Block 642 Ang MO Kio Ave 5
560642 · Yio Chu Kang West · Ang Mo Kio · Built 1980 · ~53 yrs lease left · 120 units · 13 floors
75Overall / 100
Summary
Block 642 Ang MO Kio Ave 5 in Ang Mo Kio scores 75/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.4 minutes’ walk from Mayflower Mrt Station MRT, 7.5 minutes from Ang Mo Kio Ave 4 Blk 628 (Ang Mo Kio 628 Market), and 345 m straight-line from Mayflower Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 73
- Food
- 91
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 70
- Daily needs
- 86
- Green space
- 95
- Connectivity
- 41
- Value (lease)
- 26
- Leisure
- 80
Who it suits
- Overall
- 75
- Young Families
- 80
- Seniors
- 78
- Renters
- 72
- Investors
- 52
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 36.8min
- one-north
- 38min
- Jurong East
- 61.1min
- Changi Airport
- 75.6min
269162NSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
76TELCCLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
269162NSLS$2.33 · 2 transfers
NSLEWLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap37 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 5 min (347 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 26 min riding
3m›269›162›1m›NSL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 3 min (225 m) to Blk 643
- Bus 269 · SBS Transit
Blk 643 → Opp Anderson JC · 2 stops · 2 min - Bus 162 · SBS Transit
Opp Anderson JC → Yio Chu Kang Int · 1 stop · 1 min - Walk 1 min (94 m) to Yio Chu Kang
- North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Yio Chu Kang → Raffles Place · 11 stops · 23 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-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- Mayflower Mrt Station9.4 min
- Mayflower Mrt Station9.8 min
- Yio Chu Kang Mrt Station10.8 min
PlannedTeck Ghee MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1452 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Ang Mo Kio Ave 4 Blk 628 (Ang Mo Kio 628 Market)7.5 min
- Ang Mo Kio Ave 4 Blk 160/162 (Mayflower Market)8.7 min
- Ang Mo Kio Ave 6 Blk 724 (Blk 724 Ang Mo Kio Market)14.3 min
Supermarkets
daily- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd8.1 min
- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd15.2 min
- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd18.3 min
CHAS clinics
health- Eterna Medical Clinic5 min
- Tan Medicare Clinic Pte Ltd5 min
- Premier Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd5.1 min
Parks & green
green- Ang Mo Kio Town Garden West8.7 min
- Yio Chu Kang Gardens Pg9.9 min
- Serenade Walk Pg12.2 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Thk Sac @ Amk 6456.6 min
- THK Cluster Support @ AMK7.1 min
- AWWA Community Home for Senior Citizens16.8 min
Community clubs
leisure- Yio Chu Kang CC (Pending U/C)8.7 min
- Kebun Baru CC10.1 min
- Cheng San CC (Pending U/C)18.4 min
Libraries
leisure- Ang Mo Kio Public Library10.7 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 — Yio Chu Kang West
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns
3 ROOMS$551▲ 0.9%7
4 ROOMS$582▲ 3.4%2
5 ROOMS$612▼ 1.1%2
EXECUTIVES$705▲ 0.8%1