SG Block Index

Block 187B Rivervale DR

542187 · Rivervale · Sengkang · Built 1999 · Lease from 2000 · ~73 yrs lease left · 95 units · 17 floors

67Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 187B Rivervale DR in Sengkang scores 67/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.7 minutes’ walk from Meridian Lrt Station MRT, 27.2 minutes from One Punggol Hawker Centre, and 191 m straight-line from Rivervale Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 187B Rivervale DR in Singapore

Block 187B Rivervale DR, Singapore 542187

Pillar scores

Transport
78
Food
52
Schools
100
Healthcare
77
Daily needs
67
Green space
64
Connectivity
41
Value (lease)
66
Leisure
30
EV charging
64
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
67
Young Families
75
Seniors
62
Renters
60
Investors
68
EV Owners
64

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
43.4min
SENELNSLS$2.11 · 2 transfers
one-north
50.6min
SENELCCLS$2.30 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
70.9min
SENELEWLS$2.43 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
44.1min
858S$2.02 · direct

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

43 min door to door · S$2.11 · 2 transfers · 11 min (678 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 26 min riding

7mSE0mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 7 min (434 m) to Rumbia Lrt Station
  2. SE · SBS Transit
    Rumbia Lrt StationSengkang Lrt Station · 2 stops · 3 min
  3. Walk 0 min (10 m) to Sengkang
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    SengkangDhoby Ghaut · 10 stops · 21 min
  5. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  6. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby GhautRaffles 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 187B

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 2344 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • One Punggol Hawker Centre27.2 min
  • Anchorvale Village Hawker Centre29.4 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre34.3 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.7 min
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?6.4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Faith Healthcare (Rivervale)5.7 min
  • My Family Clinic (Rivervale)5.7 min
  • RafflesMedical5.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • St Anne'S Wood Pg10.1 min
  • Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)25.4 min
  • Punggol Waterway Pk27 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • COMNET Senior Activity Centre @ 182 Rivervale Crescent12.2 min
  • COMNET Senior Group Home @ Rivervale Crescent12.2 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd18.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol 21 CC14.3 min
  • Rivervale CC (U/C)17.8 min
  • Punggol Vista CC18.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Sengkang Public Library22.5 min

EV charging

ev
  • Rivervale Mall5.8 min
  • Blk 101 Punggol Field Multi Storey Car Park11.5 min
  • Blk 182 Rivervale Crescent Rivervale Delta11.9 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 187B Rivervale DR
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 4 MRT, 2 supermarkets, 4 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 651912.6 min walk · 120 m
  • Stop 651995.3 min walk · 203 m
Buses that serve this block
  • AFT PUNGGOL RD7 min walk
    858

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
pays a premium

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 187B Rivervale DR is more liveable than 25% of them but pricier than 65% — around S$708/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-05).

Liveability25th 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 187B offers a strong liveability score (67/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~73 years left).

What you get67/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+3.2%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds73 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 187B Rivervale DR

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

4-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$572k
median S$572k · S$584584 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
543571599Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Rivervale (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 187B Rivervale DR

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jul '254-room04 TO 0691S$572kS$584
Oct '245-room13 TO 15110S$630kS$532
Sep '245-room10 TO 12110S$622kS$525

Subzone medians — Rivervale

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$737▲ 8.1%
3 ROOMS$708▲ 3.2%
4 ROOMS$542▼ 1.6%
5 ROOMS$507▼ 3.0%
EXECUTIVES$571▲ 1.4%
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