SG Block Index

Block 139 Rivervale ST

540139 · Rivervale · Sengkang · Built 1997 · Lease from 1999 · ~72 yrs lease left · 63 units · 17 floors

68Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 139 Rivervale ST in Sengkang scores 67.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4.6 minutes’ walk from Bakau Lrt Station MRT, 25.2 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 242 m straight-line from North Spring Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 139 Rivervale ST in Singapore

Block 139 Rivervale ST, Singapore 540139

Pillar scores

Transport
83
Food
51
Schools
100
Healthcare
62
Daily needs
61
Green space
86
Connectivity
41
Value (lease)
64
Leisure
49
EV charging
68
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
68
Young Families
77
Seniors
61
Renters
62
Investors
68
EV Owners
65

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
40.7min
SENELNSLS$2.11 · 2 transfers
one-north
47.9min
SENELCCLS$2.30 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
68.2min
SENELEWLS$2.43 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
52.9min
SE89858BS$2.11 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

41 min door to door · S$2.11 · 2 transfers · 8 min (468 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 28 min riding

4mSE0mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (224 m) to Bakau Lrt Station
  2. SE · SBS Transit
    Bakau Lrt StationSengkang Lrt Station · 3 stops · 4 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 139

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 2964 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre25.2 min
  • Anchorvale Village Hawker Centre29.4 min
  • One Punggol Hawker Centre36.3 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8 min
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?15.8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Faith Healthcare (Rivervale)7 min
  • My Family Clinic (Rivervale)7 min
  • RafflesMedical7 min

Parks & green

green
  • St Anne'S Wood Pg6.8 min
  • Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)15.3 min
  • Punggol Pk23 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • COMNET Senior Activity Centre @ 182 Rivervale Crescent11.4 min
  • COMNET Senior Group Home @ Rivervale Crescent11.4 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd22.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Rivervale CC (U/C)7.5 min
  • Sengkang CC17.6 min
  • Punggol 21 CC20.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Sengkang Public Library17.2 min
  • Cheng San Public Library30.2 min

EV charging

ev
  • Rivervale Mall6.8 min
  • Atm Dbs Ntuc Rivervale Plaza8 min
  • Blk 182 Rivervale Crescent Rivervale Delta11.1 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 139 Rivervale ST
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 2 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 671293.2 min walk · 94 m
  • Stop 671213.7 min walk · 128 m
Buses that serve this block
  • COMPASSVALE STN EXIT B1 min walk
    89
  • AFT PUNGGOL RD1 min walk
    858B

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 139 Rivervale ST is more liveable than 28% of them but pricier than 65% — around S$708/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-05).

Liveability28th 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 139 offers a strong liveability score (67.7/100). 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 get67.7/100overall 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 139 Rivervale ST

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

Executive3 sales · 12 mo
S$858k – S$900k
median S$888k · S$565593 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)Executive a sale at this block
540572603Jul '24Jul '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Rivervale (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 139 Rivervale ST

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Apr '26Executive13 TO 15142S$888kS$581
Mar '26Executive07 TO 09141S$858kS$565
Jan '26Executive13 TO 15141S$900kS$593
Jul '24Executive16 TO 18142S$858kS$561

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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