Block 38 Chai Chee Ave
461038 · Kembangan · Bedok · Built 1972 · ~45 yrs lease left · 189 units · 10 floors
Block 38 Chai Chee Ave in Bedok scores 76.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7 minutes’ walk from Bedok Mrt Station MRT, 10.9 minutes from New Upper Changi Road Blk 208B, and 701 m straight-line from Opera Estate Primary School.
Where it is
OneMap · SLABlock 38 Chai Chee Ave, Singapore 461038
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 70
- Food
- 91
- Schools
- 99
- Healthcare
- 70
- Daily needs
- 82
- Green space
- 94
- Connectivity
- 60
- Value (lease)
- 10
- Leisure
- 87
- EV charging
- 92
Who it suits
- Overall
- 76
- Young Families
- 80
- Seniors
- 77
- Renters
- 75
- Investors
- 47
- EV Owners
- 75
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 29.9min
- one-north
- 55.1min
- Jurong East
- 56.7min
- Changi Airport
- 25.4min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap30 min door to door · S$1.90 · no transfers · 11 min (740 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 19 min riding
- Walk 11 min (712 m) to Bedok
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Bedok → Raffles Place · 9 stops · 19 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorDistance 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- Bedok Mrt Station7 min
- Bedok Mrt Station7.3 min
- Bedok Mrt Station7.6 min
Hawker centres
food- New Upper Changi Road Blk 208B10.9 min
- Bedok North Street 1 Blk 21612 min
- Bedok North Street 3 Blk 53812.7 min
Eateries nearby
food- Long Pin LiangB2.1 min
- Hamidah Bte SaobB2.8 min
- Badaling Holdings Pte. Ltd.2.8 min
- Jin Hock (Chai Chee) Pte. Ltd.B2.8 min
- Chia Lai HuatB2.8 min
- Jumari Bte MarmijanB2.8 min
Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).
Supermarkets
daily- Teo Bobby3 min
- Prime Supermarket Limited?8 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.4 min
CHAS clinics
health- CMY Medical3.8 min
- Evangel Medical Clinic6.6 min
- Lim Clinic & Surgery6.7 min
Parks & green
green- Aida Pk10.2 min
- Siglap Linear Pk (Jln B'Wan-Upp Ec Rd)10.9 min
- Interim Pk At Terang Bulan Ave11.1 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Kembangan- Chai Chee Senior Activity Centre7.9 min
- Sunlove Senior Activity Centre (Chai Chee)8.9 min
- Moral Senior Activity Centre (Kaki Bukit)12.1 min
Community clubs
leisure- Kampong Chai Chee CC/Heartbeat @Bedok9.1 min
- Kaki Bukit CC (U/C)12.4 min
- Bedok CC16.3 min
Libraries
leisure- Bedok Public Library9.2 min
EV charging
ev- Blk 201 Bedok North Street 1 Bedok Town Centre4.4 min
- Blk 11 Chai Chee Road7.4 min
- Blk 201/203 Bedok North Street 1 Bedok Town Centre8 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 3 MRT, 4 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- Stop 845494.2 min walk · 171 m
- Stop 843014.3 min walk · 233 m
Board here and check the LTA bus app for the services and live arrival times.
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 roomSet your budget to see if this block fits. Not sure? work it out from your income →
Value for money
liveability vs price · like-for-likeAmong 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 38 Chai Chee Ave is more liveable than 80% of them but pricier than 82% — around S$718/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).
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 · leaseBlock 38 offers a strong liveability score (76.4/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~45 years left).
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 38 Chai Chee Ave
Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation
No registered resale at Blk 38 Chai Chee Ave in the last 2 years — figures above reflect Kembangan medians.
Subzone medians — Kembangan
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
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