SG Block Index

Block 280B Sengkang East Ave

542280 · Compassvale · Sengkang · Built 2014 · Lease from 2015 · ~88 yrs lease left · 84 units · 15 floors

82Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 280B Sengkang East Ave in Sengkang scores 81.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 2.3 minutes’ walk from Renjong Lrt Station MRT, 7.7 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 273 m straight-line from Palm View Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 280B Sengkang East Ave in Singapore

Block 280B Sengkang East Ave, Singapore 542280

Pillar scores

Transport
90
Food
86
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
75
Green space
90
Connectivity
48
Value (lease)
96
Leisure
77
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
82
Young Families
88
Seniors
76
Renters
75
Investors
84
EV Owners
86

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
37.4min
NELNSLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
one-north
44.6min
NELCCLS$2.20 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
58.6min
NELCCLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
54.9min
109858BS$2.11 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

37 min door to door · S$1.98 · 1 transfer · 13 min (812 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 22 min riding

9mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 9 min (579 m) to Buangkok
  2. North East Line · SBS Transit
    BuangkokDhoby Ghaut · 9 stops · 19 min
  3. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby GhautRaffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min
  5. 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 280B

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
PlannedSerangoon North MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2657 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre7.7 min
  • Anchorvale Village Hawker Centre20.2 min
  • Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market22.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd1.4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.3 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd12.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Island Family Clinic (Sengkang)1.4 min
  • The Olive Tree Family Clinic & Surgery Pte. Ltd.4.7 min
  • Q & M Medical Clinic (Buangkok Mrt) Pte. Ltd.7.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)7.9 min
  • Punggol Pk20 min
  • St Anne'S Wood Pg22.6 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd3.8 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre18.5 min
  • Methodist Welfare Services28.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Buangkok CC (U/C)7.1 min
  • Sengkang CC10.5 min
  • Punggol Park CC18.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Sengkang Public Library10 min
  • Cheng San Public Library21.8 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 279 Sengkang East Avenue Compassvale Ancilla1.7 min
  • Blk 281 Sengkang East Avenue Compassvale Ancilla2 min
  • Blk 278 Compassvale Bow Compassvale Helm9.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 280B Sengkang East Ave
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 1 supermarkets, 1 parks, 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 673390.9 min walk · 73 m
  • Stop 674611.8 min walk · 102 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BEF SENGKANG EAST AVE4 min walk
    109
  • AFT PUNGGOL RD4 min walk
    858B

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$587k · 3 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
priced about right

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 280B Sengkang East Ave is more liveable than 89% of them but pricier than 89% — around S$839/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-05).

Liveability89th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 11%

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 280B offers an outstanding liveability score (81.6/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is near-fresh (~88 years left).

What you get81.6/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+8.0%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds88 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 Compassvale. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 280B Sengkang East Ave

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

5-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$855k – S$873k
median S$864k · S$709724 psf
4-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$846k
median S$846k · S$854854 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room4-room a sale at this block
621750879Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Compassvale (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 280B Sengkang East Ave

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
May '265-room01 TO 03112S$873kS$724
Dec '254-room10 TO 1292S$846kS$854
Nov '255-room01 TO 03112S$855kS$709
Jun '254-room04 TO 0692S$811kS$819
May '254-room07 TO 0992S$810kS$818
Mar '255-room13 TO 15112S$985kS$817

Subzone medians — Compassvale

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$839▲ 8.0%
4 ROOMS$674▼ 10.9%
5 ROOMS$821▲ 29.6%
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