SG Block Index

Block 171 BT Batok West Ave 8

650171 · Bukit Batok West · Bukit Batok · Built 1984 · Lease from 1985 · ~58 yrs lease left · 144 units · 25 floors

71Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 171 BT Batok West Ave 8 in Bukit Batok scores 71/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 14.6 minutes’ walk from Bukit Batok Mrt Station MRT, 15.4 minutes from Bukit Batok West Hawker Centre, and 341 m straight-line from Princess Elizabeth Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 171 BT Batok West Ave 8 in Singapore

Block 171 BT Batok West Ave 8, Singapore 650171

Pillar scores

Transport
64
Food
69
Schools
100
Healthcare
92
Daily needs
86
Green space
35
Connectivity
55
Value (lease)
36
Leisure
64
EV charging
90
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
71
Young Families
74
Seniors
71
Renters
65
Investors
55
EV Owners
73

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
43.5min
66180EWLS$2.24 · 2 transfers
one-north
39.7min
180EWLCCLS$1.86 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
20.3min
66S$1.28 · direct
Changi Airport
82.8min
180EWLEWLS$2.52 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

44 min door to door · S$2.24 · 2 transfers · 4 min (225 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 33 min riding

2m661801mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (140 m) to Blk 169
  2. Bus 66 · Tower Transit Services
    Blk 169Bef Pie · 1 stop · 2 min
  3. Bus 180 · SMRT Corporation
    Bef PieChinese Gdn · 3 stops · 4 min
  4. Walk 1 min (57 m) to Chinese Garden
  5. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Chinese GardenRaffles Place · 11 stops · 27 min
  6. 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 171

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
PlannedBukit Batok West MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 105 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Bukit Batok West Hawker Centre15.4 min
  • Jurong East Street 24 Blk 254 (Yuhua Village Market and Food Centre)15.8 min
  • Jurong East Ave 1 Blk 347 (Yuhua Market and Hawker Centre)22.2 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.6 min
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?4.9 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd6.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • C H Tan Medical Clinic & Dental Surgery2.9 min
  • Koh Clinic & Surgery4.6 min
  • Universal Medical Clinic5.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Tengah Linear Woods20.9 min
  • Chinese Gardens29.2 min
  • Bukit Batok Town Park32 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Bukit Batok)5 min
  • Yuhua Senior Activity Centre23.5 min
  • SACS Senior Group Home @ 373 JE27 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Bukit Batok CC (Pending U/C)13.1 min
  • Yuhua CC21.8 min
  • Tengah CC (U/C)22.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Bukit Batok Public Library14.6 min
  • Jurong Regional Library32 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 169/177 Bukit Batok West Avenue 82.2 min
  • Blk 165/168 Bukit Batok West Avenue 83.5 min
  • Blk 259/264 Jurong East Street 2413.4 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 171 BT Batok West Ave 8
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 supermarkets, 3 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 433591.7 min walk · 106 m
  • Stop 433512 min walk · 128 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 1692 min walk
    66
  • BEF PIE2 min walk
    180

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 · Bukit Batok planning area
Age profile
In Bukit Batok, 14.2% of residents are under 15 and 13.7% are 65 or older.
30–348.6%
25–297.9%
55–597.9%
50–547.5%
Household income
38.7% of Bukit Batok households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
$20,000+13.2%
No working person11%
$1,000–1,9996.1%
$4,000–4,9995.9%
Dwelling mix
79.8% of Bukit Batok households live in HDB flats; 19.9% in condominiums or landed homes.
HDB 4 room flats33.9%
HDB 3 room flats21.2%
HDB 5 room and executive flats18.6%
Condominiums and other apartments17.2%
Household size
38.8% of Bukit Batok households are one or two people; 2-person households are the most common.
2-person23.2%
3-person23%
4-person20%
1-person15.6%
In education
Of Bukit Batok residents currently in education, 26.1% attend polytechnic or university.
Primary31%
Secondary24.1%
University16.3%
Polytechnic9.8%
Commute to work
58.2% of working Bukit Batok residents commute by public transport; 29.9% drive or ride.
MRT LRT and bus27.9%
Car22.5%
Bus15.4%
MRT LRT only12%

Resident data for the Bukit Batok planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$469k · 4 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
strong value

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 171 BT Batok West Ave 8 is more liveable than 58% of them and cheaper than 91% — around S$484/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability58th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 91%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (4-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-06

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 171 offers a strong liveability score (71/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~58 years left).

What you get71/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+0.8%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds58 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 Bukit Batok West. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 171 BT Batok West Ave 8

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

5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$720k
median S$720k · S$499499 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
454613772Aug '24Jul '25May '26
Monthly resale volume — Bukit Batok West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 171 BT Batok West Ave 8

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Aug '255-room01 TO 03134S$720kS$499
May '254-room01 TO 03103S$505kS$455
Jan '255-room10 TO 12139S$742kS$496
Aug '245-room10 TO 12134S$700kS$485

Subzone medians — Bukit Batok West

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$496▼ 4.7%
4 ROOMS$484▲ 0.8%
5 ROOMS$598▼ 23.3%
EXECUTIVES$598▲ 9.4%
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