How far is Block 12 Teck Whye Lane from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Teck Whye Lrt Station, about 6.2 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 12 Teck Whye Lane to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 974 to BT Panjang /lrt, then Downtown Line to Newton, then North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 47 minutes with 2 transfers, roughly S$2.20.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 12?

Senja Hawker Centre is roughly 22.3 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 12 Teck Whye Lane?

Teck Whye Primary School, approximately 529 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 12 Teck Whye Lane?

Approximately 52 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1979 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 12 Teck Whye Lane?

It scores 72.3/100 overall: transport 84, food 57.6, schools 100, healthcare 69.3, daily needs 70, green space 100, connectivity 48.2, value 24, leisure 70.

Is Block 12 Teck Whye Lane a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 72.3/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have tracked the wider market, and about 52 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 Teck Whye give the price trend.

Block 12 Teck Whye Lane

680012 · Teck Whye · Choa Chu Kang · Built 1978 · Lease from 1979 · ~52 yrs lease left · 96 units · 25 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone

72Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 12 Teck Whye Lane in Choa Chu Kang scores 72.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.2 minutes’ walk from Teck Whye Lrt Station MRT, 22.3 minutes from Senja Hawker Centre, and 529 m straight-line from Teck Whye Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 12 Teck Whye Lane in Singapore

Block 12 Teck Whye Lane, Singapore 680012

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Pillar scores

Transport: 84
Food: 58
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 69
Daily needs: 70
Green space: 100
Connectivity: 48
Value (lease): 24
Leisure: 70
EV charging: 94

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 72
Young Families: 79
Seniors: 67
Renters: 69
Investors: 60
EV Owners: 73

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 47.3min
one-north: 45.2min
Jurong East: 26.4min
Changi Airport: 79.6min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

47 min door to door · S$2.20 · 2 transfers · 10 min (612 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 32 min riding

5m›974›2m›DTL›2m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 5 min (317 m) to Blk 26
Bus 974 · SBS Transit
Blk 26 → BT Panjang /lrt · 2 stops · 3 min
Walk 2 min (124 m) to Bukit Panjang
Downtown Line · SBS Transit
Bukit Panjang → Newton · 9 stops · 21 min
Walk 2 min (144 m) to Newton
North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Newton → Raffles Place · 5 stops · 9 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

PlannedBrickland MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1404 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Senja Hawker Centre22.3 min
Bukit Panjang Hawker Centre25.9 min
Yew Tee Hawker Centre35.2 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd3.8 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.1 min
Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd7.7 min

CHAS clinics

health

River of Life Family Clinic3.3 min
Lin & Sons Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd3.8 min
Clinical Associates Medical Centre5.5 min

Parks & green

green

Phoenix Park7.5 min
Pavilion Park Playground16.1 min
Villa Verde Pk Extension20.2 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Teck Whye)3.1 min
Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Teck Whye Crescent8.7 min
Evergreen Place, Home @Hong San19.6 min

Community clubs

leisure

Chua Chu Kang CC7.3 min
Keat Hong CC18.3 min
Senja-Cashew CC20.3 min

Libraries

leisure

Bukit Panjang Public Library14.2 min
Chua Chu Kang Public Library18.4 min

EV charging

Blk 25/26 Teck Whye Lane Teck Whye Heights Ii4 min
Blk 8/11 Teck Whye Lane5.5 min
Blk 8/11 Teck Whye Lane Teck Whye Heights Ii5.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 12 Teck Whye Lane

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 MRT, 4 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 442791.4 min walk · 89 m
Stop 442711.4 min walk · 105 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 265 min walk
974

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 · Choa Chu Kang planning area

Age profile: In Choa Chu Kang, 14.8% of residents are under 15 and 10.5% are 65 or older.; 25–298.6%
50–548.4%
55–598.4%
20–248%
Household income: 43.5% of Choa Chu Kang households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).; $20,000+11.3%
No working person7.7%
$15,000–17,4996.9%
$7,000–7,9996%
Dwelling mix: 86.2% of Choa Chu Kang households live in HDB flats; 13.7% in condominiums or landed homes.; HDB 4 room flats41.7%
HDB 5 room and executive flats36.6%
Condominiums and other apartments12.7%
HDB 3 room flats4.3%
Household size: 27.5% of Choa Chu Kang households are one or two people; 4-person households are the most common.; 4-person25.7%
3-person22.3%
2-person18.6%
5-person14.3%
In education: Of Choa Chu Kang residents currently in education, 29.8% attend polytechnic or university.; Primary30.4%
Secondary23.6%
University17.3%
Polytechnic12.5%
Commute to work: 58.2% of working Choa Chu Kang residents commute by public transport; 29% drive or ride.; MRT LRT and bus31.7%
Car20.4%
MRT LRT only12%
No transport required8.4%

Resident data for the Choa Chu Kang planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$420k · 2 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

pays a premium

Among 2-room HDB flats islandwide (1,129 compared), Blk 12 Teck Whye Lane is more liveable than 67% of them but pricier than 93% — around S$868/psf for 2 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability67th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 7%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (2-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 12 offers a strong liveability score (72.3/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~52 years left).

What you get72.3/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+37.2%2 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds52 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 Teck Whye. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 12 Teck Whye Lane

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

Monthly resale volume — Teck Whye (area liquidity)

No registered resale at Blk 12 Teck Whye Lane in the last 2 years — figures above reflect Teck Whye medians.

Subzone medians — Teck Whye

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$868▲ 37.2%4

3 ROOMS$602▲ 8.1%2

4 ROOMS$518▲ 17.9%2

5 ROOMS$531▲ 23.3%1

EXECUTIVES$557▲ 4.2%3

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