SG Block Index

Block 296C Choa Chu Kang Ave 2

683296 · Keat Hong · Choa Chu Kang · Built 1998 · Lease from 1999 · ~72 yrs lease left · 66 units · 13 floors

70Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 296C Choa Chu Kang Ave 2 in Choa Chu Kang scores 70/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.9 minutes’ walk from South View Lrt Station MRT, 35 minutes from Yew Tee Hawker Centre, and 161 m straight-line from Chua Chu Kang Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 296C Choa Chu Kang Ave 2 in Singapore

Block 296C Choa Chu Kang Ave 2, Singapore 683296

Pillar scores

Transport
87
Food
55
Schools
100
Healthcare
67
Daily needs
70
Green space
62
Connectivity
43
Value (lease)
64
Leisure
43
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
70
Young Families
75
Seniors
63
Renters
64
Investors
75
EV Owners
76

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
53.8min
983DTLNSL2 transfers
one-north
48.6min
983DTLCCL2 transfers
Jurong East
28.2min
451NSLS$1.68 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
94.8min
984EWLEWLS$2.55 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

54 min door to door · 2 transfers · 9 min (572 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 39 min riding

4m9832mDTL2mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (245 m) to Choa Chu Kang Mkt
  2. Bus 983 · SMRT Corporation
    Choa Chu Kang MktAft BT Panjang · 5 stops · 9 min
  3. Walk 2 min (154 m) to Bukit Panjang
  4. Downtown Line · SBS Transit
    Bukit PanjangNewton · 9 stops · 21 min
  5. Walk 2 min (144 m) to Newton
  6. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    NewtonRaffles Place · 5 stops · 9 min
  7. 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 minMRTMarketClinicBlk 296C

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Yew Tee Hawker Centre35 min
  • Bukit Batok West Hawker Centre39.2 min
  • Senja Hawker Centre41.6 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd3.4 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd6.4 min
  • Ang Ken Chua12.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Island Family Clinic (Keat Hong)4.1 min
  • Evercare Medical Clinic4.8 min
  • Pro-Life Medical Associates4.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Pavilion Park Playground21 min
  • Bukit Gombak Park21.9 min
  • Choa Chu Kang Pk22.6 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Unicare Services Pte Ltd7.2 min
  • Evergreen Place, Home @Hong San8 min
  • Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Teck Whye)19.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Keat Hong CC14.6 min
  • Chua Chu Kang CC18.2 min
  • Limbang CO c/o Yew Tee CC31.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Chua Chu Kang Public Library15.8 min
  • Bukit Panjang Public Library33.2 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 297B Choa Chu Kang Avenue 22.9 min
  • Sunshine Place5.8 min
  • Blk 288/295 Choa Chu Kang Avenue 2/3 Keat Hong Tembusu6.1 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 296C Choa Chu Kang Ave 2
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 MRT, 2 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 445911.6 min walk · 127 m
  • Stop 445991.8 min walk · 130 m
Buses that serve this block
  • OPP BLK 296A4 min walk
    451
  • CHOA CHU KANG MKT4 min walk
    983
  • BET BLKS 801B/801C4 min walk
    984

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$703k · 5 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
slight premium

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 296C Choa Chu Kang Ave 2 is more liveable than 47% of them but pricier than 64% — around S$594/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability47th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 36%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (5-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 296C offers a strong liveability score (70/100). 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 get70/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+10.1%5 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 Keat Hong. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 296C Choa Chu Kang Ave 2

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
533628722Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Keat Hong (area liquidity)

No registered resale at Blk 296C Choa Chu Kang Ave 2 in the last 2 years — figures above reflect Keat Hong medians.

Subzone medians — Keat Hong

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$712▲ 12.5%
3 ROOMS$683▲ 7.5%
4 ROOMS$592▲ 5.6%
5 ROOMS$594▲ 10.1%
EXECUTIVES$524▲ 0.9%
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