SG Block Index

Block 296 Punggol Ctrl

820296 · Matilda · Punggol · Built 2002 · ~75 yrs lease left · 116 units · 16 floors

69Overall / 100
Summary

Block 296 Punggol Ctrl in Punggol scores 69.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.4 minutes’ walk from Cove Lrt Station MRT, 13.9 minutes from One Punggol Hawker Centre, and 338 m straight-line from Edgefield Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
84
Food
49
Schools
100
Healthcare
88
Daily needs
67
Green space
62
Connectivity
43
Value (lease)
70
Leisure
36

Who it suits

Overall
69
Young Families
77
Seniors
65
Renters
62
Investors
63

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
44min
83NELNSLS$2.15 · 2 transfers
one-north
51.2min
83NELCCLS$2.30 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
64.7min
NELCCLEWLS$2.43 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
45min
34110S$2.02 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

44 min door to door · S$2.15 · 2 transfers · 10 min (604 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 28 min riding

5m832mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (269 m) to Blk 298
  2. Bus 83 · Go-Ahead Singapore
    Blk 298Punggol Int · 1 stop · 1 min
  3. Walk 2 min (103 m) to Punggol
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    PunggolDhoby Ghaut · 11 stops · 23 min
  5. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  6. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby GhautRaffles Place · 2 stops · 3 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 296

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
PlannedPunggol Coast MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1566 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • One Punggol Hawker Centre13.9 min
  • Punggol Coast Hawker Centre24.1 min
  • Anchorvale Village Hawker Centre33 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd5.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.8 min
  • Li Li Cheng Supermarket (Punggol) Pte. Ltd.9.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • My Family Clinic (Punggol Central)5.6 min
  • Lifeline Punggol Medical Clinic Pte Ltd5.6 min
  • Etern Medical Clinic7.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Punggol Waterway Pk13.8 min
  • Punggol Heritage Trail Phase 117.5 min
  • St Anne'S Wood Pg19.3 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd10.7 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd13.9 min
  • COMNET Senior Activity Centre @ 182 Rivervale Crescent24 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol Vista CC5.4 min
  • One Punggol CC (U/C)13.7 min
  • Punggol West CC19.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Sengkang Public Library26.3 min

Who lives here

Census 2020 · Punggol planning area
Age profile
In Punggol, 24.6% of residents are under 15 and 7.7% are 65 or older.
35–3912.7%
40–4410%
30–349.9%
0–49.3%
Household income
44.7% of Punggol households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
$20,000+10.8%
$15,000–17,4997.3%
No working person6.3%
$8,000–8,9995.9%
Dwelling mix
87.4% of Punggol households live in HDB flats; 12.7% in condominiums or landed homes.
HDB 4 room flats39.7%
HDB 5 room and executive flats30.3%
Condominiums and other apartments12.6%
HDB 3 room flats9.6%
Household size
32.8% of Punggol households are one or two people; 2-person households are the most common.
2-person23.2%
4-person22.8%
3-person22.2%
5-person14%
In education
Of Punggol residents currently in education, 13.5% attend polytechnic or university.
Primary43.8%
Secondary23.4%
Pre primary13.2%
Polytechnic7.3%
Commute to work
57.6% of working Punggol residents commute by public transport; 30.8% drive or ride.
Car23.2%
MRT LRT and bus20.6%
MRT LRT only14.3%
Other combi MRT LRT or bus13.2%

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

Resale context — Matilda

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$749▲ 1.1%
3 ROOMS$752▲ 8.4%
4 ROOMS$727▲ 11.6%
5 ROOMS$597▼ 4.6%
Living in PunggolPunggol estate data →Blocks near Cove Lrt StationBlocks near Edgefield Primary SchoolCommute to the CBD →