How far is Block 389 BT Batok West Ave 5 from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Bukit Gombak Mrt Station, about 9.1 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 389 BT Batok West Ave 5 to the city centre by public transport?

Take North-South Line to Jurong East, then East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 47 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$2.24.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 389?

Bukit Batok West Hawker Centre is roughly 25.4 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 389 BT Batok West Ave 5?

St. Anthony'S Primary School, approximately 349 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 389 BT Batok West Ave 5?

Approximately 78 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 2005 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 389 BT Batok West Ave 5?

It scores 73.3/100 overall: transport 72.2, food 55, schools 100, healthcare 65.2, daily needs 70, green space 100, connectivity 54.3, value 76, leisure 63.6.

Is Block 389 BT Batok West Ave 5 a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 73.3/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 78 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Gombak give the price trend.

Block 389 BT Batok West Ave 5

650389 · Gombak · Bukit Batok · Built 2004 · Lease from 2005 · ~78 yrs lease left · 108 units · 25 floors

73Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 389 BT Batok West Ave 5 in Bukit Batok scores 73.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.1 minutes’ walk from Bukit Gombak Mrt Station MRT, 25.4 minutes from Bukit Batok West Hawker Centre, and 349 m straight-line from St. Anthony'S Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 389 BT Batok West Ave 5 in Singapore

Block 389 BT Batok West Ave 5, Singapore 650389

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Pillar scores

Transport: 72
Food: 55
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 65
Daily needs: 70
Green space: 100
Connectivity: 54
Value (lease): 76
Leisure: 64
EV charging: 100

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 73
Young Families: 79
Seniors: 68
Renters: 67
Investors: 62
EV Owners: 79

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 46.9min
one-north: 38.7min
Jurong East: 19.5min
Changi Airport: 81.9min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

47 min door to door · S$2.24 · 1 transfer · 13 min (907 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 30 min riding

13m›NSL›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 13 min (880 m) to Bukit Gombak
North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Bukit Gombak → Jurong East · 2 stops · 5 min
East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Jurong East → Raffles Place · 10 stops · 25 min
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 · 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

PlannedBrickland MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 424 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Bukit Batok West Hawker Centre25.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Oh Beng Guan2.9 min
Prime Supermarket Limited?11 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.2 min

CHAS clinics

health

Mission (Bukit Batok) Medical Clinic2.9 min
Lee & Koh Family Clinic6.5 min
Temasek Medical Centre14.2 min

Parks & green

green

Bukit Gombak Park4.3 min
Pavilion Playground Ii7.1 min
Pavilion Park Playground13.4 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Evergreen Place, Home @Hong San24.1 min
Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Teck Whye)26.5 min
Econ Health and Wellness Centre29.3 min

Community clubs

leisure

Hong Kah North CC11.8 min
Chua Chu Kang CC30 min
Hillview CC32.9 min

Libraries

leisure

Bukit Batok Public Library27.5 min
Chua Chu Kang Public Library34.8 min
Bukit Panjang Public Library34.9 min

EV charging

Blk 395A Bukit Batok West Avenue 5 Multi Storey Car Park2.3 min
Blk 337-353/355-356 Bukit Batok Street 346.3 min
Blk 324/336 Bukit Batok Street 32/339.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 389 BT Batok West Ave 5

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 MRT, 1 supermarkets, 2 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 436494.3 min walk · 169 m
Stop 436414.7 min walk · 200 m

Board here and check the LTA bus app for the services and live arrival times.

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$601k · 4 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

good value

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 389 BT Batok West Ave 5 is more liveable than 70% of them but pricier than 54% — around S$620/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability70th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 46%

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 2026-07

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 389 offers a strong liveability score (73.3/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~78 years left).

What you get73.3/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+9.7%4 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds78 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 Gombak. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 389 BT Batok West Ave 5

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

5-room2 sales · 12 mo

S$575k – S$650k

median S$613k · S$453–549 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Gombak (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 389 BT Batok West Ave 5

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	5-room	01 TO 03	118 m²	S$575k	S$453
Sep '25	5-room	10 TO 12	110 m²	S$650k	S$549
Jul '24	5-room	01 TO 03	118 m²	S$657k	S$517

Subzone medians — Gombak

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns

4 ROOMS$620▲ 9.7%1

5 ROOMS$565▲ 10.0%1

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