SG Block Index

Block 689A Choa Chu Kang DR

681689 · Yew Tee · Choa Chu Kang · Built 2000 · Lease from 2002 · ~75 yrs lease left · 114 units · 20 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km
63Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 689A Choa Chu Kang DR in Choa Chu Kang scores 63.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 11 minutes’ walk from Yew Tee Mrt Station MRT, 14.5 minutes from Yew Tee Hawker Centre, and 394 m straight-line from Unity Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 689A Choa Chu Kang DR in Singapore

Block 689A Choa Chu Kang DR, Singapore 681689

Pillar scores

Transport
76
Food
74
Schools
100
Healthcare
39
Daily needs
30
Green space
95
Connectivity
48
Value (lease)
70
Leisure
24
EV charging
47
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
63
Young Families
70
Seniors
52
Renters
58
Investors
62
EV Owners
57

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
50min
302NSLEWL2 transfers
one-north
45.9min
NSLEWLCCLS$2.11 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
22.6min
302NSL1 transfer
Changi Airport
89min
NSLEWLEWLS$2.53 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

50 min door to door · 2 transfers · 2 min (146 m) walking · 8 min waiting · 40 min riding

1m3021mNSLEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 1 min (47 m) to Blk 689a
  2. Bus 302 · SMRT Corporation
    Blk 689aOpp Yew Tee · 3 stops · 3 min
  3. Walk 1 min (72 m) to Yew Tee
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Yew TeeJurong East · 4 stops · 12 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 689A

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
PlannedDe1 MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 441 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Yew Tee Hawker Centre14.5 min
  • Senja Hawker Centre35.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd23.3 min
  • Bismillah Minimart Pte. Ltd.28.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Clover Medical Clinic Pte Ltd12.4 min
  • RafflesMedical12.4 min
  • Greenlife Clinic & Surgery12.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Choa Chu Kang Way Park (Pd Worksite)8.4 min
  • Villa Verde Pk16.4 min
  • Villa Verde Pk Extension23.3 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre17.8 min
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Teck Whye Crescent34.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Limbang CO c/o Yew Tee CC17.4 min
  • Yew Tee CC17.4 min
  • Keat Hong CC31.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Chua Chu Kang Public Library30.6 min

EV charging

ev
  • Regent Grove8.7 min
  • 637 Choa Chu Kang North 6 Singapore 68063712 min
  • Blk 638-643 Choa Chu Kang Street 6413.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 689A Choa Chu Kang DR
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 parks.

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 454211.4 min walk · 43 m
  • Stop 454293.6 min walk · 53 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 689A1 min walk
    302

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$481k · 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 689A Choa Chu Kang DR is more liveable than 24% of them and cheaper than 87% — around S$496/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability24th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 87%

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 689A offers a solid liveability score (63.1/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and there is plenty of lease runway (~75 years left).

What you get63.1/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-0.7%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds75 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 Yew Tee. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 689A Choa Chu Kang DR

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

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room5-roomExecutive a sale at this block
458508559Jul '24Jul '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Yew Tee (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 689A Choa Chu Kang DR

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jul '245-room19 TO 21110S$570kS$481

Subzone medians — Yew Tee

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
4 ROOMS$496▼ 0.7%
5 ROOMS$497▲ 5.4%
EXECUTIVES$546▲ 22.6%
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