SG Block Index

Block 196C Punggol Field

823196 · Punggol Field · Punggol · Built 2000 · Lease from 2003 · ~76 yrs lease left · 91 units · 17 floors

72Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 196C Punggol Field in Punggol scores 72.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 2.7 minutes’ walk from Cove Lrt Station MRT, 18.3 minutes from One Punggol Hawker Centre, and 87 m straight-line from Edgefield Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 196C Punggol Field in Singapore

Block 196C Punggol Field, Singapore 823196

Pillar scores

Transport
90
Food
65
Schools
100
Healthcare
93
Daily needs
69
Green space
47
Connectivity
35
Value (lease)
72
Leisure
34
EV charging
91
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
72
Young Families
78
Seniors
69
Renters
63
Investors
69
EV Owners
76

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
48.3min
83NELNSLS$2.15 · 2 transfers
one-north
55.5min
83NELCCLS$2.33 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
75.8min
83NELEWLS$2.44 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
45.2min
858S$2.02 · direct

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

48 min door to door · S$2.15 · 2 transfers · 9 min (526 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 34 min riding

4m831mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (225 m) to Cove
  2. Bus 83 · Go-Ahead Singapore
    CoveSengkang Int · 7 stops · 10 min
  3. Walk 1 min (68 m) to Sengkang
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    SengkangDhoby Ghaut · 10 stops · 21 min
  5. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  6. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby GhautRaffles Place · 2 stops · 3 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 minMRTMarketClinicPolyclinicBlk 196C

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
PlannedPunggol Coast MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1750 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • One Punggol Hawker Centre18.3 min
  • Punggol Coast Hawker Centre28.4 min
  • Anchorvale Village Hawker Centre33.6 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?5.3 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd5.9 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd9.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Lifeline Punggol Medical Clinic Pte Ltd3 min
  • Mutual Healthcare Medical Clinic4.9 min
  • Prohealth Medical Group @Punggol Spectra5.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Punggol Waterway Pk18.1 min
  • St Anne'S Wood Pg19 min
  • Punggol Heritage Trail Phase 121.8 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd13.3 min
  • COMNET Senior Activity Centre @ 182 Rivervale Crescent18.4 min
  • COMNET Senior Group Home @ Rivervale Crescent18.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol Vista CC8.8 min
  • Punggol 21 CC12.1 min
  • One Punggol CC (U/C)18.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Sengkang Public Library26.7 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 101 Punggol Field Multi Storey Car Park4.6 min
  • Blk 186-188,190-192 Punggol Central5 min
  • Blk 621A - 621B Edgefield Walk6.3 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 196C Punggol Field
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 4 MRT, 3 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 652410.4 min walk · 32 m
  • Stop 651511.7 min walk · 99 m
Buses that serve this block
  • COVE STN EXIT A4 min walk
    83
  • AFT PUNGGOL RD8 min walk
    858

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$628k · 5 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
strong value

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 196C Punggol Field is more liveable than 60% of them and cheaper than 80% — around S$530/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability60th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 80%

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 2026-07

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 196C offers a strong liveability score (72.3/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and there is plenty of lease runway (~76 years left).

What you get72.3/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+2.5%5 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds76 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 Punggol Field. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 196C Punggol Field

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

5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$610k
median S$610k · S$506506 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
496533569Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Punggol Field (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 196C Punggol Field

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Aug '255-room01 TO 03112S$610kS$506

Subzone medians — Punggol Field

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$730▲ 2.9%
4 ROOMS$596▲ 3.3%
5 ROOMS$530▲ 2.5%
EXECUTIVES$612▲ 7.1%
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