SG Block Index

Block 126 Rivervale ST

540126 · Rivervale · Sengkang · Built 1997 · Lease from 1999 · ~72 yrs lease left · 89 units · 17 floors

61Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 126 Rivervale ST in Sengkang scores 60.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.1 minutes’ walk from Bakau Lrt Station MRT, 26.1 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 249 m straight-line from North Spring Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 126 Rivervale ST in Singapore

Block 126 Rivervale ST, Singapore 540126

Pillar scores

Transport
72
Food
50
Schools
100
Healthcare
53
Daily needs
47
Green space
71
Connectivity
44
Value (lease)
64
Leisure
47
EV charging
40
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
61
Young Families
70
Seniors
52
Renters
55
Investors
64
EV Owners
53

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
40.4min
163NELNSLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
one-north
47.6min
163NELCCLS$2.27 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
67.9min
163NELEWLS$2.42 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
47.3min
88110S$2.07 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

40 min door to door · S$2.07 · 2 transfers · 7 min (442 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 26 min riding

2m1631mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (141 m) to Blk 231
  2. Bus 163 · SBS Transit
    Blk 231Sengkang Int · 2 stops · 2 min
  3. Walk 1 min (68 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 126

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 2994 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre26.1 min
  • Anchorvale Village Hawker Centre28.9 min
  • One Punggol Hawker Centre35.9 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.4 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd16.8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Faith Healthcare (Rivervale)9.9 min
  • Healthway Medical10.8 min
  • Lifeline Medical Group10.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • St Anne'S Wood Pg9.6 min
  • Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)16.2 min
  • Punggol Pk24.1 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • COMNET Senior Activity Centre @ 182 Rivervale Crescent14.7 min
  • COMNET Senior Group Home @ Rivervale Crescent14.7 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd23.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Rivervale CC (U/C)10 min
  • Sengkang CC17.1 min
  • Buangkok CC (U/C)26.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Sengkang Public Library16.8 min
  • Cheng San Public Library31.1 min

EV charging

ev
  • Rivervale Mall9.8 min
  • Atm Dbs Ntuc Rivervale Plaza10.5 min
  • Blk 182 Rivervale Crescent Rivervale Delta14.3 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 126 Rivervale ST
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 MRT, 1 supermarkets, 1 parks, 1 clinics.

Shaded areas are real pedestrian reach (OSRM foot routing), sampled on a grid — an approximate schematic, not a legal boundary.

Buses near here

LTA stops · OneMap routing
Nearest bus stops
  • Stop 671193.8 min walk · 183 m
  • Stop 650495.9 min walk · 88 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 2312 min walk
    88163
  • AFT PUNGGOL RD2 min walk
    110

Services seen boarding near this block on real OneMap public-transport routes — not a full timetable. Check the LTA / bus operator app for live arrivals.

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).

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$496k · 3 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
pays a premium

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 126 Rivervale ST is more liveable than 9% of them but pricier than 65% — around S$708/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-05).

Liveability9th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 35%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (3-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-05

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 126 offers a solid liveability score (60.9/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~72 years left).

What you get60.9/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+3.2%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds72 yrslease remaining

A plain-language read, not financial advice. Liveability and lease come from the index; price signals from data.gov.sg resale transactions for Rivervale. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 126 Rivervale ST

Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation

5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$647k
median S$647k · S$501501 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
488520551Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Rivervale (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 126 Rivervale ST

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Sep '255-room04 TO 06120S$647kS$501
Apr '255-room07 TO 09120S$643kS$498

Subzone medians — 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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