How far is Block 488D Choa Chu Kang Ave 5 from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is South View Lrt Station, about 10.7 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 488D Choa Chu Kang Ave 5 to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 991 to BT Gombak, then North-South Line to Jurong East, then East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 53 minutes with 2 transfers.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 488D?

Yew Tee Hawker Centre is roughly 35.9 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 488D Choa Chu Kang Ave 5?

Chua Chu Kang Primary School, approximately 158 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 488D Choa Chu Kang Ave 5?

Approximately 89 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 2016 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 488D Choa Chu Kang Ave 5?

It scores 69.4/100 overall: transport 77, food 53, schools 100, healthcare 68.1, daily needs 70, green space 56.5, connectivity 43.9, value 98, leisure 38.3.

Is Block 488D Choa Chu Kang Ave 5 a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 69.4/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been rising faster than most Singapore subzones, and about 89 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 Peng Siang give the price trend.

Block 488D Choa Chu Kang Ave 5

684488 · Peng Siang · Choa Chu Kang · Built 2015 · Lease from 2016 · ~89 yrs lease left · 96 units · 13 floors

69Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 488D Choa Chu Kang Ave 5 in Choa Chu Kang scores 69.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 10.7 minutes’ walk from South View Lrt Station MRT, 35.9 minutes from Yew Tee Hawker Centre, and 158 m straight-line from Chua Chu Kang Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 488D Choa Chu Kang Ave 5 in Singapore

Block 488D Choa Chu Kang Ave 5, Singapore 684488

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Pillar scores

Transport: 77
Food: 53
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 68
Daily needs: 70
Green space: 57
Connectivity: 44
Value (lease): 98
Leisure: 38
EV charging: 92

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 69
Young Families: 74
Seniors: 62
Renters: 60
Investors: 74
EV Owners: 77

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 53.4min
one-north: 49.1min
Jurong East: 25.9min
Changi Airport: 101min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

53 min door to door · 2 transfers · 5 min (295 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 42 min riding

2m›991›2m›NSL›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 2 min (114 m) to Opp Blk 296a
Bus 991 · SMRT Corporation
Opp Blk 296a → BT Gombak · 8 stops · 12 min
Walk 2 min (153 m) to Bukit Gombak
North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Bukit Gombak → Jurong East · 2 stops · 5 min
East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Jurong East → Raffles Place · 10 stops · 25 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

PlannedChoa Chu Kang West MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 330 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Yew Tee Hawker Centre35.9 min
Bukit Batok West Hawker Centre41 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd4.9 min
Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd5.8 min
Ang Ken Chua11.6 min

CHAS clinics

health

Evercare Medical Clinic (475) Pte Ltd4.3 min
Healthway Medical4.3 min
My Family Clinic (Choa Chu Kang)4.3 min

Parks & green

green

Pavilion Park Playground22.8 min
Choa Chu Kang Pk23.6 min
Bukit Gombak Park23.7 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Unicare Services Pte Ltd5.6 min
Evergreen Place, Home @Hong San10.5 min
Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Teck Whye)21.7 min

Community clubs

leisure

Keat Hong CC15.6 min
Chua Chu Kang CC20.5 min
Limbang CO c/o Yew Tee CC32.6 min

Libraries

leisure

Chua Chu Kang Public Library16.8 min

EV charging

Sunshine Place4.3 min
Blk 288/295 Choa Chu Kang Avenue 2/3 Keat Hong Tembusu5.3 min
Blk 297A Choa Chu Kang Avenue 25.7 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 488D Choa Chu Kang Ave 5

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 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 440892 min walk · 84 m
Stop 440813.8 min walk · 52 m

Buses that serve this block

OPP BLK 296A2 min walk
991
BLK 490B3 min walk
983

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

strong value

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 488D Choa Chu Kang Ave 5 is more liveable than 49% of them and cheaper than 90% — around S$487/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability49th 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 488D offers a strong liveability score (69.4/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is near-fresh (~89 years left).

What you get69.4/100overall liveability

Where price is heading-0.1%4 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds89 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 488D Choa Chu Kang Ave 5

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

5-room4 sales · 12 mo

S$681k – S$723k

median S$710k · S$560–594 psf

4-room3 sales · 12 mo

S$580k – S$613k

median S$595k · S$579–612 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room4-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Peng Siang (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 488D Choa Chu Kang Ave 5

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	4-room	10 TO 12	93 m²	S$595k	S$594
Apr '26	4-room	04 TO 06	93 m²	S$580k	S$579
Apr '26	5-room	07 TO 09	113 m²	S$710k	S$584
Mar '26	5-room	07 TO 09	113 m²	S$723k	S$594
Jan '26	5-room	04 TO 06	113 m²	S$681k	S$560
Dec '25	5-room	10 TO 12	113 m²	S$710k	S$584
Jul '25	4-room	07 TO 09	93 m²	S$613k	S$612
Jul '24	5-room	07 TO 09	113 m²	S$642k	S$528

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 changeLatest txns

3 ROOMS$703▲ 11.4%1

4 ROOMS$487▼ 0.1%4

5 ROOMS$480▼ 2.1%1

EXECUTIVES$536▲ 9.9%1

Compare with nearby blocks →Living in Choa Chu Kang →Choa Chu Kang estate data →Blocks near South View Lrt Station →Blocks near Chua Chu Kang Primary School →Commute to the CBD →Buying your first home →Upgrading or investing →

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