Block 178 BT Batok West Ave 8
650178 · Bukit Batok West · Bukit Batok · Built 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 110 units · 12 floors
68Overall / 100
Summary
Block 178 BT Batok West Ave 8 in Bukit Batok scores 67.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 11.5 minutes’ walk from Bukit Batok Mrt Station MRT, 15.6 minutes from Jurong East Street 24 Blk 254 (Yuhua Village Market and Food Centre), and 399 m straight-line from Yuhua Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 73
- Food
- 33
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 95
- Daily needs
- 87
- Green space
- 39
- Connectivity
- 53
- Value (lease)
- 34
- Leisure
- 78
Who it suits
- Overall
- 68
- Young Families
- 72
- Seniors
- 68
- Renters
- 63
- Investors
- 53
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 44.7min
- one-north
- 39.6min
- Jurong East
- 23.9min
- Changi Airport
- 82.2min
66180EWLS$2.24 · 2 transfers
66EWLCCLS$1.90 · 2 transfers
walkableS$0.00 · direct
NSLEWLEWLS$2.51 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap45 min door to door · S$2.24 · 2 transfers · 4 min (239 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 34 min riding
2m›66›180›1m›EWL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 2 min (154 m) to Blk 183
- Bus 66 · Tower Transit Services
Blk 183 → Bef Pie · 2 stops · 3 min - Bus 180 · SMRT Corporation
Bef Pie → Chinese Gdn · 3 stops · 4 min - Walk 1 min (57 m) to Chinese Garden
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Chinese Garden → Raffles Place · 11 stops · 27 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-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- Bukit Batok Mrt Station11.5 min
- Bukit Batok Mrt Station12.5 min
- Bukit Batok Mrt Station12.7 min
PlannedBukit Batok West MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 344 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Jurong East Street 24 Blk 254 (Yuhua Village Market and Food Centre)15.6 min
- Bukit Batok West Hawker Centre17.1 min
- Jurong East Ave 1 Blk 347 (Yuhua Market and Hawker Centre)24.1 min
Supermarkets
daily- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd3.3 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.4 min
- Prime Supermarket Limited?6.7 min
CHAS clinics
health- C H Tan Medical Clinic & Dental Surgery1.5 min
- Healthway Medical3.6 min
- Koh Clinic & Surgery6.4 min
Parks & green
green- Tengah Linear Woods22.8 min
- Bukit Batok Town Park28.9 min
- Chinese Gardens31.1 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Bukit Batok)1.1 min
- Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Bukit Batok Branch)15.6 min
- SACS Senior Group Home @ 373 JE28.9 min
Community clubs
leisure- Bukit Batok CC (Pending U/C)10 min
- Yuhua CC23.4 min
- Tengah CC (U/C)24.7 min
Libraries
leisure- Bukit Batok Public Library11.5 min
- Jurong Regional Library28.9 min
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).
Resale context — Bukit Batok West
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$496▼ 4.7%1
4 ROOMS$484▲ 0.8%9
5 ROOMS$598▼ 23.3%1
EXECUTIVES$598▲ 9.4%1