SG Block Index

Block 217 Petir RD

670217 · Bangkit · Bukit Panjang · Built 1986 · ~59 yrs lease left · 132 units · 12 floors

61Overall / 100
Summary

Block 217 Petir RD in Bukit Panjang scores 61.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.4 minutes’ walk from Pending Lrt Station MRT, 9.3 minutes from Bukit Panjang Hawker Centre, and 506 m straight-line from Bukit Panjang Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
70
Food
65
Schools
100
Healthcare
36
Daily needs
50
Green space
75
Connectivity
46
Value (lease)
38
Leisure
60

Who it suits

Overall
61
Young Families
69
Seniors
53
Renters
58
Investors
60

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
51.5min
972MNSL1 transfer
one-north
43.4min
973DTLCCL2 transfers
Jurong East
29.7min
BPLNSLS$1.90 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
83.7min
960EWLEWL2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

52 min door to door · 1 transfer · 4 min (274 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 43 min riding

3m972M1mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (194 m) to Blk 219
  2. Bus 972M · SMRT Corporation
    Blk 219Newton · 11 stops · 35 min
  3. Walk 1 min (52 m) to Newton
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    NewtonRaffles Place · 5 stops · 9 min
  5. 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 217

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
PlannedBrickland MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2767 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Bukit Panjang Hawker Centre9.3 min
  • Senja Hawker Centre33 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.3 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd13.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd17.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Sp Clinic11.6 min
  • Prohealth 24-Hour Medical Clinic12.2 min
  • Neo Clinic & Surgery13.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Cashew Crescent Fc Pg10 min
  • Almond Crescent Pg10.5 min
  • Zhenghua Nature Park10.9 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Teck Whye)35.1 min
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Teck Whye Crescent37.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Bukit Panjang CC8.5 min
  • Senja-Cashew CC21.8 min
  • Zhenghua CC (Pending U/C)22.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Bukit Panjang Public Library18.4 min

Who lives here

Census 2020 · Bukit Panjang planning area
Age profile
In Bukit Panjang, 14.9% of residents are under 15 and 12.7% are 65 or older.
55–598.1%
25–297.6%
30–347.6%
45–497.6%
Household income
39.3% of Bukit Panjang households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
$20,000+12.3%
No working person10.1%
$5,000–5,9996%
$15,000–17,4995.9%
Dwelling mix
82.8% of Bukit Panjang households live in HDB flats; 17.1% in condominiums or landed homes.
HDB 4 room flats39.3%
HDB 5 room and executive flats32.4%
Condominiums and other apartments15.2%
HDB 3 room flats8.3%
Household size
31.9% of Bukit Panjang households are one or two people; 4-person households are the most common.
4-person23.3%
3-person21.6%
2-person20.5%
5-person13.9%
In education
Of Bukit Panjang residents currently in education, 26.6% attend polytechnic or university.
Primary31.9%
Secondary24%
University15%
Polytechnic11.6%
Commute to work
56.6% of working Bukit Panjang residents commute by public transport; 30.7% drive or ride.
Car22.7%
MRT LRT and bus20.5%
Bus17%
Other combi MRT LRT or bus10.5%

Resident data for the Bukit Panjang planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).

Resale context — Bangkit

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$547▲ 0.8%
4 ROOMS$503▲ 4.6%
5 ROOMS$472▲ 3.3%
EXECUTIVES$599▲ 6.1%
Living in Bukit PanjangBukit Panjang estate data →Blocks near Pending Lrt StationBlocks near Bukit Panjang Primary SchoolCommute to the CBD →