SG Block Index

Block 172C Sengkang East DR

543172 · Rivervale · Sengkang · Built 2023 · ~96 yrs lease left · 174 units · 18 floors

57Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 172C Sengkang East DR in Sengkang scores 56.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9 minutes’ walk from Bakau Lrt Station MRT, 32.6 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 834 m straight-line from North Spring Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 172C Sengkang East DR in Singapore

Block 172C Sengkang East DR, Singapore 543172

Pillar scores

Transport
73
Food
30
Schools
96
Healthcare
59
Daily needs
24
Green space
77
Connectivity
35
Value (lease)
100
Leisure
26
EV charging
40
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
57
Young Families
66
Seniors
47
Renters
47
Investors
69
EV Owners
53

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
45.1min
50NELNSLS$2.11 · 2 transfers
one-north
52.3min
50NELCCLS$2.30 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
72.6min
683EWL1 transfer
Changi Airport
52.5min
8544S$2.07 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

45 min door to door · S$2.11 · 2 transfers · 8 min (508 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 30 min riding

2m502mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (146 m) to Opp Blk 157a
  2. Bus 50 · SBS Transit
    Opp Blk 157aSengkang · 5 stops · 6 min
  3. Walk 2 min (129 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 172C

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 3036 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre32.6 min
  • One Punggol Hawker Centre43.2 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd14.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd14.9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd14.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Rcmc Rivervale Crescent Medical Centre9.4 min
  • Healthway Medical14.9 min
  • Onecare Clinic Punggol Plaza14.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • St Anne'S Wood Pg15 min
  • Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)23.4 min
  • Punggol Pk26.2 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • COMNET Senior Activity Centre @ 182 Rivervale Crescent9.1 min
  • COMNET Senior Group Home @ Rivervale Crescent9.1 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd30.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol 21 CC13.9 min
  • Rivervale CC (U/C)14.3 min
  • Punggol Vista CC34.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Sengkang Public Library26 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 182 Rivervale Crescent Rivervale Delta9.8 min
  • Rivervale Mall14.7 min
  • Atm Dbs Ntuc Rivervale Plaza14.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 172C Sengkang East DR
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 1 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 675291.9 min walk · 147 m
  • Stop 675213.4 min walk · 243 m
Buses that serve this block
  • OPP BLK 157A2 min walk
    50683
  • BLK 6493 min walk
    44
  • BLK 1604 min walk
    85

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 172C Sengkang East DR is more liveable than 4% of them but pricier than 65% — around S$708/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-05).

Liveability4th 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 172C offers a solid liveability score (56.7/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is near-fresh (~96 years left).

What you get56.7/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+3.2%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds96 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 172C Sengkang East DR

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

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)2-room3-room4-room5-room a sale at this block
490634777Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Rivervale (area liquidity)

No registered resale at Blk 172C Sengkang East DR in the last 2 years — figures above reflect Rivervale medians.

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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