SG Block Index

Block 509 Ang MO Kio Ave 8

560509 · Cheng San · Ang Mo Kio · Built 1979 · ~52 yrs lease left · 150 units · 12 floors

77Overall / 100
Summary

Block 509 Ang MO Kio Ave 8 in Ang Mo Kio scores 77.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.4 minutes’ walk from Ang Mo Kio Mrt Station MRT, 7.9 minutes from Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 Blk 527 (Cheng San Market and Cooked Food Centre), and 290 m straight-line from Jing Shan Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
78
Food
90
Schools
100
Healthcare
64
Daily needs
94
Green space
100
Connectivity
46
Value (lease)
24
Leisure
84

Who it suits

Overall
77
Young Families
82
Seniors
79
Renters
76
Investors
52

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
32.4min
NSLS$1.94 · direct
one-north
41.6min
NSLCCLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
59.5min
265NSLS$2.27 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
66.1min
NSLEWLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

32 min door to door · S$1.94 · no transfers · 12 min (755 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 21 min riding

11mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 11 min (727 m) to Ang MO Kio
  2. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Ang MO KioRaffles Place · 10 stops · 21 min
  3. 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 509

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 1226 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 Blk 527 (Cheng San Market and Cooked Food Centre)7.9 min
  • Ang Mo Kio Ave 6 Blk 724 (Blk 724 Ang Mo Kio Market)8.6 min
  • Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 Blk 453A (Chong Boon Market and Food Centre)15 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd6.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Lee Clinic And Surgery2.5 min
  • Family Medicare Clinic & Surgery8 min
  • Healthway Medical8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Ang Mo Kio Town Garden East8 min
  • Ang Mo Kio Town Garden West15.3 min
  • Mayflower Crescent Pg20 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • AWWA Community Home for Senior Citizens14.4 min
  • AWWA Senior Activity Centre14.4 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Ang Mo Kio 318) Senior Activity Centre17.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Cheng San CC (Pending U/C)4.6 min
  • Yio Chu Kang CC (Pending U/C)19.4 min
  • Teck Ghee CC25.6 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Ang Mo Kio Public Library11.5 min

Who lives here

Census 2020 · Ang Mo Kio planning area
Age profile
In Ang Mo Kio, 11.4% of residents are under 15 and 21.8% are 65 or older.
55–597.9%
60–647.8%
45–497.6%
65–697.4%
Household income
31% of Ang Mo Kio households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
No working person19%
$20,000+10.7%
$1,000–1,9997%
$3,000–3,9996.7%
Dwelling mix
84.1% of Ang Mo Kio households live in HDB flats; 15.4% in condominiums or landed homes.
HDB 3 room flats40%
HDB 4 room flats24.7%
HDB 5 room and executive flats11.1%
HDB 1 and 2 room flats8.3%
Household size
46.7% of Ang Mo Kio households are one or two people; 2-person households are the most common.
2-person25.8%
1-person20.9%
3-person20.2%
4-person17.3%
In education
Of Ang Mo Kio residents currently in education, 26.4% attend polytechnic or university.
Primary32.6%
Secondary22.8%
University14.9%
Polytechnic11.5%
Commute to work
60.9% of working Ang Mo Kio residents commute by public transport; 25.9% drive or ride.
MRT LRT and bus29%
Car19.1%
Bus17.5%
MRT LRT only12.5%

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

Resale context — Cheng San

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$697
3 ROOMS$984▲ 74.0%
4 ROOMS$565▼ 1.0%
5 ROOMS$598▼ 19.1%
EXECUTIVES$690
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