SG Block Index

Block 230 BT Batok East Ave 3

540230 · Sengkang Town Centre · Sengkang · Built 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 150 units · 10 floors

59Overall / 100
Summary

Block 230 BT Batok East Ave 3 in Sengkang scores 59.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.7 minutes’ walk from Kangkar Lrt Station MRT, 20.5 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 219 m straight-line from Seng Kang Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
77
Food
16
Schools
100
Healthcare
58
Daily needs
61
Green space
71
Connectivity
44
Value (lease)
34
Leisure
59

Who it suits

Overall
59
Young Families
70
Seniors
51
Renters
56
Investors
54

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
40.6min
163NELNSLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
one-north
47.9min
163NELCCLS$2.27 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
68.2min
163NELEWLS$2.42 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
47.6min
88110S$2.07 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

41 min door to door · S$2.07 · 2 transfers · 7 min (470 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 26 min riding

3m›163›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (169 m) to Blk 231
  2. Bus 163 · SBS Transit
    Blk 231 → Sengkang Int · 2 stops · 2 min
  3. Walk 1 min (68 m) to Sengkang
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    Sengkang → Dhoby Ghaut · 10 stops · 21 min
  5. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  6. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby Ghaut → Raffles 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 230

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
PlannedDefu MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2929 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre20.5 min
  • Anchorvale Village Hawker Centre26.1 min
  • One Punggol Hawker Centre33.6 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.9 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Healthway Medical7.2 min
  • Lifeline Medical Group7.2 min
  • Rivervale Family Clinic & Surgery7.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • St Anne'S Wood Pg8.3 min
  • Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)10 min
  • Punggol Pk19.3 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • COMNET Senior Activity Centre @ 182 Rivervale Crescent16.1 min
  • COMNET Senior Group Home @ Rivervale Crescent16.1 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd17 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Rivervale CC (U/C)6.4 min
  • Sengkang CC14.2 min
  • Buangkok CC (U/C)20 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Sengkang Public Library13.2 min
  • Cheng San Public Library26.1 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 change
2 ROOMS$741—
3 ROOMS$717▲ 9.3%
4 ROOMS$636▼ 2.1%
5 ROOMS$618▼ 0.2%
EXECUTIVES$594▲ 10.2%
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