How far is Block 281B Sengkang East Ave from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Renjong Lrt Station, about 3.2 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 281B Sengkang East Ave to the city centre by public transport?

Take North East Line to Dhoby Ghaut, then North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 37 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$1.98.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 281B?

Buangkok Hawker Centre is roughly 8 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 281B Sengkang East Ave?

Palm View Primary School, approximately 227 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 281B Sengkang East Ave?

Approximately 88 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 2015 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 281B Sengkang East Ave?

It scores 80.2/100 overall: transport 86.9, food 84.7, schools 100, healthcare 70, daily needs 73, green space 86, connectivity 48.4, value 96, leisure 71.4.

Is Block 281B Sengkang East Ave a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 80.2/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been rising faster than most Singapore subzones, and about 88 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Compassvale give the price trend.

Block 281B Sengkang East Ave

542281 · Compassvale · Sengkang · Built 2014 · Lease from 2015 · ~88 yrs lease left · 112 units · 15 floors

80Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 281B Sengkang East Ave in Sengkang scores 80.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 3.2 minutes’ walk from Renjong Lrt Station MRT, 8 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 227 m straight-line from Palm View Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 281B Sengkang East Ave in Singapore

Block 281B Sengkang East Ave, Singapore 542281

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Pillar scores

Transport: 87
Food: 85
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 70
Daily needs: 73
Green space: 86
Connectivity: 48
Value (lease): 96
Leisure: 71
EV charging: 100

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 80
Young Families: 86
Seniors: 74
Renters: 74
Investors: 84
EV Owners: 85

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 36.9min
one-north: 44.1min
Jurong East: 58.2min
Changi Airport: 54.4min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

37 min door to door · S$1.98 · 1 transfer · 12 min (792 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 22 min riding

8m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 8 min (559 m) to Buangkok
North East Line · SBS Transit
Buangkok → Dhoby Ghaut · 9 stops · 19 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

Fastest itinerary · fares & times from OneMap, Singapore Land Authority

What’s nearby

walk times, door to door

Walk-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

PlannedSerangoon North MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2625 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Buangkok Hawker Centre8 min
Anchorvale Village Hawker Centre21.1 min
Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market23.3 min

Eateries nearby

food

Broadway Food Centre (Holdings) Pte Ltd3.5 min
Chang Ching Meng3.5 min
Cravyy Pte. Ltd.A3.5 min
Zheng YingchuanB3.5 min
Yang Bing LiB3.5 min
Xie YumianB3.5 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd3.5 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.3 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd13.4 min

CHAS clinics

health

Island Family Clinic (Sengkang)3.5 min
The Olive Tree Family Clinic & Surgery Pte. Ltd.5.6 min
Q & M Medical Clinic (Buangkok Mrt) Pte. Ltd.9.2 min

Parks & green

green

Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)9.9 min
Punggol Pk20 min
Sengkang Riverside Pk24.1 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd5.8 min
Econ Health and Wellness Centre19.4 min
Methodist Welfare Services29.4 min

Community clubs

leisure

Buangkok CC (U/C)9.1 min
Sengkang CC11.4 min
Punggol Park CC18.6 min

Libraries

leisure

Sengkang Public Library10.9 min
Cheng San Public Library21.5 min

EV charging

Blk 281 Sengkang East Avenue Compassvale Ancilla0.4 min
Blk 279 Sengkang East Avenue Compassvale Ancilla3.8 min
Blk 278 Compassvale Bow Compassvale Helm8.9 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 281B Sengkang East Ave

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 4 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 674612.7 min walk · 86 m
Stop 673392.9 min walk · 105 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 281B Sengkang East Ave is more liveable than 86% of them but pricier than 89% — around S$839/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-05).

Liveability86th 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 281B offers an outstanding liveability score (80.2/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is near-fresh (~88 years left).

What you get80.2/100overall 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 281B Sengkang East Ave

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

4-room7 sales · 12 mo

S$770k – S$845k

median S$800k · S$778–853 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Compassvale (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 281B Sengkang East Ave

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Apr '26	4-room	01 TO 03	92 m²	S$770k	S$778
Mar '26	4-room	07 TO 09	92 m²	S$788k	S$796
Nov '25	4-room	07 TO 09	92 m²	S$820k	S$828
Sep '25	4-room	01 TO 03	92 m²	S$800k	S$808
Sep '25	4-room	10 TO 12	92 m²	S$845k	S$853
Jul '25	4-room	04 TO 06	92 m²	S$814k	S$822
Jul '25	4-room	01 TO 03	92 m²	S$785k	S$793
Feb '25	4-room	07 TO 09	92 m²	S$780k	S$788
Jul '24	4-room	13 TO 15	92 m²	S$780k	S$788

Subzone medians — Compassvale

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns

3 ROOMS$839▲ 8.0%1

4 ROOMS$674▼ 10.9%1

5 ROOMS$821▲ 29.6%1

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