Block 438C BT Batok West Ave 8
653438 · Brickworks · Bukit Batok · Built 2018 · ~91 yrs lease left · 169 units · 14 floors
58Overall / 100
Summary
Block 438C BT Batok West Ave 8 in Bukit Batok scores 58.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 22.1 minutes’ walk from Bukit Gombak Mrt Station MRT, 7.6 minutes from Bukit Batok West Hawker Centre, and 841 m straight-line from Pioneer Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 34
- Food
- 71
- Schools
- 98
- Healthcare
- 76
- Daily needs
- 7
- Green space
- 68
- Connectivity
- 55
- Value (lease)
- 100
- Leisure
- 33
Who it suits
- Overall
- 58
- Young Families
- 64
- Seniors
- 54
- Renters
- 45
- Investors
- 58
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 45.4min
- one-north
- 37.1min
- Jurong East
- 21.8min
- Changi Airport
- 80.3min
180EWLS$2.24 · 1 transfer
180EWLCCLS$1.94 · 2 transfers
180EWLS$1.38 · 1 transfer
180EWLEWLS$2.53 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap45 min door to door · S$2.24 · 1 transfer · 6 min (405 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 36 min riding
5m›180›1m›EWL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 5 min (320 m) to Blk 436a
- Bus 180 · SMRT Corporation
Blk 436a → Chinese Gdn · 6 stops · 8 min - Walk 1 min (57 m) to Chinese Garden
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Chinese Garden → Raffles Place · 11 stops · 27 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-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- Bukit Gombak Mrt Station22.1 min
- Bukit Gombak Mrt Station22.5 min
- Bukit Batok Mrt Station22.5 min
PlannedTengah Plantation MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 683 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Bukit Batok West Hawker Centre7.6 min
- Jurong East Street 24 Blk 254 (Yuhua Village Market and Food Centre)24.1 min
- Jurong East Ave 1 Blk 347 (Yuhua Market and Hawker Centre)30 min
Supermarkets
daily- Prime Supermarket Limited?18.8 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd19.5 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd20.2 min
CHAS clinics
health- Everhealth Family Clinic & Surgery6.2 min
- Prohealth Medical Group @Bukit Batok6.2 min
- Frontier Medical Associates7 min
Parks & green
green- Tengah Linear Woods9.5 min
- Bukit Batok Town Park26.8 min
- Bukit Gombak Park29.5 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Bukit Batok)21.1 min
- Yuhua Senior Activity Centre31.1 min
- SACS Senior Group Home @ 373 JE34.5 min
Community clubs
leisure- Tengah CC (U/C)18.4 min
- Hong Kah North CC20.3 min
- Bukit Batok CC (Pending U/C)20.5 min
Libraries
leisure- Bukit Batok Public Library22.2 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 changeLatest txns
2 ROOMS$706▼ 2.1%1
3 ROOMS$724▲ 7.1%4
4 ROOMS$699▲ 11.1%5
5 ROOMS$657▲ 4.1%4