SG Block Index

Block 140 Rivervale ST

540140 · Rivervale · Sengkang · Built 1997 · ~70 yrs lease left · 128 units · 17 floors

60Overall / 100
Summary

Block 140 Rivervale ST in Sengkang scores 59.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4.5 minutes’ walk from Bakau Lrt Station MRT, 24.9 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 251 m straight-line from North Spring Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
82
Food
0
Schools
100
Healthcare
61
Daily needs
60
Green space
84
Connectivity
37
Value (lease)
60
Leisure
49

Who it suits

Overall
60
Young Families
71
Seniors
51
Renters
54
Investors
63

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
42.3min
SENELNSLS$2.11 · 2 transfers
one-north
49.5min
SENELCCLS$2.30 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
69.8min
SENELEWLS$2.43 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
57.1min
8689858BS$2.11 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

42 min door to door · S$2.11 · 2 transfers · 9 min (559 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 28 min riding

5mSE0mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (316 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 140

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 2942 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre24.9 min
  • Anchorvale Village Hawker Centre29.3 min
  • One Punggol Hawker Centre36.4 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.8 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd15.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Faith Healthcare (Rivervale)7.2 min
  • My Family Clinic (Rivervale)7.2 min
  • RafflesMedical7.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • St Anne'S Wood Pg7.1 min
  • Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)15 min
  • Punggol Pk22.8 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • COMNET Senior Activity Centre @ 182 Rivervale Crescent11.9 min
  • COMNET Senior Group Home @ Rivervale Crescent11.9 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd22.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Rivervale CC (U/C)7.3 min
  • Sengkang CC17.5 min
  • Punggol 21 CC20.6 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Sengkang Public Library17.1 min
  • Cheng San Public Library29.8 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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