SG Block Index

Block 188D Rivervale DR

544188 · Rivervale · Sengkang · Built 1998 · Lease from 2000 · ~73 yrs lease left · 100 units · 17 floors

67Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 188D Rivervale DR in Sengkang scores 66.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7 minutes’ walk from Compassvale Lrt Station MRT, 26.1 minutes from Anchorvale Village Hawker Centre, and 202 m straight-line from Rivervale Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 188D Rivervale DR in Singapore

Block 188D Rivervale DR, Singapore 544188

Pillar scores

Transport
74
Food
54
Schools
100
Healthcare
73
Daily needs
70
Green space
67
Connectivity
39
Value (lease)
66
Leisure
30
EV charging
70
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
67
Young Families
75
Seniors
62
Renters
59
Investors
68
EV Owners
65

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
43.3min
161NELNSLS$2.11 · 2 transfers
one-north
50.5min
161NELCCLS$2.27 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
70.8min
161NELEWLS$2.42 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
49.3min
89110S$2.02 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

43 min door to door · S$2.11 · 2 transfers · 10 min (601 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 28 min riding

4m1612mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (239 m) to Blk 190c
  2. Bus 161 · SBS Transit
    Blk 190cSengkang · 3 stops · 4 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 188D

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 2312 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Anchorvale Village Hawker Centre26.1 min
  • One Punggol Hawker Centre30.3 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre30.9 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.6 min
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?9.5 min
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?14.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Faith Healthcare (Rivervale)4.6 min
  • My Family Clinic (Rivervale)4.6 min
  • RafflesMedical4.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • St Anne'S Wood Pg9 min
  • Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)23.1 min
  • Punggol Waterway Pk30.2 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • COMNET Senior Activity Centre @ 182 Rivervale Crescent12.5 min
  • COMNET Senior Group Home @ Rivervale Crescent12.5 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd21.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol 21 CC17.4 min
  • Rivervale CC (U/C)17.8 min
  • Punggol Vista CC21.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Sengkang Public Library19.2 min

EV charging

ev
  • Rivervale Mall4.8 min
  • Blk 182 Rivervale Crescent Rivervale Delta12.1 min
  • Blk 101 Punggol Field Multi Storey Car Park14.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 188D Rivervale DR
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 4 MRT, 2 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 672313.2 min walk · 205 m
  • Stop 651915.7 min walk · 165 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 190C4 min walk
    161
  • BLK 298A6 min walk
    89
  • AFT PUNGGOL RD6 min walk
    110

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 188D Rivervale DR is more liveable than 24% of them but pricier than 65% — around S$708/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-05).

Liveability24th 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 188D offers a strong liveability score (66.8/100). 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 get66.8/100overall 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 188D Rivervale DR

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

4-room3 sales · 12 mo
S$530k – S$605k
median S$575k · S$518592 psf
5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$660k
median S$660k · S$533533 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room5-room a sale at this block
508555602Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Rivervale (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 188D Rivervale DR

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Apr '264-room04 TO 0695S$530kS$518
Feb '264-room16 TO 1895S$605kS$592
Dec '254-room10 TO 1295S$575kS$562
Nov '255-room16 TO 18115S$660kS$533

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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