SG Block Index

Block 486B Tampines Ave 9

682486 · Peng Siang · Choa Chu Kang · Built 1993 · ~66 yrs lease left · 99 units · 12 floors

51Overall / 100
Summary

Block 486B Tampines Ave 9 in Choa Chu Kang scores 51/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 16 minutes’ walk from South View Lrt Station MRT, 43.2 minutes from Bukit Batok West Hawker Centre, and 446 m straight-line from Chua Chu Kang Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
54
Food
0
Schools
100
Healthcare
63
Daily needs
60
Green space
50
Connectivity
44
Value (lease)
52
Leisure
24

Who it suits

Overall
51
Young Families
60
Seniors
43
Renters
43
Investors
54

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
50.9min
991NSLEWL2 transfers
one-north
53min
983DTLCCL2 transfers
Jurong East
23.4min
991NSL1 transfer
Changi Airport
98.8min
NSLEWLEWLS$2.52 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

51 min door to door · 2 transfers · 7 min (430 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 38 min riding

4m›991›2m›NSL›EWL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (250 m) to Blk 458b
  2. Bus 991 · SMRT Corporation
    Blk 458b → BT Gombak · 5 stops · 8 min
  3. Walk 2 min (153 m) to Bukit Gombak
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Bukit Gombak → Jurong East · 2 stops · 5 min
  5. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Jurong East → Raffles Place · 10 stops · 25 min
  6. 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 minMarketClinicBlk 486B

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
PlannedChoa Chu Kang West MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 496 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Bukit Batok West Hawker Centre43.2 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.1 min
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd11.1 min
  • Ang Ken Chua15.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Island Family Clinic (Keat Hong)7.3 min
  • Evercare Medical Clinic (475) Pte Ltd8.2 min
  • Healthway Medical8.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Pavilion Park Playground25.1 min
  • Bukit Gombak Park26 min
  • Pavilion Playground Ii26.7 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Unicare Services Pte Ltd6.3 min
  • Evergreen Place, Home @Hong San15.8 min
  • Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Teck Whye)26.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Keat Hong CC19.5 min
  • Chua Chu Kang CC25.7 min
  • Tengah CC (U/C)50.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Chua Chu Kang Public Library20.6 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 change
3 ROOMS$703▲ 11.4%
4 ROOMS$487▼ 0.1%
5 ROOMS$509▲ 3.7%
EXECUTIVES$536▲ 9.9%
Living in Choa Chu Kang →Choa Chu Kang estate data →Blocks near South View Lrt Station →Blocks near Chua Chu Kang Primary School →Commute to the CBD →