SG Block Index

Block 188C Rivervale DR

543188 · Rivervale · Sengkang · Built 1998 · ~71 yrs lease left · 144 units · 17 floors

53Overall / 100
Summary

Block 188C Rivervale DR in Sengkang scores 53.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.7 minutes’ walk from Rumbia Lrt Station MRT, 29.4 minutes from Anchorvale Village Hawker Centre, and 213 m straight-line from Rivervale Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
58
Food
0
Schools
100
Healthcare
69
Daily needs
63
Green space
61
Connectivity
37
Value (lease)
62
Leisure
24

Who it suits

Overall
53
Young Families
65
Seniors
47
Renters
44
Investors
59

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
44.8min
161NELNSLS$2.11 · 2 transfers
one-north
52min
161NELCCLS$2.27 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
72.3min
161NELEWLS$2.42 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
49.5min
334110S$2.07 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

45 min door to door · S$2.11 · 2 transfers · 11 min (702 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 28 min riding

5m›161›2m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (340 m) to Blk 190c
  2. Bus 161 · SBS Transit
    Blk 190c → Sengkang · 3 stops · 4 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 188C

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 2272 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Anchorvale Village Hawker Centre29.4 min
  • One Punggol Hawker Centre30.9 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre34.3 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.5 min
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?10.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd17.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Faith Healthcare (Rivervale)6.5 min
  • My Family Clinic (Rivervale)6.5 min
  • RafflesMedical6.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • St Anne'S Wood Pg11 min
  • Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)26.3 min
  • Punggol Waterway Pk30.8 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • COMNET Senior Activity Centre @ 182 Rivervale Crescent13.1 min
  • COMNET Senior Group Home @ Rivervale Crescent13.1 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd21.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol 21 CC18 min
  • Rivervale CC (U/C)18.6 min
  • Punggol Vista CC22 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Sengkang Public Library22.5 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 — 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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