SG Block Index

Block 143 Rivervale DR

540143 · Rivervale · Sengkang · Built 1998 · ~71 yrs lease left · 96 units · 17 floors

63Overall / 100
Summary

Block 143 Rivervale DR in Sengkang scores 63.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 3.3 minutes’ walk from Bakau Lrt Station MRT, 27.8 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 391 m straight-line from Rivervale Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
90
Food
0
Schools
100
Healthcare
66
Daily needs
63
Green space
93
Connectivity
42
Value (lease)
62
Leisure
47

Who it suits

Overall
63
Young Families
74
Seniors
55
Renters
58
Investors
65

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
40.4min
SENELNSLS$2.11 · 2 transfers
one-north
47.6min
SENELCCLS$2.30 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
67.9min
SENELEWLS$2.43 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
52.8min
8689858BS$2.07 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

40 min door to door · S$2.11 · 2 transfers · 9 min (509 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 26 min riding

5m›SE›0m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (265 m) to Rumbia Lrt Station
  2. SE · SBS Transit
    Rumbia Lrt Station → Sengkang Lrt Station · 2 stops · 3 min
  3. Walk 0 min (10 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 143

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 2811 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre27.8 min
  • Anchorvale Village Hawker Centre29.6 min
  • One Punggol Hawker Centre36.1 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.6 min
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?15.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Faith Healthcare (Rivervale)6.6 min
  • My Family Clinic (Rivervale)6.6 min
  • RafflesMedical6.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • St Anne'S Wood Pg6.5 min
  • Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)18.2 min
  • Punggol Pk24.6 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • COMNET Senior Activity Centre @ 182 Rivervale Crescent8.8 min
  • COMNET Senior Group Home @ Rivervale Crescent8.8 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd24.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Rivervale CC (U/C)9.2 min
  • Punggol 21 CC17.4 min
  • Sengkang CC18 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Sengkang Public Library17.6 min
  • Cheng San Public Library32.7 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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