SG Block Index

Block 438B BT Batok West Ave 8

652438 · Brickworks · Bukit Batok · Built 2018 · Lease from 2020 · ~93 yrs lease left · 182 units · 15 floors

60Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 438B BT Batok West Ave 8 in Bukit Batok scores 60.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 19.2 minutes’ walk from Bukit Gombak Mrt Station MRT, 5.1 minutes from Bukit Batok West Hawker Centre, and 877 m straight-line from Dazhong Primary School.

Where it is

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

Block 438B BT Batok West Ave 8, Singapore 652438

Pillar scores

Transport
45
Food
38
Schools
100
Healthcare
79
Daily needs
18
Green space
81
Connectivity
55
Value (lease)
100
Leisure
42
EV charging
83
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
60
Young Families
67
Seniors
55
Renters
47
Investors
61
EV Owners
67

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
45.2min
180EWLS$2.24 · 1 transfer
one-north
37min
180EWLCCLS$1.94 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
21.7min
180EWLS$1.38 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
80.2min
180EWLEWLS$2.53 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

45 min door to door · S$2.24 · 1 transfer · 6 min (360 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 36 min riding

5m1801mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (275 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 438B

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Bukit Batok West Hawker Centre5.1 min
  • Jurong East Street 24 Blk 254 (Yuhua Village Market and Food Centre)24 min
  • Jurong East Ave 1 Blk 347 (Yuhua Market and Hawker Centre)29.9 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd16.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd17.2 min
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?18.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Everhealth Family Clinic & Surgery3.7 min
  • Prohealth Medical Group @Bukit Batok3.7 min
  • Frontier Medical Associates6.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Tengah Linear Woods6 min
  • Bukit Batok Town Park23.9 min
  • Bukit Gombak Park26.3 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Bukit Batok)21 min
  • Yuhua Senior Activity Centre31 min
  • SACS Senior Group Home @ 373 JE34.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Hong Kah North CC17.3 min
  • Tengah CC (U/C)18.3 min
  • Bukit Batok CC (Pending U/C)20.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Bukit Batok Public Library22 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 463 Bukit Batok Street 41 West Plains @ Bukit Batok4.3 min
  • Blk 461 Bukit Batok West Avenue 8 West Rock @ Bukit Batok6.2 min
  • Blk 407-426 Bukit Batok West Avenue 2/412.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 438B 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 403611.9 min walk · 95 m
  • Stop 403692.2 min walk · 128 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 436A5 min walk
    180

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 438B BT Batok West Ave 8 is more liveable than 14% of them but pricier than 68% — around S$699/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability14th 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 438B offers a solid liveability score (60.3/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is near-fresh (~93 years left).

What you get60.3/100overall 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 438B BT Batok West Ave 8

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

4-room4 sales · 12 mo
S$645k – S$679k
median S$674k · S$644678 psf
3-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$508k
median S$508k · S$694694 psf
2-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$395k
median S$395k · S$781781 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room3-room2-room a sale at this block
565729893Jul '24Jul '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Brickworks (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 438B BT Batok West Ave 8

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
May '264-room10 TO 1293S$675kS$674
Apr '264-room13 TO 1593S$679kS$678
Feb '264-room13 TO 1593S$673kS$672
Jan '263-room07 TO 0968S$508kS$694
Aug '252-room10 TO 1247S$395kS$781
Aug '254-room04 TO 0693S$645kS$644
May '253-room01 TO 0368S$470kS$642
Apr '253-room13 TO 1568S$525kS$717
Apr '254-room01 TO 0393S$630kS$629
Jan '252-room10 TO 1247S$378kS$747
Dec '242-room04 TO 0638S$352kS$861
Dec '243-room01 TO 0368S$468kS$639

Showing 12 of 22 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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