SG Block Index

Block 537 Ang MO Kio Ave 5

560537 · Cheng San · Ang Mo Kio · Built 1979 · Lease from 1980 · ~53 yrs lease left · 110 units · 12 floors

74Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 537 Ang MO Kio Ave 5 in Ang Mo Kio scores 74.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 12.8 minutes’ walk from Ang Mo Kio Mrt Station MRT, 5.9 minutes from Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 Blk 527 (Cheng San Market and Cooked Food Centre), and 388 m straight-line from Jing Shan Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 537 Ang MO Kio Ave 5 in Singapore

Block 537 Ang MO Kio Ave 5, Singapore 560537

Pillar scores

Transport
61
Food
96
Schools
100
Healthcare
60
Daily needs
99
Green space
94
Connectivity
40
Value (lease)
26
Leisure
70
EV charging
89
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
74
Young Families
79
Seniors
76
Renters
70
Investors
51
EV Owners
72

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
35.7min
159NSLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
one-north
42.9min
159NSLCCLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
57.9min
72NSLS$2.33 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
77.8min
45EWLS$2.36 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

36 min door to door · S$1.98 · 1 transfer · 7 min (489 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 24 min riding

4m1593mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (260 m) to Blk 538
  2. Bus 159 · SBS Transit
    Blk 538Bef Ang MO Kio · 3 stops · 4 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 537

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 1252 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)5.9 min
  • Ang Mo Kio Ave 6 Blk 724 (Blk 724 Ang Mo Kio Market)13.1 min
  • Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 Blk 453A (Chong Boon Market and Food Centre)14 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd5.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd14.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Gainhealth Clinic And Homecare4.8 min
  • Atrio Family Clinic (Amk) Pte. Ltd.4.9 min
  • Kang Clinic4.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Ang Mo Kio Town Garden East9.9 min
  • Nim Meadow Park18 min
  • Ang Mo Kio Town Garden West18.7 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • AWWA Community Home for Senior Citizens18.9 min
  • AWWA Senior Activity Centre18.9 min
  • THK Cluster Support @ AMK20.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Cheng San CC (Pending U/C)8.9 min
  • Yio Chu Kang CC (Pending U/C)21.5 min
  • Teck Ghee CC25.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Ang Mo Kio Public Library14 min

EV charging

ev
  • Cheng San Centre4.9 min
  • Blk 501/513/508 Ang Mo Kio Street 52/53 Cheng San Crest7.6 min
  • Blk 501/513/508 Ang Mo Kio Street 52/53 Cheng San Crest7.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 537 Ang MO Kio Ave 5
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 hawker centres, 2 supermarkets, 1 parks, 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 544792.5 min walk · 69 m
  • Stop 545795.9 min walk · 205 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 5384 min walk
    72159
  • BLK 5406 min walk
    45

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 · 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).

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$547k · 4 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
strong value

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 537 Ang MO Kio Ave 5 is more liveable than 73% of them and cheaper than 55% — around S$565/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability73th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 55%

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 537 offers a strong liveability score (74.1/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~53 years left).

What you get74.1/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-1.0%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds53 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 Cheng San. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 537 Ang MO Kio Ave 5

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

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)2-room3-room4-room5-room a sale at this block
4877451004Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Cheng San (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 537 Ang MO Kio Ave 5

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Oct '244-room01 TO 0392S$532kS$537

Subzone medians — 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
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