SG Block Index

Block 537 Ang MO Kio Ave 5

560537 · Cheng San · Ang Mo Kio · Built 1979 · ~52 yrs lease left · 110 units · 12 floors

73Overall / 100
Summary

Block 537 Ang MO Kio Ave 5 in Ang Mo Kio scores 73.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 12.8 minutes’ walk from Ang Mo Kio Mrt Station MRT, 5.9 minutes from Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 Blk 527 (Cheng San Market and Cooked Food Centre), and 388 m straight-line from Jing Shan Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
61
Food
97
Schools
100
Healthcare
60
Daily needs
99
Green space
94
Connectivity
40
Value (lease)
24
Leisure
70

Who it suits

Overall
73
Young Families
79
Seniors
76
Renters
70
Investors
50

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
35.7min
159NSLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
one-north
42.9min
159NSLCCLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
57.9min
72NSLS$2.33 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
77.8min
45EWLS$2.36 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

36 min door to door · S$1.98 · 1 transfer · 7 min (489 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 24 min riding

4m1593mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (260 m) to Blk 538
  2. Bus 159 · SBS Transit
    Blk 538Bef Ang MO Kio · 3 stops · 4 min
  3. Walk 3 min (201 m) to Ang MO Kio
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Ang MO KioRaffles Place · 10 stops · 21 min
  5. 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 537

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
PlannedTavistock MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1252 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)5.9 min
  • Ang Mo Kio Ave 6 Blk 724 (Blk 724 Ang Mo Kio Market)13.1 min
  • Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 Blk 453A (Chong Boon Market and Food Centre)14 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd5.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd14.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Gainhealth Clinic And Homecare4.8 min
  • Atrio Family Clinic (Amk) Pte. Ltd.4.9 min
  • Kang Clinic4.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Ang Mo Kio Town Garden East9.9 min
  • Nim Meadow Park18 min
  • Ang Mo Kio Town Garden West18.7 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • AWWA Community Home for Senior Citizens18.9 min
  • AWWA Senior Activity Centre18.9 min
  • THK Cluster Support @ AMK20.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Cheng San CC (Pending U/C)8.9 min
  • Yio Chu Kang CC (Pending U/C)21.5 min
  • Teck Ghee CC25.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Ang Mo Kio Public Library14 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
Living in Ang Mo KioAng Mo Kio estate data →Blocks near Ang Mo Kio Mrt StationBlocks near Jing Shan Primary SchoolCommute to the CBD →