SG Block Index

Block 53 New Upp Changi RD

461053 · Bedok South · Bedok · Built 1976 · Lease from 1977 · ~50 yrs lease left · 120 units · 16 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km
71Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 53 New Upp Changi RD in Bedok scores 70.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 10.1 minutes’ walk from Tanah Merah Mrt Station MRT, 5.5 minutes from New Upper Changi Road Blk 58, and 522 m straight-line from Bedok Green Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 53 New Upp Changi RD in Singapore

Block 53 New Upp Changi RD, Singapore 461053

Pillar scores

Transport
66
Food
94
Schools
97
Healthcare
65
Daily needs
60
Green space
63
Connectivity
58
Value (lease)
20
Leisure
86
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
71
Young Families
74
Seniors
70
Renters
68
Investors
53
EV Owners
74

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
33.2min
31EWLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
one-north
58.4min
31EWLCCLS$2.27 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
60min
31EWLS$2.42 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
20.9min
EWLS$1.68 · direct

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

33 min door to door · S$1.98 · 1 transfer · 6 min (415 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 23 min riding

3m313mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (206 m) to Blk 55
  2. Bus 31 · SBS Transit
    Blk 55Bedok · 3 stops · 5 min
  3. Walk 3 min (181 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 1129 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • New Upper Changi Road Blk 585.5 min
  • Bedok North Street 4 Blk 85 (85 Fengshan Centre)13.1 min
  • Bedok North Street 1 Blk 21617.3 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.2 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd15.8 min
  • Thng Chye Boon17 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Oasis Family Clinic2.5 min
  • Clinic Faridah6.3 min
  • New Town Clinic Pte Ltd6.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Jln Limau Kasturi Os10.4 min
  • Jln Limau Kasturi Pg10.9 min
  • Bedok Terrace Pg12.1 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • THK Bedok Radiance Senior Activity Centre13.2 min
  • THK Cluster Support @ Bedok15.9 min
  • Zion Home For The Aged26.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Siglap CC7.7 min
  • Bedok CC10.2 min
  • Fengshan CC11 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Bedok Public Library19.3 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 52/57 New Upper Changi Road0.8 min
  • Blks 59, 62-65 New Upper Changi Road6.5 min
  • Blk 74/82 Bedok North Road8.7 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 53 New Upp Changi RD
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 hawker centres, 1 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 840693.5 min walk · 130 m
  • Stop 840614.6 min walk · 174 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 553 min walk
    31

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$394k · 3 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
priced about right

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 53 New Upp Changi RD is more liveable than 43% of them and cheaper than 65% — around S$563/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability43th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 65%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (3-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-07

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 53 offers a strong liveability score (70.8/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~50 years left).

What you get70.8/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+4.8%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds50 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 Bedok South. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 53 New Upp Changi RD

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

4-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$455k – S$475k
median S$465k · S$503525 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
475618761Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Bedok South (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 53 New Upp Changi RD

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jun '264-room07 TO 0984S$455kS$503
Apr '264-room04 TO 0684S$475kS$525
Nov '244-room07 TO 0984S$520kS$575

Subzone medians — Bedok South

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$563▲ 4.8%
4 ROOMS$899▲ 67.1%
5 ROOMS$1126▲ 109.8%
EXECUTIVES$734▲ 24.2%
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