Block 229 BT Batok East Ave 3
540229 · Sengkang Town Centre · Sengkang · Built 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 150 units · 10 floors
57Overall / 100
Summary
Block 229 BT Batok East Ave 3 in Sengkang scores 57.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.9 minutes’ walk from Kangkar Lrt Station MRT, 18.9 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 156 m straight-line from Seng Kang Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 68
- Food
- 21
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 57
- Daily needs
- 56
- Green space
- 69
- Connectivity
- 43
- Value (lease)
- 34
- Leisure
- 62
Who it suits
- Overall
- 57
- Young Families
- 68
- Seniors
- 50
- Renters
- 53
- Investors
- 53
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 41.5min
- one-north
- 48.7min
- Jurong East
- 65.8min
- Changi Airport
- 48.5min
163NELNSLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
163NELCCLS$2.27 · 2 transfers
NELCCLEWLS$2.40 · 2 transfers
88110S$2.07 · 1 transfer
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap42 min door to door · S$2.07 · 2 transfers · 8 min (517 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 26 min riding
3m›163›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 3 min (216 m) to Blk 231
- Bus 163 · SBS Transit
Blk 231 → Sengkang Int · 2 stops · 2 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- Kangkar Lrt Station8.9 min
- Ranggung Lrt Station9.1 min
- Kangkar Lrt Station9.5 min
PlannedDefu MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2947 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Buangkok Hawker Centre18.9 min
- Anchorvale Village Hawker Centre25.9 min
- One Punggol Hawker Centre34.7 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.1 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd12.7 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.4 min
CHAS clinics
health- Mutual Healthcare Medical Clinic8 min
- Healthway Medical8.5 min
- Lifeline Medical Group8.5 min
Parks & green
green- Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)8.4 min
- St Anne'S Wood Pg9.4 min
- Punggol Pk20.2 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd15.4 min
- COMNET Senior Activity Centre @ 182 Rivervale Crescent17.4 min
- COMNET Senior Group Home @ Rivervale Crescent17.4 min
Community clubs
leisure- Rivervale CC (U/C)7.7 min
- Sengkang CC14.1 min
- Buangkok CC (U/C)18.4 min
Libraries
leisure- Sengkang Public Library11.2 min
- Cheng San Public Library26.9 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 — Sengkang Town Centre
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$741—1
3 ROOMS$717▲ 9.3%4
4 ROOMS$636▼ 2.1%1
5 ROOMS$618▼ 0.2%2
EXECUTIVES$594▲ 10.2%5