Block 281B Sengkang East Ave
542281 · Compassvale · Sengkang · Built 2014 · ~87 yrs lease left · 112 units · 15 floors
77Overall / 100
Summary
Block 281B Sengkang East Ave in Sengkang scores 77.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 3.2 minutes’ walk from Renjong Lrt Station MRT, 8 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 227 m straight-line from Palm View Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 87
- Food
- 70
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 70
- Daily needs
- 73
- Green space
- 86
- Connectivity
- 48
- Value (lease)
- 94
- Leisure
- 71
Who it suits
- Overall
- 77
- Young Families
- 84
- Seniors
- 71
- Renters
- 71
- Investors
- 81
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 36.9min
- one-north
- 44.1min
- Jurong East
- 58.2min
- Changi Airport
- 54.4min
NELNSLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
NELCCLS$2.20 · 1 transfer
NELCCLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
109858BS$2.11 · 1 transfer
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap37 min door to door · S$1.98 · 1 transfer · 12 min (792 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 22 min riding
8m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 8 min (559 m) to Buangkok
- North East Line · SBS Transit
Buangkok → Dhoby Ghaut · 9 stops · 19 min - Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
- North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Dhoby Ghaut → Raffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-time rings · schematic
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- Renjong Lrt Station3.2 min
- Renjong Lrt Station3.3 min
- Buangkok Mrt Station9.1 min
PlannedSerangoon North MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2625 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Buangkok Hawker Centre8 min
- Anchorvale Village Hawker Centre21.1 min
- Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market23.3 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd3.5 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.3 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd13.4 min
CHAS clinics
health- Island Family Clinic (Sengkang)3.5 min
- The Olive Tree Family Clinic & Surgery Pte. Ltd.5.6 min
- Q & M Medical Clinic (Buangkok Mrt) Pte. Ltd.9.2 min
Parks & green
green- Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)9.9 min
- Punggol Pk20 min
- Sengkang Riverside Pk24.1 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd5.8 min
- Econ Health and Wellness Centre19.4 min
- Methodist Welfare Services29.4 min
Community clubs
leisure- Buangkok CC (U/C)9.1 min
- Sengkang CC11.4 min
- Punggol Park CC18.6 min
Libraries
leisure- Sengkang Public Library10.9 min
- Cheng San Public Library21.5 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 — Compassvale
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns
3 ROOMS$839▲ 8.0%1
4 ROOMS$674▼ 10.9%1
5 ROOMS$821▲ 29.6%1