Block 196 Rivervale DR
540196 · Rivervale · Sengkang · Built 1999 · ~72 yrs lease left · 123 units · 17 floors
63Overall / 100
Summary
Block 196 Rivervale DR in Sengkang scores 63/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.1 minutes’ walk from Compassvale Lrt Station MRT, 24 minutes from Anchorvale Village Hawker Centre, and 150 m straight-line from Rivervale Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 86
- Food
- 4
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 69
- Daily needs
- 70
- Green space
- 77
- Connectivity
- 42
- Value (lease)
- 64
- Leisure
- 44
Who it suits
- Overall
- 63
- Young Families
- 73
- Seniors
- 56
- Renters
- 57
- Investors
- 65
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 41.1min
- one-north
- 48.3min
- Jurong East
- 68.6min
- Changi Airport
- 50.4min
371NELNSLS$2.11 · 2 transfers
371NELCCLS$2.27 · 2 transfers
371NELEWLS$2.42 · 2 transfers
89110S$2.02 · 1 transfer
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap41 min door to door · S$2.11 · 2 transfers · 6 min (403 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 28 min riding
2m›371›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 2 min (102 m) to Opp Rivervale PR Sch
- Bus 371 · SBS Transit
Opp Rivervale PR Sch → Sengkang Int · 3 stops · 4 min - Walk 1 min (68 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
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-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- Compassvale Lrt Station5.1 min
- Compassvale Lrt Station5.3 min
- Rumbia Lrt Station6 min
PlannedPunggol Coast MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2568 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Anchorvale Village Hawker Centre24 min
- Buangkok Hawker Centre26.7 min
- One Punggol Hawker Centre29.3 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd3.4 min
- Prime Supermarket Limited?12.1 min
- Prime Supermarket Limited?12.5 min
CHAS clinics
health- Faith Healthcare (Rivervale)3.4 min
- My Family Clinic (Rivervale)3.4 min
- RafflesMedical3.4 min
Parks & green
green- St Anne'S Wood Pg2.1 min
- Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)18 min
- Punggol Pk27.4 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- COMNET Senior Activity Centre @ 182 Rivervale Crescent12 min
- COMNET Senior Group Home @ Rivervale Crescent12 min
- Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd20.2 min
Community clubs
leisure- Rivervale CC (U/C)13.9 min
- Sengkang CC16.2 min
- Punggol 21 CC20.4 min
Libraries
leisure- Sengkang Public Library15.8 min
- Cheng San Public Library34.4 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 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