SG Block Index

Block 161B Jln Teck Whye

682161 · Teck Whye · Choa Chu Kang · Built 2023 · ~96 yrs lease left · 119 units · 31 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
78Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 161B Jln Teck Whye in Choa Chu Kang scores 78.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 2.8 minutes’ walk from Phoenix Lrt Station MRT, 17.6 minutes from Senja Hawker Centre, and 469 m straight-line from West View Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 161B Jln Teck Whye in Singapore

Block 161B Jln Teck Whye, Singapore 682161

Pillar scores

Transport
83
Food
63
Schools
100
Healthcare
69
Daily needs
70
Green space
97
Connectivity
53
Value (lease)
100
Leisure
81
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
78
Young Families
84
Seniors
72
Renters
71
Investors
78
EV Owners
85

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
43min
DTLNSLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
one-north
37.8min
DTLCCLS$2.02 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
32.1min
190BPLNSLS$1.82 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
71.6min
DTLEWLEWLS$2.49 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

43 min door to door · S$2.15 · 1 transfer · 10 min (695 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 29 min riding

8mDTL2mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 8 min (523 m) to Bukit Panjang
  2. Downtown Line · SBS Transit
    Bukit PanjangNewton · 9 stops · 21 min
  3. Walk 2 min (144 m) to Newton
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    NewtonRaffles Place · 5 stops · 9 min
  5. 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 minMRTMarketClinicParkBlk 161B

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 1623 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Senja Hawker Centre17.6 min
  • Bukit Panjang Hawker Centre21.2 min
  • Yew Tee Hawker Centre34.1 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd4.3 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd9.4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • NuHealth Medical Centre4.3 min
  • Phoenix Clinic & Surgery5.5 min
  • River of Life Family Clinic6.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Phoenix Park8.9 min
  • Hazel Pk Os16.1 min
  • Villa Verde Pk Extension17.8 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Teck Whye)8.8 min
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Teck Whye Crescent11.3 min
  • Evergreen Place, Home @Hong San24.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Chua Chu Kang CC11 min
  • Senja-Cashew CC15.6 min
  • Bukit Panjang CC21.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Bukit Panjang Public Library9.5 min
  • Chua Chu Kang Public Library21.9 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 153 Jalan Teck Whye Teck Whye Vista2.2 min
  • Blk 25/26 Teck Whye Lane Teck Whye Heights Ii9.5 min
  • Blk 8/11 Teck Whye Lane9.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 161B Jln Teck Whye
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 2 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 441413.5 min walk · 187 m
  • Stop 441494.7 min walk · 238 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 1578 min walk
    190

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
priced about right

Among 2-room HDB flats islandwide (1,129 compared), Blk 161B Jln Teck Whye is more liveable than 84% of them but pricier than 93% — around S$868/psf for 2 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability84th 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 161B offers a strong liveability score (78.3/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is near-fresh (~96 years left).

What you get78.3/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+37.2%2 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds96 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 161B Jln Teck Whye

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
388652916Jul '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Teck Whye (area liquidity)

No registered resale at Blk 161B Jln Teck Whye 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 change
2 ROOMS$868▲ 37.2%
3 ROOMS$602▲ 8.1%
4 ROOMS$518▲ 17.9%
5 ROOMS$531▲ 23.3%
EXECUTIVES$557▲ 4.2%
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