SG Block Index

Block 159 Jln Teck Whye

680159 · Teck Whye · Choa Chu Kang · Built 1996 · ~69 yrs lease left · 107 units · 16 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
68Overall / 100
Summary

Block 159 Jln Teck Whye in Choa Chu Kang scores 67.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.4 minutes’ walk from Phoenix Lrt Station MRT, 20.8 minutes from Senja Hawker Centre, and 499 m straight-line from Teck Whye Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
84
Food
15
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
65
Green space
97
Connectivity
50
Value (lease)
58
Leisure
74

Who it suits

Overall
68
Young Families
76
Seniors
61
Renters
63
Investors
63

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
46.6min
974DTLNSLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
one-north
44.5min
974DTLCCLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
24.6min
BPLNSLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
76.9min
DTLEWLEWLS$2.49 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

47 min door to door · S$2.20 · 2 transfers · 10 min (643 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 31 min riding

6m›974›2m›DTL›2m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (348 m) to Phoenix
  2. Bus 974 · SBS Transit
    Phoenix → BT Panjang /lrt · 1 stop · 1 min
  3. Walk 2 min (124 m) to Bukit Panjang
  4. Downtown Line · SBS Transit
    Bukit Panjang → Newton · 9 stops · 21 min
  5. Walk 2 min (144 m) to Newton
  6. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Newton → Raffles Place · 5 stops · 9 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 minMRTMarketClinicParkBlk 159

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
PlannedBrickland MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1514 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Senja Hawker Centre20.8 min
  • Bukit Panjang Hawker Centre24.4 min
  • Yew Tee Hawker Centre35.3 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd6.1 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.5 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • River of Life Family Clinic5 min
  • Phoenix Clinic & Surgery6 min
  • Lin & Sons Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd6.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Phoenix Park8.9 min
  • Pavilion Park Playground18.1 min
  • Villa Verde Pk Extension19.1 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Teck Whye)5.5 min
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Teck Whye Crescent9.1 min
  • Evergreen Place, Home @Hong San22.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Chua Chu Kang CC8.5 min
  • Senja-Cashew CC18.8 min
  • Keat Hong CC19.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Bukit Panjang Public Library12.8 min
  • Chua Chu Kang Public Library19.5 min

Who lives here

Census 2020 · Choa Chu Kang planning area
Age profile
In Choa Chu Kang, 14.8% of residents are under 15 and 10.5% are 65 or older.
25–298.6%
50–548.4%
55–598.4%
20–248%
Household income
43.5% of Choa Chu Kang households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
$20,000+11.3%
No working person7.7%
$15,000–17,4996.9%
$7,000–7,9996%
Dwelling mix
86.2% of Choa Chu Kang households live in HDB flats; 13.7% in condominiums or landed homes.
HDB 4 room flats41.7%
HDB 5 room and executive flats36.6%
Condominiums and other apartments12.7%
HDB 3 room flats4.3%
Household size
27.5% of Choa Chu Kang households are one or two people; 4-person households are the most common.
4-person25.7%
3-person22.3%
2-person18.6%
5-person14.3%
In education
Of Choa Chu Kang residents currently in education, 29.8% attend polytechnic or university.
Primary30.4%
Secondary23.6%
University17.3%
Polytechnic12.5%
Commute to work
58.2% of working Choa Chu Kang residents commute by public transport; 29% drive or ride.
MRT LRT and bus31.7%
Car20.4%
MRT LRT only12%
No transport required8.4%

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

Resale context — Teck Whye

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$868▲ 37.2%
3 ROOMS$602▲ 8.1%
4 ROOMS$518▲ 17.9%
5 ROOMS$531▲ 23.3%
EXECUTIVES$557▲ 4.2%
Living in Choa Chu Kang →Choa Chu Kang estate data →Blocks near Phoenix Lrt Station →Blocks near Teck Whye Primary School →Commute to the CBD →