SG Block Index

Block 178D Rivervale Cres

544178 · Rivervale · Sengkang · Built 2013 · Lease from 2015 · ~88 yrs lease left · 117 units · 18 floors

59Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 178D Rivervale Cres in Sengkang scores 58.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.6 minutes’ walk from Bakau Lrt Station MRT, 34.1 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 689 m straight-line from Mee Toh School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 178D Rivervale Cres in Singapore

Block 178D Rivervale Cres, Singapore 544178

Pillar scores

Transport
62
Food
36
Schools
100
Healthcare
72
Daily needs
34
Green space
68
Connectivity
30
Value (lease)
96
Leisure
29
EV charging
69
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
59
Young Families
68
Seniors
52
Renters
46
Investors
70
EV Owners
61

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
48.3min
SENELNSLS$2.11 · 2 transfers
one-north
55.5min
SENELCCLS$2.30 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
75.8min
SENELEWLS$2.43 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
55.6min
858BS$2.02 · direct

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

48 min door to door · S$2.11 · 2 transfers · 16 min (1029 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 26 min riding

12mSE0mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 12 min (785 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 minMRTMarketClinicBlk 178D

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 2877 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre34.1 min
  • One Punggol Hawker Centre39.9 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd15.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Rcmc Rivervale Crescent Medical Centre5.4 min
  • Healthway Medical12.8 min
  • Onecare Clinic Punggol Plaza12.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • St Anne'S Wood Pg15.4 min
  • Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)24.5 min
  • Punggol Pk28.1 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • COMNET Senior Activity Centre @ 182 Rivervale Crescent4 min
  • COMNET Senior Group Home @ Rivervale Crescent4 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd31.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol 21 CC11.8 min
  • Rivervale CC (U/C)15.4 min
  • Punggol Vista CC30.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Sengkang Public Library26.4 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 182 Rivervale Crescent Rivervale Delta4.9 min
  • Rivervale Mall12.6 min
  • Atm Dbs Ntuc Rivervale Plaza15.9 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 178D Rivervale Cres
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 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 676614.1 min walk · 208 m
  • Stop 675214.7 min walk · 327 m

Board here and check the LTA bus app for the services and live arrival times.

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 178D Rivervale Cres is more liveable than 6% of them but pricier than 65% — around S$708/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-05).

Liveability6th 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 178D offers a solid liveability score (58.6/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is near-fresh (~88 years left).

What you get58.6/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+3.2%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 Rivervale. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 178D Rivervale Cres

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

4-room4 sales · 12 mo
S$580k – S$655k
median S$612k · S$579654 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
541603666Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Rivervale (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 178D Rivervale Cres

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jun '264-room16 TO 1893S$655kS$654
May '264-room04 TO 0693S$580kS$579
Mar '264-room13 TO 1593S$638kS$637
Mar '264-room04 TO 0693S$585kS$584
May '254-room13 TO 1593S$620kS$619
Dec '244-room10 TO 1293S$610kS$609
Sep '244-room07 TO 0993S$560kS$559
Aug '244-room13 TO 1593S$578kS$577

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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