SG Block Index

Block 131 Rivervale ST

540131 · Rivervale · Sengkang · Built 1998 · ~71 yrs lease left · 160 units · 17 floors

51Overall / 100
Summary

Block 131 Rivervale ST in Sengkang scores 50.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.2 minutes’ walk from Bakau Lrt Station MRT, 27.2 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 274 m straight-line from North Spring Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
63
Food
0
Schools
100
Healthcare
49
Daily needs
42
Green space
65
Connectivity
38
Value (lease)
62
Leisure
43

Who it suits

Overall
51
Young Families
63
Seniors
40
Renters
43
Investors
58

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
44.7min
161NELNSLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
one-north
51.9min
161NELCCLS$2.27 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
70.7min
82CCLEWLS$2.42 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
49.6min
88110S$2.07 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

45 min door to door · S$2.07 · 2 transfers · 14 min (844 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 25 min riding

8m›161›2m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 8 min (483 m) to Blk 235
  2. Bus 161 · SBS Transit
    Blk 235 → Sengkang · 1 stop · 1 min
  3. Walk 2 min (129 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 131

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 2928 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre27.2 min
  • Anchorvale Village Hawker Centre30 min
  • One Punggol Hawker Centre37 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.5 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd17.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Faith Healthcare (Rivervale)11 min
  • My Family Clinic (Rivervale)11 min
  • RafflesMedical11 min

Parks & green

green
  • St Anne'S Wood Pg10.7 min
  • Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)17.3 min
  • Punggol Pk25.2 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • COMNET Senior Activity Centre @ 182 Rivervale Crescent15.8 min
  • COMNET Senior Group Home @ Rivervale Crescent15.8 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd24.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Rivervale CC (U/C)11.1 min
  • Sengkang CC18.2 min
  • Punggol 21 CC24.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Sengkang Public Library17.9 min
  • Cheng San Public Library32.2 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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