SG Block Index

Block 249 BT Batok East Ave 5

650249 · Bukit Batok East · Bukit Batok · Built 1984 · Lease from 1985 · ~58 yrs lease left · 110 units · 12 floors

67Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 249 BT Batok East Ave 5 in Bukit Batok scores 66.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 13.7 minutes’ walk from Bukit Batok Mrt Station MRT, 27.9 minutes from Bukit Batok West Hawker Centre, and 478 m straight-line from Lianhua Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 249 BT Batok East Ave 5 in Singapore

Block 249 BT Batok East Ave 5, Singapore 650249

Pillar scores

Transport
53
Food
54
Schools
100
Healthcare
81
Daily needs
53
Green space
90
Connectivity
50
Value (lease)
36
Leisure
77
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
67
Young Families
73
Seniors
65
Renters
59
Investors
53
EV Owners
71

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
47.1min
653189EWL2 transfers
one-north
47.1min
653189198S$2.86 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
18.2min
176NSLS$1.28 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
83.7min
106EWLEWLS$2.50 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

47 min door to door · 2 transfers · 4 min (224 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 37 min riding

2m6531892mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (103 m) to Blk 242
  2. Bus 653 · Tower Transit Services
    Blk 242Burgundy Hill · 6 stops · 8 min
  3. Bus 189 · Tower Transit Services
    Burgundy HillClementi · 4 stops · 10 min
  4. Walk 2 min (93 m) to Clementi
  5. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    ClementiRaffles Place · 9 stops · 20 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 minMRTMarketClinicParkBlk 249

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
PlannedToh Guan MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1965 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Bukit Batok West Hawker Centre27.9 min
  • Jurong East Street 24 Blk 254 (Yuhua Village Market and Food Centre)34.7 min
  • Bukit Timah Interim Hawker Centre and Market36.8 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd8.7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd14.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Ong Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd8.7 min
  • First Light Family Clinic & Surgery10.2 min
  • Family Medical Clinic Pte Ltd11.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Bukit Batok Town Park10.5 min
  • Hillview Crescent Playground12.4 min
  • Jalan Remaja Interim Park16.9 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre7.4 min
  • Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Bukit Batok Branch)15.9 min
  • Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Bukit Batok)24.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Bukit Batok East CC (U/C)6.1 min
  • Bukit Batok CC (Pending U/C)18 min
  • Hong Kah North CC21.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Bukit Batok Public Library14.8 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 242/253 Bukit Batok East Avenue 2/5 Gombak View1.7 min
  • Blk 231/237 Bukit Batok East Avenue 5 Gombak Gardens6.5 min
  • Gombak Gardens6.9 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 249 BT Batok East Ave 5
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 supermarkets, 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 434392.9 min walk · 78 m
  • Stop 434315 min walk · 88 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 2422 min walk
    176653
  • BURGUNDY HILL2 min walk
    189
  • AFT CLEMENTI AVE 22 min walk
    198
  • BLK 2839 min walk
    106

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
priced about right

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 249 BT Batok East Ave 5 is more liveable than 23% of them and cheaper than 79% — around S$549/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability23th 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 249 offers a strong liveability score (66.5/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~58 years left).

What you get66.5/100overall 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 249 BT Batok East Ave 5

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

3-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$435k – S$439k
median S$437k · S$554558 psf
4-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$605k
median S$605k · S$546546 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room4-room a sale at this block
472532592Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Bukit Batok East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 249 BT Batok East Ave 5

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Dec '254-room10 TO 12103S$605kS$546
Sep '253-room04 TO 0673S$435kS$554
Jul '253-room10 TO 1273S$439kS$558
May '254-room04 TO 06107S$563kS$489
Sep '243-room07 TO 0973S$405kS$515
Aug '243-room10 TO 1273S$410kS$522

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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