How far is Block 159 Jln Teck Whye from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Phoenix Lrt Station, about 5.4 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 159 Jln Teck Whye 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 159?

Senja Hawker Centre is roughly 20.8 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 159 Jln Teck Whye?

Teck Whye Primary School, approximately 499 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 159 Jln Teck Whye?

Approximately 71 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1998 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 159 Jln Teck Whye?

It scores 74.1/100 overall: transport 84.1, food 59.1, schools 100, healthcare 69.5, daily needs 64.9, green space 97.3, connectivity 49.7, value 62, leisure 74.4.

Is Block 159 Jln Teck Whye a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 74.1/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have tracked the wider market, and about 71 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 159 Jln Teck Whye

680159 · Teck Whye · Choa Chu Kang · Built 1996 · Lease from 1998 · ~71 yrs lease left · 107 units · 16 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone

74Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 159 Jln Teck Whye in Choa Chu Kang scores 74.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.4 minutes’ walk from Phoenix Lrt Station MRT, 20.8 minutes from Senja Hawker Centre, and 499 m straight-line from Teck Whye Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 159 Jln Teck Whye in Singapore

Block 159 Jln Teck Whye, Singapore 680159

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Pillar scores

Transport: 84
Food: 59
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 70
Daily needs: 65
Green space: 97
Connectivity: 50
Value (lease): 62
Leisure: 74
EV charging: 90

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 74
Young Families: 80
Seniors: 68
Renters: 69
Investors: 68
EV Owners: 76

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 46.6min
one-north: 44.5min
Jurong East: 24.6min
Changi Airport: 76.9min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

47 min door to door · S$2.20 · 2 transfers · 10 min (643 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 31 min riding

6m›974›2m›DTL›2m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 6 min (348 m) to Phoenix
Bus 974 · SBS Transit
Phoenix → BT Panjang /lrt · 1 stop · 1 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 1514 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Senja Hawker Centre20.8 min
Bukit Panjang Hawker Centre24.4 min
Yew Tee Hawker Centre35.3 min

Eateries nearby

food

Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte LtdA3.8 min
Rasa Rasa Food Fiesta Restaurant Llp3.8 min
Rasa Rasa Group Catering Services LlpB3.8 min
Lim Tian HockB5 min
David LeongA5 min
Lim Tien Seng5 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd6.1 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.5 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.6 min

CHAS clinics

health

River of Life Family Clinic5 min
Phoenix Clinic & Surgery6 min
Lin & Sons Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd6.1 min

Parks & green

green

Phoenix Park8.9 min
Pavilion Park Playground18.1 min
Villa Verde Pk Extension19.1 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Teck Whye)5.5 min
Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Teck Whye Crescent9.1 min
Evergreen Place, Home @Hong San22.1 min

Community clubs

leisure

Chua Chu Kang CC8.5 min
Senja-Cashew CC18.8 min
Keat Hong CC19.4 min

Libraries

leisure

Bukit Panjang Public Library12.8 min
Chua Chu Kang Public Library19.5 min

EV charging

Blk 153 Jalan Teck Whye Teck Whye Vista4.8 min
Blk 8/11 Teck Whye Lane7.1 min
Blk 8/11 Teck Whye Lane Teck Whye Heights Ii7.1 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 159 Jln Teck Whye

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 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 442792.4 min walk · 125 m
Stop 442713.1 min walk · 173 m

Buses that serve this block

PHOENIX STN6 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

slight premium

Among 2-room HDB flats islandwide (1,129 compared), Blk 159 Jln Teck Whye is more liveable than 72% of them but pricier than 93% — around S$868/psf for 2 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability72th 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 159 offers a strong liveability score (74.1/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and there is plenty of lease runway (~71 years left).

What you get74.1/100overall liveability

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

How long it holds71 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 159 Jln Teck Whye

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

5-room2 sales · 12 mo

S$675k – S$695k

median S$685k · S$518–529 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Teck Whye (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 159 Jln Teck Whye

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jan '26	5-room	01 TO 03	122 m²	S$695k	S$529
Jan '26	5-room	04 TO 06	121 m²	S$675k	S$518
Jun '25	5-room	04 TO 06	122 m²	S$688k	S$524
May '25	5-room	10 TO 12	120 m²	S$718k	S$556
Oct '24	5-room	07 TO 09	121 m²	S$693k	S$532

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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