How far is Block 538 Ang MO Kio Ave 5 from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Ang Mo Kio Mrt Station, about 14.3 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 538 Ang MO Kio Ave 5 to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 50 to Bef Ang MO Kio, then North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 33 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$1.98.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 538?

Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 Blk 527 (Cheng San Market and Cooked Food Centre) is roughly 6.3 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 538 Ang MO Kio Ave 5?

Jing Shan Primary School, approximately 432 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 538 Ang MO Kio Ave 5?

Approximately 53 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1980 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 538 Ang MO Kio Ave 5?

It scores 72.2/100 overall: transport 57.6, food 93.7, schools 100, healthcare 57.8, daily needs 94.9, green space 90, connectivity 42.6, value 26, leisure 68.1.

Is Block 538 Ang MO Kio Ave 5 a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 72.2/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 53 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 Cheng San give the price trend.

Block 538 Ang MO Kio Ave 5

560538 · Cheng San · Ang Mo Kio · Built 1979 · Lease from 1980 · ~53 yrs lease left · 215 units · 10 floors

72Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 538 Ang MO Kio Ave 5 in Ang Mo Kio scores 72.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 14.3 minutes’ walk from Ang Mo Kio Mrt Station MRT, 6.3 minutes from Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 Blk 527 (Cheng San Market and Cooked Food Centre), and 432 m straight-line from Jing Shan Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 538 Ang MO Kio Ave 5 in Singapore

Block 538 Ang MO Kio Ave 5, Singapore 560538

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Pillar scores

Transport: 58
Food: 94
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 58
Daily needs: 95
Green space: 90
Connectivity: 43
Value (lease): 26
Leisure: 68
EV charging: 83

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 72
Young Families: 77
Seniors: 73
Renters: 68
Investors: 50
EV Owners: 70

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 32.9min
one-north: 42.1min
Jurong East: 56.2min
Changi Airport: 76.5min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

33 min door to door · S$1.98 · 1 transfer · 6 min (408 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 24 min riding

3m›50›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 3 min (179 m) to Blk 538
Bus 50 · SBS Transit
Blk 538 → Bef Ang MO Kio · 3 stops · 4 min
Walk 3 min (201 m) to Ang MO Kio
North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Ang MO Kio → Raffles Place · 10 stops · 21 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

PlannedTavistock MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1237 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)6.3 min
Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 Blk 453A (Chong Boon Market and Food Centre)12.5 min
Ang Mo Kio Ave 6 Blk 724 (Blk 724 Ang Mo Kio Market)14.6 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.1 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.5 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd16.1 min

CHAS clinics

health

Atrio Family Clinic (Amk) Pte. Ltd.5.9 min
Kang Clinic5.9 min
Gainhealth Clinic And Homecare6.6 min

Parks & green

green

Ang Mo Kio Town Garden East11.4 min
Nim Meadow Park15.1 min
Ang Mo Kio Town Garden West18 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

THK Cluster Support @ AMK19.4 min
AWWA Community Home for Senior Citizens20.5 min
AWWA Senior Activity Centre20.5 min

Community clubs

leisure

Cheng San CC (Pending U/C)10.5 min
Yio Chu Kang CC (Pending U/C)20.8 min
Teck Ghee CC23.7 min

Libraries

leisure

Ang Mo Kio Public Library13.3 min

EV charging

Cheng San Centre5.9 min
Blk 540/546 Ang Mo Kio Street 54 Cheng San Green6 min
Ite College Central6.1 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 538 Ang MO Kio Ave 5

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 hawker centres, 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 544790.4 min walk · 44 m
Stop 545793.1 min walk · 182 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 5383 min walk
50

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

good value

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 538 Ang MO Kio Ave 5 is more liveable than 64% of them and cheaper than 55% — around S$565/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability64th 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 538 offers a strong liveability score (72.2/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~53 years left).

What you get72.2/100overall 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 538 Ang MO Kio Ave 5

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

3-room6 sales · 12 mo

S$390k – S$458k

median S$430k · S$510–626 psf

4-room1 sale · 12 mo

S$540k

median S$540k · S$539–539 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room4-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Cheng San (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 538 Ang MO Kio Ave 5

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
May '26	3-room	01 TO 03	68 m²	S$390k	S$533
May '26	4-room	04 TO 06	93 m²	S$540k	S$539
Dec '25	3-room	04 TO 06	68 m²	S$400k	S$546
Nov '25	3-room	04 TO 06	82 m²	S$450k	S$510
Oct '25	3-room	07 TO 09	68 m²	S$458k	S$626
Oct '25	3-room	10 TO 12	82 m²	S$453k	S$513
Jul '25	3-room	04 TO 06	68 m²	S$410k	S$560
Jun '25	3-room	04 TO 06	82 m²	S$492k	S$557
May '25	3-room	07 TO 09	68 m²	S$443k	S$605
May '25	3-room	10 TO 12	68 m²	S$465k	S$635
Apr '25	3-room	04 TO 06	68 m²	S$423k	S$578
Feb '25	3-room	07 TO 09	82 m²	S$520k	S$589

Showing 12 of 16 sales in the last 2 years.

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 changeLatest txns

2 ROOMS$697—1

3 ROOMS$984▲ 74.0%1

4 ROOMS$565▼ 1.0%6

5 ROOMS$598▼ 19.1%5

EXECUTIVES$690—1

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