HDB block scorecard · rubric v0.3
Blk 553 Choa Chu Kang Nth 6
HDB block scorecard · Choa Chu Kang · 8 resales 2018-07–2025-05
Carried by realized price trend (5.0/5); capped by price vs town peers (2.0/5).
Best for: Buyers backing a block that has out-appreciated its town.
the headline rubric: price, trend, liquidity, location, lease
68th pctile in Choa Chu Kang · 21th pctile of all 8842 blocks islandwide
+11.5%/yr realized · 5 resales/36mo · ~69yr lease left
The rubric
How we rate →Price vs Town Peers
20%computed2.0/5519
$519 median psf = 68th pctile of 475 rated Choa Chu Kang blocks (cheaper=better)
Realized Price Trend
20%computed5.0/5+11.5%/yr
block trend +11.5%/yr = 99th pctile of 8622 blocks (first-12mo vs last-12mo, annualized)
Transaction Liquidity
15%computed2.0/55 resales / 36mo
3yr resale volume; block med ~7 — single-block markets are thin
Location & Connectivity
15%computed3.0/57.2min walk to Yew Tee
7.2min to YEW TEE MRT STATION Exit D (straight-line x1.35 detour @80m/min), 8 bus stops <=400m
Lease Runway
15%computed3.0/5~69yr left
~69yr remaining (99yr grant); block universe med ~66yr; CPF/loan limits tighten as runway shrinks
Flat Mix
5%partial3.5/5100% 4RM+, avg 146sqm
share of 4-room-and-larger resales (family stock holds demand) — proxy
Sentiment Signal
10%manual · awaiting data3.0/5Awaiting data — neutral placeholder. manual aggregated overlay (Tier3 fragile layer)
Strongest: Realized Price Trend · Weakest: Price vs Town Peers. Each category is scored 0–5 against public anchors, multiplied by its weight and scaled to 100.
Key facts
- Median resale psf
- $519 psf
- Resales (36 mo)
- 5
- Town
- Choa Chu Kang
- Remaining lease
- ~69yr
- Avg flat size
- 146 sqm
- Nearest MRT
- Yew Tee · 7.2 min walk
- Data through
- May 2025
Data coverage
88%88% of this rating’s weight is measured from data. The rest is a clearly-labelled placeholder or estimate — never silently blended in.
- computed
- — fully measured from source data (full coverage credit)
- partial
- — real but proxy signal (half credit)
- inferred
- — estimate, dampened toward neutral (no credit)
- manual
- — neutral 3.0 placeholder awaiting data (no credit)
Map
Price history
median $psf by monthMedian resale $psf per month for this single block, from HDB resale registrations. A block trades thinly, so the series is sparse — the line breaks across months with no recorded resale rather than bridging the gap.
- median resale $psf
- transactions / month