Block 488A Choa Chu Kang Ave 5
681488 · Peng Siang · Choa Chu Kang · Built 2014 · ~87 yrs lease left · 104 units · 14 floors
60Overall / 100
Summary
Block 488A Choa Chu Kang Ave 5 in Choa Chu Kang scores 60.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 10.8 minutes’ walk from South View Lrt Station MRT, 35.4 minutes from Yew Tee Hawker Centre, and 271 m straight-line from Chua Chu Kang Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 76
- Food
- 0
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 69
- Daily needs
- 70
- Green space
- 55
- Connectivity
- 39
- Value (lease)
- 94
- Leisure
- 40
Who it suits
- Overall
- 60
- Young Families
- 68
- Seniors
- 53
- Renters
- 51
- Investors
- 68
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 56.4min
- one-north
- 54.3min
- Jurong East
- 28.9min
- Changi Airport
- 96.1min
451NSLEWLS$2.33 · 2 transfers
983DTLCCL2 transfers
451NSLS$1.68 · 1 transfer
NSLEWLEWLS$2.52 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap56 min door to door · S$2.33 · 2 transfers · 8 min (518 m) walking · 8 min waiting · 41 min riding
5m›451›2m›NSL›EWL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 5 min (337 m) to Opp Blk 296a
- Bus 451 · SMRT Corporation
Opp Blk 296a → BT Gombak · 6 stops · 11 min - Walk 2 min (153 m) to Bukit Gombak
- North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Bukit Gombak → Jurong East · 2 stops · 5 min - East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Jurong East → Raffles Place · 10 stops · 25 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-time rings · schematic
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- South View Lrt Station10.8 min
- Choa Chu Kang Mrt Station15.4 min
- Choa Chu Kang Lrt Station16.1 min
PlannedChoa Chu Kang West MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 271 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Yew Tee Hawker Centre35.4 min
- Bukit Batok West Hawker Centre43.9 min
Supermarkets
daily- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd2.8 min
- Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd8.6 min
- Ang Ken Chua11.1 min
CHAS clinics
health- Evercare Medical Clinic (475) Pte Ltd3.9 min
- Healthway Medical3.9 min
- My Family Clinic (Choa Chu Kang)3.9 min
Parks & green
green- Choa Chu Kang Pk23.2 min
- Pavilion Park Playground25.8 min
- Bukit Gombak Park26.7 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Unicare Services Pte Ltd1.7 min
- Evergreen Place, Home @Hong San10.9 min
- Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Teck Whye)24.6 min
Community clubs
leisure- Keat Hong CC15.2 min
- Chua Chu Kang CC23.5 min
- Limbang CO c/o Yew Tee CC32.1 min
Libraries
leisure- Chua Chu Kang Public Library16.3 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 — Peng Siang
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns
3 ROOMS$703▲ 11.4%1
4 ROOMS$487▼ 0.1%4
5 ROOMS$509▲ 3.7%2
EXECUTIVES$536▲ 9.9%1