How far is Block 438C BT Batok West Ave 8 from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Bukit Gombak Mrt Station, about 22.1 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 438C BT Batok West Ave 8 to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 180 to Chinese Gdn, then East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 45 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$2.24.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 438C?

Bukit Batok West Hawker Centre is roughly 7.6 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 438C BT Batok West Ave 8?

Pioneer Primary School, approximately 841 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 438C BT Batok West Ave 8?

Approximately 93 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 2020 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 438C BT Batok West Ave 8?

It scores 54.1/100 overall: transport 34.3, food 33.1, schools 98.2, healthcare 75.7, daily needs 7.2, green space 68, connectivity 54.9, value 100, leisure 33.4.

Is Block 438C BT Batok West Ave 8 a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 54.1/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 93 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 Brickworks give the price trend.

Block 438C BT Batok West Ave 8

653438 · Brickworks · Bukit Batok · Built 2018 · Lease from 2020 · ~93 yrs lease left · 169 units · 14 floors

54Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 438C BT Batok West Ave 8 in Bukit Batok scores 54.1/100 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.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 438C BT Batok West Ave 8 in Singapore

Block 438C BT Batok West Ave 8, Singapore 653438

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Pillar scores

Transport: 34
Food: 33
Schools: 98
Healthcare: 76
Daily needs: 7
Green space: 68
Connectivity: 55
Value (lease): 100
Leisure: 33
EV charging: 71

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 54
Young Families: 61
Seniors: 48
Renters: 40
Investors: 58
EV Owners: 60

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

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

45 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

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

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

Eateries nearby

food

Sodexo Singapore Pte. Ltd.A13.8 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte LtdA14.4 min
Ng Jenny14.5 min
Princess Elizabeth Primary School14.7 min
Tan Tian WahA14.7 min
Jamilah Bte ArisA14.7 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

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-line

Eldercare 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

EV charging

Blk 461 Bukit Batok West Avenue 8 West Rock @ Bukit Batok6.2 min
Blk 463 Bukit Batok Street 41 West Plains @ Bukit Batok7 min
Blk 133/139 Bukit Batok West Avenue 616.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 438C 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 403613.9 min walk · 155 m
Stop 403115.4 min walk · 85 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 438C BT Batok West Ave 8 is more liveable than 4% of them but pricier than 68% — around S$699/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability4th 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 438C offers a solid liveability score (54.1/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is near-fresh (~93 years left).

What you get54.1/100overall 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 438C BT Batok West Ave 8

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

3-room3 sales · 12 mo

S$475k – S$505k

median S$500k · S$649–690 psf

2-room3 sales · 12 mo

S$340k – S$435k

median S$403k · S$796–860 psf

4-room3 sales · 12 mo

S$590k – S$695k

median S$690k · S$589–694 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room2-room4-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Brickworks (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 438C BT Batok West Ave 8

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	3-room	10 TO 12	68 m²	S$500k	S$683
May '26	2-room	07 TO 09	38 m²	S$340k	S$831
Apr '26	4-room	13 TO 15	93 m²	S$695k	S$694
Mar '26	2-room	13 TO 15	47 m²	S$435k	S$860
Mar '26	4-room	13 TO 15	93 m²	S$690k	S$689
Dec '25	3-room	01 TO 03	68 m²	S$475k	S$649
Nov '25	2-room	10 TO 12	47 m²	S$403k	S$796
Nov '25	4-room	01 TO 03	93 m²	S$590k	S$589
Jul '25	3-room	10 TO 12	68 m²	S$505k	S$690
Jun '25	2-room	07 TO 09	47 m²	S$355k	S$702
May '25	2-room	07 TO 09	47 m²	S$380k	S$751
Apr '25	2-room	01 TO 03	38 m²	S$330k	S$807

Showing 12 of 25 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 changeLatest txns

2 ROOMS$706▼ 2.1%1

3 ROOMS$710▲ 5.6%3

4 ROOMS$699▲ 11.1%5

5 ROOMS$657▲ 4.1%4

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