SG Block Index

Block 437A BT Batok West Ave 5

651437 · Brickworks · Bukit Batok · Built 2018 · ~91 yrs lease left · 130 units · 14 floors

59Overall / 100
Summary

Block 437A BT Batok West Ave 5 in Bukit Batok scores 58.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 21.6 minutes’ walk from Bukit Gombak Mrt Station MRT, 11 minutes from Bukit Batok West Hawker Centre, and 828 m straight-line from Pioneer Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
43
Food
59
Schools
99
Healthcare
63
Daily needs
17
Green space
74
Connectivity
57
Value (lease)
100
Leisure
35

Who it suits

Overall
59
Young Families
65
Seniors
52
Renters
48
Investors
58

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
43.7min
180EWLS$2.24 · 1 transfer
one-north
35.5min
180EWLCCLS$1.94 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
20.1min
180EWLS$1.38 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
78.6min
180EWLEWLS$2.53 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

44 min door to door · S$2.24 · 1 transfer · 5 min (276 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 36 min riding

3m1801mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (191 m) to Blk 436a
  2. Bus 180 · SMRT Corporation
    Blk 436aChinese Gdn · 6 stops · 8 min
  3. Walk 1 min (57 m) to Chinese Garden
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Chinese GardenRaffles Place · 11 stops · 27 min
  5. 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 minHawkerClinicParkBlk 437A

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
PlannedTengah Plantation MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 648 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Bukit Batok West Hawker Centre11 min
  • Jurong East Street 24 Blk 254 (Yuhua Village Market and Food Centre)25.9 min
  • Jurong East Ave 1 Blk 347 (Yuhua Market and Hawker Centre)31.6 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd16.4 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd19 min
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?21.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Frontier Medical Associates8.1 min
  • Onecare Clinic Bukit Batok West8.1 min
  • Everhealth Family Clinic & Surgery9.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Tengah Linear Woods5.2 min
  • Bukit Gombak Park26 min
  • Pavilion Park Playground26 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Bukit Batok)24.6 min
  • Yuhua Senior Activity Centre32.7 min
  • SACS Senior Group Home @ 373 JE36.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tengah CC (U/C)16.4 min
  • Hong Kah North CC19 min
  • Bukit Batok CC (Pending U/C)22.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Bukit Batok Public Library24.4 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 — Brickworks

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$706▼ 2.1%
3 ROOMS$724▲ 7.1%
4 ROOMS$699▲ 11.1%
5 ROOMS$657▲ 4.1%
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