SG Block Index

Block 490D Choa Chu Kang Ave 5

684490 · Peng Siang · Choa Chu Kang · Built 2015 · ~88 yrs lease left · 96 units · 13 floors

62Overall / 100
Summary

Block 490D Choa Chu Kang Ave 5 in Choa Chu Kang scores 61.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.8 minutes’ walk from South View Lrt Station MRT, 35.8 minutes from Yew Tee Hawker Centre, and 167 m straight-line from Chua Chu Kang Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
80
Food
0
Schools
100
Healthcare
68
Daily needs
70
Green space
59
Connectivity
44
Value (lease)
96
Leisure
39

Who it suits

Overall
62
Young Families
69
Seniors
54
Renters
53
Investors
69

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
53.7min
983DTLNSL2 transfers
one-north
48.5min
983DTLCCL2 transfers
Jurong East
27.1min
451NSLS$1.68 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
95.3min
984EWLEWLS$2.55 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

54 min door to door · 2 transfers · 7 min (486 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 40 min riding

3m9832mDTL2mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (160 m) to Blk 490b
  2. Bus 983 · SMRT Corporation
    Blk 490bAft BT Panjang · 6 stops · 10 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 490D

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Yew Tee Hawker Centre35.8 min
  • Bukit Batok West Hawker Centre40.2 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd4.8 min
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd5 min
  • Ang Ken Chua11.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Evercare Medical Clinic (475) Pte Ltd4.1 min
  • Healthway Medical4.1 min
  • My Family Clinic (Choa Chu Kang)4.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Pavilion Park Playground22 min
  • Bukit Gombak Park22.9 min
  • Choa Chu Kang Pk23.4 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Unicare Services Pte Ltd5.4 min
  • Evergreen Place, Home @Hong San9.7 min
  • Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Teck Whye)20.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Keat Hong CC15.4 min
  • Chua Chu Kang CC19.7 min
  • Hong Kah North CC33.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Chua Chu Kang Public Library16.6 min

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).

Resale context — 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$509▲ 3.7%
EXECUTIVES$536▲ 9.9%
Living in Choa Chu KangChoa Chu Kang estate data →Blocks near South View Lrt StationBlocks near Chua Chu Kang Primary SchoolCommute to the CBD →