SG Block Index

Block 523 Ang MO Kio Ave 5

560523 · Cheng San · Ang Mo Kio · Built 1979 · ~52 yrs lease left · 192 units · 13 floors

77Overall / 100
Summary

Block 523 Ang MO Kio Ave 5 in Ang Mo Kio scores 76.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.7 minutes’ walk from Ang Mo Kio Mrt Station MRT, 3.1 minutes from Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 Blk 527 (Cheng San Market and Cooked Food Centre), and 164 m straight-line from Jing Shan Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
74
Food
100
Schools
100
Healthcare
63
Daily needs
100
Green space
93
Connectivity
38
Value (lease)
24
Leisure
81

Who it suits

Overall
77
Young Families
81
Seniors
79
Renters
74
Investors
52

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
37.9min
265NSLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
one-north
45.1min
265NSLCCLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
62.2min
265NSLS$2.30 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
71.9min
76EWLEWLS$2.33 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

38 min door to door · S$1.98 · 1 transfer · 6 min (391 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 25 min riding

3m2653mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (162 m) to Jing Shan PR Sch
  2. Bus 265 · SBS Transit
    Jing Shan PR SchBef Ang MO Kio · 4 stops · 5 min
  3. Walk 3 min (201 m) to Ang MO Kio
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Ang MO KioRaffles Place · 10 stops · 21 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 523

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
PlannedTavistock MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1179 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 Blk 527 (Cheng San Market and Cooked Food Centre)3.1 min
  • Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 Blk 453A (Chong Boon Market and Food Centre)10.4 min
  • Ang Mo Kio Ave 6 Blk 724 (Blk 724 Ang Mo Kio Market)10.4 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd1.4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.1 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Intemedical 24 Hour Clinic2.6 min
  • Vital-Care Clinic and Surgery Pte Ltd2.6 min
  • Gainhealth Clinic And Homecare2.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Ang Mo Kio Town Garden East6.4 min
  • Ang Mo Kio Town Garden West17.1 min
  • Haus Linear Park20.9 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • AWWA Community Home for Senior Citizens16.2 min
  • AWWA Senior Activity Centre16.2 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Ang Mo Kio 318) Senior Activity Centre17.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Cheng San CC (Pending U/C)6.2 min
  • Teck Ghee CC21.6 min
  • Ang Mo Kio CC25.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Ang Mo Kio Public Library13.2 min

Who lives here

Census 2020 · Ang Mo Kio planning area
Age profile
In Ang Mo Kio, 11.4% of residents are under 15 and 21.8% are 65 or older.
55–597.9%
60–647.8%
45–497.6%
65–697.4%
Household income
31% of Ang Mo Kio households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
No working person19%
$20,000+10.7%
$1,000–1,9997%
$3,000–3,9996.7%
Dwelling mix
84.1% of Ang Mo Kio households live in HDB flats; 15.4% in condominiums or landed homes.
HDB 3 room flats40%
HDB 4 room flats24.7%
HDB 5 room and executive flats11.1%
HDB 1 and 2 room flats8.3%
Household size
46.7% of Ang Mo Kio households are one or two people; 2-person households are the most common.
2-person25.8%
1-person20.9%
3-person20.2%
4-person17.3%
In education
Of Ang Mo Kio residents currently in education, 26.4% attend polytechnic or university.
Primary32.6%
Secondary22.8%
University14.9%
Polytechnic11.5%
Commute to work
60.9% of working Ang Mo Kio residents commute by public transport; 25.9% drive or ride.
MRT LRT and bus29%
Car19.1%
Bus17.5%
MRT LRT only12.5%

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

Resale context — Cheng San

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$697
3 ROOMS$984▲ 74.0%
4 ROOMS$565▼ 1.0%
5 ROOMS$598▼ 19.1%
EXECUTIVES$690
Living in Ang Mo KioAng Mo Kio estate data →Blocks near Ang Mo Kio Mrt StationBlocks near Jing Shan Primary SchoolCommute to the CBD →