Block 117B Rivervale DR
542117 · Rivervale · Sengkang · Built 1998 · ~71 yrs lease left · 131 units · 17 floors
65Overall / 100
Summary
Block 117B Rivervale DR in Sengkang scores 65/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 1 minutes’ walk from Kangkar Lrt Station MRT, 20.8 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 380 m straight-line from North Spring Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 90
- Food
- 15
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 64
- Daily needs
- 70
- Green space
- 78
- Connectivity
- 44
- Value (lease)
- 62
- Leisure
- 47
Who it suits
- Overall
- 65
- Young Families
- 75
- Seniors
- 57
- Renters
- 61
- Investors
- 66
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 38.7min
- one-north
- 45.9min
- Jurong East
- 66.2min
- Changi Airport
- 53min
SENELNSLS$2.11 · 2 transfers
SENELCCLS$2.30 · 2 transfers
SENELEWLS$2.43 · 2 transfers
SE89858BS$2.11 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap39 min door to door · S$2.11 · 2 transfers · 6 min (390 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 27 min riding
2m›SE›0m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 2 min (147 m) to Kangkar Lrt Station
- SE · SBS Transit
Kangkar 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
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 Station1 min
- Kangkar Lrt Station3.5 min
- Bakau Lrt Station7 min
PlannedDefu MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2411 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Buangkok Hawker Centre20.8 min
- Anchorvale Village Hawker Centre33.8 min
- Ci Yuan Hawker Centre36.6 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd3.6 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.6 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11.4 min
CHAS clinics
health- Healthway Medical3.6 min
- Lifeline Medical Group3.6 min
- Rivervale Family Clinic & Surgery3.6 min
Parks & green
green- Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)13.1 min
- Punggol Pk15 min
- St Anne'S Wood Pg15 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- COMNET Senior Activity Centre @ 182 Rivervale Crescent15 min
- COMNET Senior Group Home @ Rivervale Crescent15 min
- Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd19.6 min
Community clubs
leisure- Rivervale CC (U/C)3.1 min
- Punggol Park CC15.8 min
- Buangkok CC (U/C)22.2 min
Libraries
leisure- Sengkang Public Library18.8 min
- Cheng San Public Library23.8 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