SG Block Index

Block 438A BT Batok West Ave 8

651438 · Brickworks · Bukit Batok · Built 2018 · Lease from 2020 · ~93 yrs lease left · 182 units · 15 floors

62Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 438A BT Batok West Ave 8 in Bukit Batok scores 62.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 18.5 minutes’ walk from Bukit Gombak Mrt Station MRT, 4.5 minutes from Bukit Batok West Hawker Centre, and 842 m straight-line from Dazhong Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 438A BT Batok West Ave 8 in Singapore

Block 438A BT Batok West Ave 8, Singapore 651438

Pillar scores

Transport
48
Food
40
Schools
100
Healthcare
83
Daily needs
24
Green space
83
Connectivity
53
Value (lease)
100
Leisure
47
EV charging
86
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
62
Young Families
69
Seniors
58
Renters
49
Investors
62
EV Owners
69

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
47.1min
180EWLS$2.24 · 1 transfer
one-north
38.9min
180EWLCCLS$1.94 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
22.5min
991NSL1 transfer
Changi Airport
82min
180EWLEWLS$2.53 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

47 min door to door · S$2.24 · 1 transfer · 8 min (482 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 36 min riding

6m1801mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (397 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 minHawkerClinicParkPolyclinicBlk 438A

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 Park MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 726 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Bukit Batok West Hawker Centre4.5 min
  • Jurong East Street 24 Blk 254 (Yuhua Village Market and Food Centre)22.4 min
  • Jurong East Ave 1 Blk 347 (Yuhua Market and Hawker Centre)28.3 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd15.9 min
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?17.1 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd18.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Everhealth Family Clinic & Surgery3.1 min
  • Prohealth Medical Group @Bukit Batok3.1 min
  • Frontier Medical Associates5.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Tengah Linear Woods7.7 min
  • Bukit Batok Town Park23.2 min
  • Bukit Gombak Park25.7 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Bukit Batok)19.4 min
  • Yuhua Senior Activity Centre29.4 min
  • SACS Senior Group Home @ 373 JE32.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Hong Kah North CC16.6 min
  • Tengah CC (U/C)16.7 min
  • Bukit Batok CC (Pending U/C)18.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Bukit Batok Public Library20.5 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 463 Bukit Batok Street 41 West Plains @ Bukit Batok3.7 min
  • Blk 461 Bukit Batok West Avenue 8 West Rock @ Bukit Batok4.5 min
  • Blk 133/139 Bukit Batok West Avenue 614.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 438A BT Batok West Ave 8
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 hawker centres, 1 parks, 4 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 403611.3 min walk · 31 m
  • Stop 403691.6 min walk · 77 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 436A6 min walk
    180
  • OPP BLK 467 CP7 min walk
    991

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$677k · 4 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
pays a premium

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 438A BT Batok West Ave 8 is more liveable than 21% of them but pricier than 68% — around S$699/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability21th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 32%

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 438A offers a solid liveability score (62.3/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is near-fresh (~93 years left).

What you get62.3/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+11.1%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds93 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 Brickworks. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 438A BT Batok West Ave 8

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

4-room5 sales · 12 mo
S$649k – S$705k
median S$668k · S$648704 psf
2-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$375k – S$400k
median S$388k · S$741791 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room2-room a sale at this block
544700856Jul '24Jul '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Brickworks (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 438A BT Batok West Ave 8

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Mar '262-room10 TO 1247S$400kS$791
Feb '264-room10 TO 1293S$668kS$667
Jan '264-room04 TO 0693S$649kS$648
Nov '254-room04 TO 0693S$655kS$654
Sep '254-room07 TO 0993S$690kS$689
Aug '252-room01 TO 0347S$375kS$741
Aug '254-room10 TO 1293S$705kS$704
Jun '252-room04 TO 0647S$370kS$731
Apr '252-room04 TO 0647S$385kS$761
Apr '254-room07 TO 0993S$690kS$689
Feb '252-room07 TO 0947S$360kS$712
Feb '252-room01 TO 0347S$375kS$741

Showing 12 of 27 sales in the last 2 years.

Subzone medians — 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$710▲ 5.6%
4 ROOMS$699▲ 11.1%
5 ROOMS$657▲ 4.1%
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