How far is Block 116A Canberra Cres from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Canberra Mrt Station, about 3.9 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 116A Canberra Cres to the city centre by public transport?

Take North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 48 minutes direct, roughly S$2.30.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 116A?

Bukit Canberra Hawker Centre is roughly 15.4 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 116A Canberra Cres?

Sembawang Primary School, approximately 1001 m straight-line — outside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 116A Canberra Cres?

Approximately 93 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 2020 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 116A Canberra Cres?

It scores 65.2/100 overall: transport 89.6, food 54, schools 99.8, healthcare 55, daily needs 25.9, green space 100, connectivity 36.5, value 100, leisure 55.2.

Is Block 116A Canberra Cres a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 65.2/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been rising faster than most Singapore subzones, and about 93 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 Sembawang East give the price trend.

Block 116A Canberra Cres

751116 · Sembawang East · Sembawang · Built 2018 · Lease from 2020 · ~93 yrs lease left · 84 units · 11 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km

65Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 116A Canberra Cres in Sembawang scores 65.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 3.9 minutes’ walk from Canberra Mrt Station MRT, 15.4 minutes from Bukit Canberra Hawker Centre, and 1001 m straight-line from Sembawang Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 116A Canberra Cres in Singapore

Block 116A Canberra Cres, Singapore 751116

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Pillar scores

Transport: 90
Food: 54
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 55
Daily needs: 26
Green space: 100
Connectivity: 37
Value (lease): 100
Leisure: 55
EV charging: 17

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 65
Young Families: 74
Seniors: 56
Renters: 59
Investors: 80
EV Owners: 51

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 47.5min
one-north: 54.7min
Jurong East: 42.5min
Changi Airport: 82.3min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

48 min door to door · S$2.30 · no transfers · 11 min (741 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 37 min riding

10m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 10 min (714 m) to Canberra
North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Canberra → Raffles Place · 14 stops · 37 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

PlannedTeck Ghee MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 9045 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Bukit Canberra Hawker Centre15.4 min
Yishun Ring Road Blk 104/105 (Chong Pang Market and Food Centre)24.6 min
Chong Pang Hawker Centre & Market25.7 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd14.6 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd19.6 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd19.9 min

CHAS clinics

health

Canberra Care Medical Clinic3.7 min
MyDoctor@Canberra4.4 min
T Medical Clinic4.9 min

Parks & green

green

Jln Sendudok Park7 min
Bukit Canberra12.1 min
Pebble Garden12.6 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd30.3 min
Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd35.3 min

Community clubs

leisure

Sembawang CC (Pending U/C)12.9 min
Canberra CC20.2 min
Chong Pang CC24.5 min

Libraries

leisure

Sembawang Public Library19.6 min
Yishun Public Library26 min

EV charging

Blk 591 Montreal Link Montreal Dale12.1 min
Blk 165/167,170/175 Yishun Ring Road/Avenue 717 min
Blk 165/167,170/175 Yishun Ring Road/Avenue 717 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 116A Canberra Cres

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 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 586112.1 min walk · 99 m
Stop 586192.5 min walk · 123 m

Board here and check the LTA bus app for the services and live arrival times.

Who lives here

Census 2020 · Sembawang planning area

Age profile: In Sembawang, 18% of residents are under 15 and 9% are 65 or older.; 30–348.9%
45–498.7%
40–448.4%
35–398.3%
Household income: 39.3% of Sembawang households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).; $20,000+8.6%
No working person8.2%
$3,000–3,9996.3%
$5,000–5,9996.3%
Dwelling mix: 86.5% of Sembawang households live in HDB flats; 13.5% in condominiums or landed homes.; HDB 4 room flats36%
HDB 5 room and executive flats35.3%
Condominiums and other apartments10.6%
HDB 1 and 2 room flats10.6%
Household size: 34.7% of Sembawang households are one or two people; 4-person households are the most common.; 4-person22.6%
2-person21.7%
3-person20.4%
1-person13%
In education: Of Sembawang residents currently in education, 21.3% attend polytechnic or university.; Primary36.7%
Secondary25.9%
Polytechnic11.3%
University10%
Commute to work: 62.9% of working Sembawang residents commute by public transport; 24.2% drive or ride.; MRT LRT and bus28.6%
MRT LRT only22.2%
Car17%
Bus9.6%

Resident data for the Sembawang planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$402k · 2 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

pays a premium

Among 2-room HDB flats islandwide (1,129 compared), Blk 116A Canberra Cres is more liveable than 34% of them but pricier than 88% — around S$830/psf for 2 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability34th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 12%

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 116A offers a strong liveability score (65.2/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is near-fresh (~93 years left).

What you get65.2/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+1.4%2 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds93 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 Sembawang East. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 116A Canberra Cres

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

4-room4 sales · 12 mo

S$744k – S$818k

median S$772k · S$751–800 psf

2-room1 sale · 12 mo

S$432k

median S$432k · S$854–854 psf

3-room1 sale · 12 mo

S$592k

median S$592k · S$809–809 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room2-room3-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Sembawang East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 116A Canberra Cres

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
May '26	2-room	07 TO 09	47 m²	S$432k	S$854
Feb '26	4-room	10 TO 12	92 m²	S$768k	S$776
Dec '25	3-room	10 TO 12	68 m²	S$592k	S$809
Nov '25	4-room	10 TO 12	95 m²	S$818k	S$800
Sep '25	4-room	07 TO 09	92 m²	S$744k	S$751
Aug '25	4-room	04 TO 06	95 m²	S$776k	S$759
Apr '25	4-room	10 TO 12	95 m²	S$810k	S$792
Mar '25	2-room	07 TO 09	47 m²	S$420k	S$830
Dec '24	4-room	01 TO 03	92 m²	S$695k	S$702
Oct '24	2-room	04 TO 06	47 m²	S$380k	S$751
Jul '24	4-room	04 TO 06	92 m²	S$675k	S$682

Subzone medians — Sembawang East

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns

2 ROOMS$830▲ 1.4%5

3 ROOMS$751▲ 8.8%1

4 ROOMS$687▼ 0.7%4

5 ROOMS$682▲ 10.1%1

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