SG Block Index

Block 189C Rivervale DR

543189 · Rivervale · Sengkang · Built 1998 · ~71 yrs lease left · 94 units · 17 floors

56Overall / 100
Summary

Block 189C Rivervale DR in Sengkang scores 55.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.6 minutes’ walk from Compassvale Lrt Station MRT, 26.8 minutes from Anchorvale Village Hawker Centre, and 263 m straight-line from Rivervale Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
58
Food
0
Schools
100
Healthcare
71
Daily needs
69
Green space
65
Connectivity
43
Value (lease)
62
Leisure
27

Who it suits

Overall
56
Young Families
67
Seniors
49
Renters
47
Investors
61

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
41.5min
SENELNSLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
one-north
48.8min
SENELCCLS$2.27 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
69min
SENELEWLS$2.42 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
45.4min
858S$2.02 · direct

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

42 min door to door · S$2.07 · 2 transfers · 11 min (688 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 25 min riding

7mSE0mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 7 min (445 m) to Compassvale Lrt Station
  2. SE · SBS Transit
    Compassvale Lrt StationSengkang Lrt Station · 1 stop · 1 min
  3. Walk 0 min (10 m) to Sengkang
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    SengkangDhoby Ghaut · 10 stops · 21 min
  5. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  6. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby GhautRaffles 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 189C

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 2296 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Anchorvale Village Hawker Centre26.8 min
  • One Punggol Hawker Centre31 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre31.6 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.3 min
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?10.2 min
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?14.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Faith Healthcare (Rivervale)5.3 min
  • My Family Clinic (Rivervale)5.3 min
  • RafflesMedical5.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • St Anne'S Wood Pg9.7 min
  • Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)23.7 min
  • Punggol Waterway Pk30.8 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • COMNET Senior Activity Centre @ 182 Rivervale Crescent13.2 min
  • COMNET Senior Group Home @ Rivervale Crescent13.2 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd21.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol 21 CC18.1 min
  • Sengkang CC20.2 min
  • Punggol Vista CC22 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Sengkang Public Library19.9 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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