SG Block Index

Block 128 Rivervale ST

540128 · Rivervale · Sengkang · Built 1998 · Lease from 1999 · ~72 yrs lease left · 119 units · 16 floors

65Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 128 Rivervale ST in Sengkang scores 65.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.8 minutes’ walk from Bakau Lrt Station MRT, 25.6 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 362 m straight-line from North Spring Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 128 Rivervale ST in Singapore

Block 128 Rivervale ST, Singapore 540128

Pillar scores

Transport
80
Food
51
Schools
100
Healthcare
59
Daily needs
57
Green space
81
Connectivity
39
Value (lease)
64
Leisure
51
EV charging
52
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
65
Young Families
74
Seniors
58
Renters
60
Investors
67
EV Owners
59

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
43min
161NELNSLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
one-north
50.2min
161NELCCLS$2.27 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
71min
82CCLEWLS$2.42 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
50.1min
13689e1102 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

43 min door to door · S$2.07 · 2 transfers · 12 min (742 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 25 min riding

6m1612mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (381 m) to Blk 235
  2. Bus 161 · SBS Transit
    Blk 235Sengkang · 1 stop · 1 min
  3. Walk 2 min (129 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 128

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 2852 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre25.6 min
  • Anchorvale Village Hawker Centre26.9 min
  • One Punggol Hawker Centre33.9 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.9 min
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?16.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Faith Healthcare (Rivervale)7.9 min
  • My Family Clinic (Rivervale)7.9 min
  • RafflesMedical7.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • St Anne'S Wood Pg7.6 min
  • Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)16.9 min
  • Punggol Pk25.7 min

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
  • Rivervale CC (U/C)10.5 min
  • Sengkang CC15.2 min
  • Punggol 21 CC21.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Sengkang Public Library14.8 min
  • Cheng San Public Library32.7 min

EV charging

ev
  • Rivervale Mall7.8 min
  • Atm Dbs Ntuc Rivervale Plaza11 min
  • Blk 182 Rivervale Crescent Rivervale Delta12.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 128 Rivervale ST
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 1 supermarkets, 1 parks, 4 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 671191.8 min walk · 45 m
  • Stop 650494.9 min walk · 121 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 298A2 min walk
    89e
  • AFT PUNGGOL RD2 min walk
    110
  • BLK 1282 min walk
    136
  • BLK 126A3 min walk
    82
  • BLK 2356 min walk
    161

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 128 Rivervale ST is more liveable than 19% of them but pricier than 65% — around S$708/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-05).

Liveability19th 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 128 offers a strong liveability score (65.2/100). 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 get65.2/100overall 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 128 Rivervale ST

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

4-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$560k – S$585k
median S$573k · S$520543 psf
5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$630k
median S$630k · S$488488 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room5-room a sale at this block
476539601Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Rivervale (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 128 Rivervale ST

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Apr '264-room13 TO 15100S$585kS$543
Apr '265-room04 TO 06120S$630kS$488
Feb '264-room07 TO 09100S$560kS$520
Dec '244-room04 TO 06101S$618kS$568

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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