How far is Block 156 Rivervale Cres from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Rumbia Lrt Station, about 3.6 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 156 Rivervale Cres to the city centre by public transport?

Take SE to Sengkang Lrt Station, then North East Line to Dhoby Ghaut, then North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 40 minutes with 2 transfers, roughly S$2.11.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 156?

Anchorvale Village Hawker Centre is roughly 30.3 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 156 Rivervale Cres?

Rivervale Primary School, approximately 405 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 156 Rivervale Cres?

Approximately 78 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 2005 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 156 Rivervale Cres?

It scores 72.8/100 overall: transport 89.6, food 55, schools 100, healthcare 78.5, daily needs 66.7, green space 78, connectivity 43.6, value 76, leisure 34.7.

Is Block 156 Rivervale Cres a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 72.8/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been rising faster than most Singapore subzones, and about 78 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Rivervale give the price trend.

Block 156 Rivervale Cres

540156 · Rivervale · Sengkang · Built 2005 · ~78 yrs lease left · 146 units · 17 floors

73Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 156 Rivervale Cres in Sengkang scores 72.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 3.6 minutes’ walk from Rumbia Lrt Station MRT, 30.3 minutes from Anchorvale Village Hawker Centre, and 405 m straight-line from Rivervale Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 156 Rivervale Cres in Singapore

Block 156 Rivervale Cres, Singapore 540156

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Pillar scores

Transport: 90
Food: 55
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 79
Daily needs: 67
Green space: 78
Connectivity: 44
Value (lease): 76
Leisure: 35
EV charging: 90

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 73
Young Families: 80
Seniors: 67
Renters: 66
Investors: 73
EV Owners: 76

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 39.9min
one-north: 47.1min
Jurong East: 67.5min
Changi Airport: 49.5min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

40 min door to door · S$2.11 · 2 transfers · 8 min (495 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 26 min riding

4m›SE›0m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 4 min (252 m) to Rumbia Lrt Station
SE · SBS Transit
Rumbia Lrt Station → Sengkang Lrt Station · 2 stops · 3 min
Walk 0 min (10 m) to Sengkang
North East Line · SBS Transit
Sengkang → Dhoby Ghaut · 10 stops · 21 min
Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Dhoby Ghaut → Raffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min
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 · schematic

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 Centre30.3 min
Buangkok Hawker Centre30.5 min
One Punggol Hawker Centre34.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Wang Ruying2.4 min
Cu Mr Food Station Pte. Ltd.2.4 min
Chang Cheng Food Paradise Pte. Ltd.B2.4 min
Srisun Prata . Com Food Holding'S Pte. Ltd.B2.4 min
Cicih Binti OdiB2.4 min
Lee Wee & Brothers' Foodstuff Pte. Ltd.A5.7 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.7 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.3 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.3 min

CHAS clinics

health

Rcmc Rivervale Crescent Medical Centre2.4 min
Faith Healthcare (Rivervale)5.7 min
My Family Clinic (Rivervale)5.7 min

Parks & green

green

St Anne'S Wood Pg10.9 min
Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)20.8 min
Punggol Pk27.2 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

COMNET Senior Activity Centre @ 182 Rivervale Crescent3.3 min
COMNET Senior Group Home @ Rivervale Crescent3.3 min
Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd25.3 min

Community clubs

leisure

Rivervale CC (U/C)11.8 min
Punggol 21 CC11.9 min
Punggol Vista CC25.4 min

Libraries

leisure

Sengkang Public Library22.4 min

EV charging

Blk 182 Rivervale Crescent Rivervale Delta2.9 min
Rivervale Mall5.5 min
Atm Dbs Ntuc Rivervale Plaza12.3 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 156 Rivervale Cres

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 4 MRT, 1 supermarkets, 3 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 676712.1 min walk · 94 m
Stop 672213.3 min walk · 128 m

Buses that serve this block

AFT PUNGGOL RD12 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

slight premium

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 156 Rivervale Cres is more liveable than 54% of them but pricier than 65% — around S$708/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-05).

Liveability54th 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 156 offers a strong liveability score (72.8/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~78 years left).

What you get72.8/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+3.2%3 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds78 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 156 Rivervale Cres

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

4-room5 sales · 12 mo

S$550k – S$595k

median S$575k · S$568–614 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Rivervale (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 156 Rivervale Cres

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	4-room	04 TO 06	90 m²	S$575k	S$594
Apr '26	4-room	04 TO 06	90 m²	S$550k	S$568
Sep '25	4-room	16 TO 18	90 m²	S$595k	S$614
Jul '25	4-room	01 TO 03	90 m²	S$570k	S$588
Jul '25	4-room	16 TO 18	90 m²	S$585k	S$604
Oct '24	4-room	04 TO 06	90 m²	S$550k	S$568
Oct '24	4-room	07 TO 09	90 m²	S$588k	S$607
Sep '24	4-room	04 TO 06	91 m²	S$567k	S$579
Sep '24	4-room	07 TO 09	91 m²	S$575k	S$587

Subzone medians — Rivervale

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns

2 ROOMS$737▲ 8.1%1

3 ROOMS$708▲ 3.2%3

4 ROOMS$542▼ 1.6%2

5 ROOMS$507▼ 3.0%1

EXECUTIVES$571▲ 1.4%2

Compare with nearby blocks →Living in Sengkang →Sengkang estate data →Blocks near Rumbia Lrt Station →Blocks near Rivervale Primary School →Commute to the CBD →Buying your first home →Upgrading or investing →

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