Block 296 Punggol Ctrl
820296 · Matilda · Punggol · Built 2002 · Lease from 2003 · ~76 yrs lease left · 116 units · 16 floors
Block 296 Punggol Ctrl in Punggol scores 73.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.4 minutes’ walk from Cove Lrt Station MRT, 13.9 minutes from One Punggol Hawker Centre, and 338 m straight-line from Edgefield Primary School.
Where it is
OneMap · SLABlock 296 Punggol Ctrl, Singapore 820296
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 84
- Food
- 73
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 88
- Daily needs
- 67
- Green space
- 62
- Connectivity
- 43
- Value (lease)
- 72
- Leisure
- 36
- EV charging
- 81
Who it suits
- Overall
- 74
- Young Families
- 80
- Seniors
- 70
- Renters
- 65
- Investors
- 66
- EV Owners
- 74
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 44min
- one-north
- 51.2min
- Jurong East
- 64.7min
- Changi Airport
- 45min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap44 min door to door · S$2.15 · 2 transfers · 10 min (604 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 28 min riding
- Walk 5 min (269 m) to Blk 298
- Bus 83 · Go-Ahead Singapore
Blk 298 → Punggol Int · 1 stop · 1 min - Walk 2 min (103 m) to Punggol
- North East Line · SBS Transit
Punggol → Dhoby Ghaut · 11 stops · 23 min - Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
- North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Dhoby Ghaut → Raffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorDistance 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- Cove Lrt Station5.4 min
- Cove Lrt Station5.5 min
- Punggol Lrt Station7.1 min
Hawker centres
food- One Punggol Hawker Centre13.9 min
- Punggol Coast Hawker Centre24.1 min
- Anchorvale Village Hawker Centre33 min
Eateries nearby
food- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte LtdA5 min
- Fu Chan F&B Pte. Ltd.5.6 min
- Tan Bee Bee5.6 min
- Leow Poh HoonB5.6 min
- Chu Pek Si5.6 min
- Ho See LuanB5.6 min
Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).
Supermarkets
daily- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd5.6 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.8 min
- Li Li Cheng Supermarket (Punggol) Pte. Ltd.9.6 min
CHAS clinics
health- My Family Clinic (Punggol Central)5.6 min
- Lifeline Punggol Medical Clinic Pte Ltd5.6 min
- Etern Medical Clinic7.3 min
Parks & green
green- Punggol Waterway Pk13.8 min
- Punggol Heritage Trail Phase 117.5 min
- St Anne'S Wood Pg19.3 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd10.7 min
- Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd13.9 min
- COMNET Senior Activity Centre @ 182 Rivervale Crescent24 min
Community clubs
leisure- Punggol Vista CC5.4 min
- One Punggol CC (U/C)13.7 min
- Punggol West CC19.1 min
Libraries
leisure- Sengkang Public Library26.3 min
EV charging
ev- Blk 301 Punggol Central Coralinus6.2 min
- Blk 101 Punggol Field Multi Storey Car Park7.3 min
- Blk 612 Punggol Drive Damai Grove7.7 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 4 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- Stop 650812.3 min walk · 80 m
- Stop 652293.2 min walk · 174 m
- OPP BLK 2963 min walk34
- AFT PUNGGOL RD3 min walk110
- BLK 2985 min walk83
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 · Punggol planning area- Age profile
- In Punggol, 24.6% of residents are under 15 and 7.7% are 65 or older.
- 35–3912.7%40–4410%30–349.9%0–49.3%
- Household income
- 44.7% of Punggol households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
- $20,000+10.8%$15,000–17,4997.3%No working person6.3%$8,000–8,9995.9%
- Dwelling mix
- 87.4% of Punggol households live in HDB flats; 12.7% in condominiums or landed homes.
- HDB 4 room flats39.7%HDB 5 room and executive flats30.3%Condominiums and other apartments12.6%HDB 3 room flats9.6%
- Household size
- 32.8% of Punggol households are one or two people; 2-person households are the most common.
- 2-person23.2%4-person22.8%3-person22.2%5-person14%
- In education
- Of Punggol residents currently in education, 13.5% attend polytechnic or university.
- Primary43.8%Secondary23.4%Pre primary13.2%Polytechnic7.3%
- Commute to work
- 57.6% of working Punggol residents commute by public transport; 30.8% drive or ride.
- Car23.2%MRT LRT and bus20.6%MRT LRT only14.3%Other combi MRT LRT or bus13.2%
Resident data for the Punggol planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).
Can I afford this?
est. ~S$526k · 3 roomSet your budget to see if this block fits. Not sure? work it out from your income →
Value for money
liveability vs price · like-for-likeAmong 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 296 Punggol Ctrl is more liveable than 58% of them but pricier than 81% — around S$752/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).
Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (3-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 · leaseBlock 296 offers a strong liveability score (73.6/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and there is plenty of lease runway (~76 years left).
A plain-language read, not financial advice. Liveability and lease come from the index; price signals from data.gov.sg resale transactions for Matilda. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.
Prices & transactions — Blk 296 Punggol Ctrl
Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation
Recent sales at Blk 296 Punggol Ctrl
| Month | Type | Storey | Area | Price | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun '26 | 5-room | 10 TO 12 | 110 m² | S$660k | S$557 |
| Jan '26 | 4-room | 01 TO 03 | 95 m² | S$570k | S$557 |
| Jul '25 | 4-room | 10 TO 12 | 91 m² | S$625k | S$638 |
| Jul '25 | 5-room | 04 TO 06 | 110 m² | S$670k | S$566 |
| May '25 | 5-room | 13 TO 15 | 110 m² | S$708k | S$598 |
| Jan '25 | 5-room | 04 TO 06 | 110 m² | S$670k | S$566 |
| Oct '24 | 5-room | 13 TO 15 | 110 m² | S$718k | S$606 |
Subzone medians — Matilda
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
See what’s for sale
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