SG Block Index

Block 149 Rivervale Cres

540149 · Rivervale · Sengkang · Built 1998 · Lease from 1999 · ~72 yrs lease left · 131 units · 17 floors

73Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 149 Rivervale Cres in Sengkang scores 73.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 1.3 minutes’ walk from Rumbia Lrt Station MRT, 27.1 minutes from Anchorvale Village Hawker Centre, and 233 m straight-line from Rivervale Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 149 Rivervale Cres in Singapore

Block 149 Rivervale Cres, Singapore 540149

Pillar scores

Transport
90
Food
55
Schools
100
Healthcare
75
Daily needs
70
Green space
85
Connectivity
47
Value (lease)
64
Leisure
41
EV charging
90
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
73
Young Families
81
Seniors
67
Renters
68
Investors
71
EV Owners
75

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
37.6min
SENELNSLS$2.11 · 2 transfers
one-north
44.8min
SENELCCLS$2.30 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
65.1min
SENELEWLS$2.43 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
50.2min
110S$2.02 · direct

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

38 min door to door · S$2.11 · 2 transfers · 6 min (346 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 26 min riding

2mSE0mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (103 m) to Rumbia Lrt Station
  2. SE · SBS Transit
    Rumbia Lrt StationSengkang Lrt Station · 2 stops · 3 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 149

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 2664 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Anchorvale Village Hawker Centre27.1 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre29.3 min
  • One Punggol Hawker Centre31.9 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd2.3 min
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?11.1 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Faith Healthcare (Rivervale)2.3 min
  • My Family Clinic (Rivervale)2.3 min
  • RafflesMedical2.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • St Anne'S Wood Pg7.3 min
  • Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)20 min
  • Punggol Pk27.2 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • COMNET Senior Activity Centre @ 182 Rivervale Crescent6.9 min
  • COMNET Senior Group Home @ Rivervale Crescent6.9 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd22.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Rivervale CC (U/C)11.7 min
  • Punggol 21 CC15.5 min
  • Sengkang CC18.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Sengkang Public Library18.5 min
  • Cheng San Public Library34.9 min

EV charging

ev
  • Rivervale Mall2.2 min
  • Blk 182 Rivervale Crescent Rivervale Delta6.5 min
  • Atm Dbs Ntuc Rivervale Plaza12.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 149 Rivervale Cres
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 672291 min walk · 75 m
  • Stop 672211.4 min walk · 99 m

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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
priced about right

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 149 Rivervale Cres is more liveable than 57% of them but pricier than 65% — around S$708/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-05).

Liveability57th 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 149 offers a strong liveability score (73.3/100). 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 get73.3/100overall 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 149 Rivervale Cres

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

4-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$635k
median S$635k · S$590590 psf
5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$718k
median S$718k · S$547547 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room5-room a sale at this block
482542602Jul '24Jul '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Rivervale (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 149 Rivervale Cres

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jul '254-room16 TO 18100S$635kS$590
Jul '255-room13 TO 15122S$718kS$547
May '255-room04 TO 06116S$650kS$521
Aug '244-room04 TO 06100S$552kS$513
Aug '245-room07 TO 09122S$649kS$494
Aug '245-room13 TO 15116S$670kS$537
Jul '245-room13 TO 15116S$688kS$551

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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