schools 98.5, healthcare 70, daily needs 77.2, green space 90, connectivity 60, value 14, leisure 76.5.

Is Block 36 Chai Chee Ave a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 71.7/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 47 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 36 Chai Chee Ave

461036 · Kembangan · Bedok · Built 1973 · Lease from 1974 · ~47 yrs lease left · 121 units · 14 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone

72Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 36 Chai Chee Ave in Bedok scores 71.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.9 minutes’ walk from Bedok Mrt Station MRT, 13.7 minutes from New Upper Changi Road Blk 208B, and 626 m straight-line from Opera Estate Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 36 Chai Chee Ave in Singapore

Block 36 Chai Chee Ave, Singapore 461036

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Pillar scores

Transport: 59
Food: 82
Schools: 99
Healthcare: 70
Daily needs: 77
Green space: 90
Connectivity: 60
Value (lease): 14
Leisure: 77
EV charging: 80

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Who it suits

Overall: 72
Young Families: 76
Seniors: 72
Renters: 69
Investors: 45
EV Owners: 68

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 30min
one-north: 55.2min
Jurong East: 56.8min
Changi Airport: 26.1min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

30 min door to door · S$1.90 · no transfers · 11 min (760 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 19 min riding

11m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 11 min (732 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 2801 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

New Upper Changi Road Blk 208B13.7 min
Bedok North Street 1 Blk 21614.8 min
Bedok North Street 3 Blk 53815.5 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Teo Bobby2.4 min
Prime Supermarket Limited?7.5 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.2 min

CHAS clinics

health

CMY Medical1 min
Evangel Medical Clinic7.5 min
Chai Chee Clinic & Surgery7.5 min

Parks & green

green

Siglap Linear Pk (Jln B'Wan-Upp Ec Rd)10.4 min
Interim Pk At Terang Bulan Ave10.5 min
Bangsawan Pk11.1 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Kembangan- Chai Chee Senior Activity Centre7.4 min
Sunlove Senior Activity Centre (Chai Chee)8.3 min
Moral Senior Activity Centre (Kaki Bukit)14.9 min

Community clubs

leisure

Kampong Chai Chee CC/Heartbeat @Bedok11.9 min
Kaki Bukit CC (U/C)15.3 min
Bedok CC19.1 min

Libraries

leisure

Bedok Public Library12 min

EV charging

Blk 25-27 Chai Chee Road Ansar Garden6.5 min
Blk 201 Bedok North Street 1 Bedok Town Centre7.3 min
Blk 11 Chai Chee Road8.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 36 Chai Chee Ave

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 MRT, 2 supermarkets, 4 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 846494.4 min walk · 263 m
Stop 845497.1 min walk · 218 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 324 min walk
2

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

slight premium

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 36 Chai Chee Ave is more liveable than 62% of them but pricier than 82% — around S$718/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability62th 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 36 offers a strong liveability score (71.7/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~47 years left).

What you get71.7/100overall liveability

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

How long it holds47 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 36 Chai Chee Ave

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

3-room2 sales · 12 mo

S$370k

median S$370k · S$471–529 psf

5-room1 sale · 12 mo

S$680k

median S$680k · S$458–458 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room5-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Kembangan (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 36 Chai Chee Ave

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
May '26	3-room	01 TO 03	65 m²	S$370k	S$529
Jul '25	3-room	04 TO 06	73 m²	S$370k	S$471
Jul '25	5-room	07 TO 09	138 m²	S$680k	S$458
Oct '24	3-room	10 TO 12	65 m²	S$380k	S$543
Aug '24	3-room	01 TO 03	65 m²	S$350k	S$500

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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