SG Block Index

Block 239 BT Batok East Ave 5

650239 · Bukit Batok East · Bukit Batok · Built 1984 · Lease from 1985 · ~58 yrs lease left · 171 units · 13 floors

71Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 239 BT Batok East Ave 5 in Bukit Batok scores 70.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 11.3 minutes’ walk from Bukit Batok Mrt Station MRT, 25.5 minutes from Bukit Batok West Hawker Centre, and 449 m straight-line from Lianhua Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 239 BT Batok East Ave 5 in Singapore

Block 239 BT Batok East Ave 5, Singapore 650239

Pillar scores

Transport
63
Food
54
Schools
100
Healthcare
86
Daily needs
58
Green space
93
Connectivity
56
Value (lease)
36
Leisure
85
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
71
Young Families
77
Seniors
69
Renters
65
Investors
56
EV Owners
74

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
44.2min
177NSLEWLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
one-north
37.1min
106EWLCCLS$1.82 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
17.9min
NSLS$1.28 · direct
Changi Airport
80.3min
NSLEWLEWLS$2.51 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

44 min door to door · S$2.20 · 2 transfers · 9 min (567 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 29 min riding

5m1774mNSLEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (278 m) to Blk 229
  2. Bus 177 · Tower Transit Services
    Blk 229BT Batok Int · 1 stop · 1 min
  3. Walk 4 min (262 m) to Bukit Batok
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Bukit BatokJurong East · 1 stop · 3 min
  5. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Jurong EastRaffles Place · 10 stops · 25 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 minMRTMarketClinicParkPolyclinicBlk 239

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 1803 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Bukit Batok West Hawker Centre25.5 min
  • Jurong East Street 24 Blk 254 (Yuhua Village Market and Food Centre)32.3 min
  • Bukit Timah Interim Hawker Centre and Market36.1 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Dr Stanley Peck Family Clinic8.2 min
  • First Light Family Clinic & Surgery9.4 min
  • Family Medical Clinic Pte Ltd10.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Bukit Batok Town Park8.6 min
  • Hillview Crescent Playground13.2 min
  • Jalan Remaja Interim Park17.8 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre6.3 min
  • Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Bukit Batok Branch)13.5 min
  • Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Bukit Batok)22.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Bukit Batok East CC (U/C)5.3 min
  • Bukit Batok CC (Pending U/C)15.6 min
  • Hong Kah North CC19.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Bukit Batok Public Library12.4 min

EV charging

ev
  • Gombak Gardens1.8 min
  • Blks 501-511 Bukit Batok Street 52 Hillgrove Gardens4.7 min
  • Blk 231/237 Bukit Batok East Avenue 5 Gombak Gardens5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 239 BT Batok East Ave 5
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 supermarkets, 1 parks, 2 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 434392.5 min walk · 159 m
  • Stop 434293.6 min walk · 167 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 2314 min walk
    106
  • BLK 2295 min walk
    177

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$384k · 3 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
good value

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 239 BT Batok East Ave 5 is more liveable than 42% of them and cheaper than 79% — around S$549/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability42th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 79%

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 2026-07

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 239 offers a strong liveability score (70.7/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~58 years left).

What you get70.7/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-0.7%3 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 East. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 239 BT Batok East Ave 5

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

3-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$410k
median S$410k · S$569569 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block
519566613Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Bukit Batok East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 239 BT Batok East Ave 5

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Dec '253-room01 TO 0367S$410kS$569
Jun '253-room10 TO 1267S$435kS$603
May '253-room07 TO 0967S$428kS$593
Feb '253-room01 TO 0369S$393kS$529
Aug '243-room10 TO 1267S$385kS$534

Subzone medians — Bukit Batok East

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$549▼ 0.7%
4 ROOMS$526▲ 9.4%
5 ROOMS$511▲ 5.6%
EXECUTIVES$612▼ 2.3%
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