SG Block Index

Block 126 Rivervale ST

540126 · Rivervale · Sengkang · Built 1997 · ~70 yrs lease left · 89 units · 17 floors

55Overall / 100
Summary

Block 126 Rivervale ST in Sengkang scores 54.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.1 minutes’ walk from Bakau Lrt Station MRT, 26.1 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 249 m straight-line from North Spring Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
72
Food
0
Schools
100
Healthcare
53
Daily needs
47
Green space
71
Connectivity
44
Value (lease)
60
Leisure
47

Who it suits

Overall
55
Young Families
66
Seniors
45
Renters
49
Investors
60

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
40.4min
163NELNSLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
one-north
47.6min
163NELCCLS$2.27 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
67.9min
163NELEWLS$2.42 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
47.3min
88110S$2.07 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

40 min door to door · S$2.07 · 2 transfers · 7 min (442 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 26 min riding

2m›163›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (141 m) to Blk 231
  2. Bus 163 · SBS Transit
    Blk 231 → Sengkang Int · 2 stops · 2 min
  3. Walk 1 min (68 m) to Sengkang
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    Sengkang → Dhoby Ghaut · 10 stops · 21 min
  5. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  6. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby Ghaut → Raffles 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 minMRTMarketClinicParkBlk 126

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 2994 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre26.1 min
  • Anchorvale Village Hawker Centre28.9 min
  • One Punggol Hawker Centre35.9 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.4 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd16.8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Faith Healthcare (Rivervale)9.9 min
  • Healthway Medical10.8 min
  • Lifeline Medical Group10.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • St Anne'S Wood Pg9.6 min
  • Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)16.2 min
  • Punggol Pk24.1 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • COMNET Senior Activity Centre @ 182 Rivervale Crescent14.7 min
  • COMNET Senior Group Home @ Rivervale Crescent14.7 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd23.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Rivervale CC (U/C)10 min
  • Sengkang CC17.1 min
  • Buangkok CC (U/C)26.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Sengkang Public Library16.8 min
  • Cheng San Public Library31.1 min

Who lives here

Census 2020 · Sengkang planning area
Age profile
In Sengkang, 20.1% of residents are under 15 and 9.7% are 65 or older.
35–3910.1%
40–449.1%
30–348.6%
45–498.2%
Household income
44.5% of Sengkang households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
$20,000+11%
$15,000–17,4997.6%
No working person7.1%
$6,000–6,9995.9%
Dwelling mix
85.9% of Sengkang households live in HDB flats; 14.1% in condominiums or landed homes.
HDB 4 room flats39.7%
HDB 5 room and executive flats36.1%
Condominiums and other apartments13.6%
HDB 3 room flats5.1%
Household size
31% of Sengkang households are one or two people; 4-person households are the most common.
4-person23.9%
3-person21.6%
2-person20.2%
5-person14.1%
In education
Of Sengkang residents currently in education, 19% attend polytechnic or university.
Primary40.7%
Secondary24.2%
University9.7%
Polytechnic9.3%
Commute to work
59.6% of working Sengkang residents commute by public transport; 27.6% drive or ride.
MRT LRT and bus21.2%
Car20.3%
MRT LRT only13.7%
Bus13.1%

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

Resale context — Rivervale

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$737▲ 8.1%
3 ROOMS$708▲ 3.2%
4 ROOMS$542▼ 1.6%
5 ROOMS$507▼ 3.0%
EXECUTIVES$571▲ 1.4%
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