SG Block Index

Block 486 Choa Chu Kang Ave 5

680486 · Peng Siang · Choa Chu Kang · Built 1997 · Lease from 1999 · ~72 yrs lease left · 120 units · 16 floors

62Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 486 Choa Chu Kang Ave 5 in Choa Chu Kang scores 61.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 15.5 minutes’ walk from South View Lrt Station MRT, 42.8 minutes from Bukit Batok West Hawker Centre, and 399 m straight-line from Chua Chu Kang Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 486 Choa Chu Kang Ave 5 in Singapore

Block 486 Choa Chu Kang Ave 5, Singapore 680486

Pillar scores

Transport
58
Food
50
Schools
100
Healthcare
65
Daily needs
62
Green space
51
Connectivity
44
Value (lease)
64
Leisure
25
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
62
Young Families
68
Seniors
55
Renters
52
Investors
64
EV Owners
71

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
51.6min
991NSLEWL2 transfers
one-north
52.4min
983DTLCCL2 transfers
Jurong East
24.2min
991NSL1 transfer
Changi Airport
98.9min
NSLEWLEWLS$2.52 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

52 min door to door · 2 transfers · 7 min (470 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 38 min riding

5m9912mNSLEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (289 m) to Blk 458b
  2. Bus 991 · SMRT Corporation
    Blk 458bBT Gombak · 5 stops · 8 min
  3. Walk 2 min (153 m) to Bukit Gombak
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Bukit GombakJurong East · 2 stops · 5 min
  5. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Jurong EastRaffles Place · 10 stops · 25 min
  6. 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 minMarketClinicBlk 486

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
PlannedChoa Chu Kang West MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 453 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Bukit Batok West Hawker Centre42.8 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd6.7 min
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd10.7 min
  • Ang Ken Chua14.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Island Family Clinic (Keat Hong)6.9 min
  • Evercare Medical Clinic (475) Pte Ltd7.8 min
  • Healthway Medical7.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Pavilion Park Playground24.7 min
  • Bukit Gombak Park25.6 min
  • Pavilion Playground Ii26.3 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Unicare Services Pte Ltd5.8 min
  • Evergreen Place, Home @Hong San15.4 min
  • Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Teck Whye)26.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Keat Hong CC19 min
  • Chua Chu Kang CC25.3 min
  • Tengah CC (U/C)50.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Chua Chu Kang Public Library20.1 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 486A Choa Chu Kang Avenue 5 Multi Storey Car Park1 min
  • Sunshine Place7.8 min
  • Blk 288/295 Choa Chu Kang Avenue 2/3 Keat Hong Tembusu10 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 486 Choa Chu Kang Ave 5
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 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 445592.5 min walk · 96 m
  • Stop 445512.7 min walk · 66 m
Buses that serve this block
  • OPP BLK 4862 min walk
    983
  • BLK 458B5 min walk
    991

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$472k · 4 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
priced about right

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 486 Choa Chu Kang Ave 5 is more liveable than 19% of them and cheaper than 90% — around S$487/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability19th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 90%

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 2026-07

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 486 offers a solid liveability score (61.8/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~72 years left).

What you get61.8/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-0.1%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds72 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 Peng Siang. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 486 Choa Chu Kang Ave 5

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

4-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$560k
median S$560k · S$515515 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
463503544Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Peng Siang (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 486 Choa Chu Kang Ave 5

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Apr '264-room16 TO 18101S$560kS$515
Jun '254-room01 TO 03101S$514kS$473
Mar '254-room10 TO 12101S$545kS$501
Nov '244-room13 TO 15101S$530kS$488

Subzone medians — Peng Siang

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$703▲ 11.4%
4 ROOMS$487▼ 0.1%
5 ROOMS$480▼ 2.1%
EXECUTIVES$536▲ 9.9%
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