SG Block Index

Block 138 Petir RD

670138 · Jelebu · Bukit Panjang · Built 1988 · Lease from 1989 · ~62 yrs lease left · 32 units · 4 floors

3 upcoming development sites within 1 km
63Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 138 Petir RD in Bukit Panjang scores 62.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.1 minutes’ walk from Pending Lrt Station MRT, 11.3 minutes from Bukit Panjang Hawker Centre, and 144 m straight-line from Bukit Panjang Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 138 Petir RD in Singapore

Pillar scores

Transport
60
Food
78
Schools
100
Healthcare
36
Daily needs
41
Green space
84
Connectivity
48
Value (lease)
44
Leisure
75
EV charging
76
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
63
Young Families
70
Seniors
54
Renters
58
Investors
57
EV Owners
63

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
46.6min
963DTLNSLS$2.24 · 2 transfers
one-north
44.5min
963DTLCCLS$2.11 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
29min
BPLNSLS$1.90 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
76.7min
DTLEWLEWLS$2.48 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

47 min door to door · S$2.24 · 2 transfers · 7 min (469 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 34 min riding

3m9632mDTL2mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (173 m) to Bet Blks 139/140
  2. Bus 963 · Tower Transit Services
    Bet Blks 139/140BT Panjang /lrt · 4 stops · 5 min
  3. Walk 2 min (124 m) to Bukit Panjang
  4. Downtown Line · SBS Transit
    Bukit PanjangNewton · 9 stops · 21 min
  5. Walk 2 min (144 m) to Newton
  6. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    NewtonRaffles Place · 5 stops · 9 min
  7. 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 138

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
PlannedBrickland MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2348 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Bukit Panjang Hawker Centre11.3 min
  • Senja Hawker Centre28.3 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd15.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Sp Clinic11.6 min
  • Chong & Lim Family Clinic13.4 min
  • Lifeline Bukit Panjang Medical Clinic13.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Cashew Rd Interim Pk7 min
  • Cashew Crescent Fc Pg7.7 min
  • Cashew Link Pg8.5 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Teck Whye)30.4 min
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Teck Whye Crescent32.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Bukit Panjang CC9.1 min
  • Senja-Cashew CC17.2 min
  • Zhenghua CC (Pending U/C)24.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Bukit Panjang Public Library13.8 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 130-140 Cashew Road5.4 min
  • Blk 141-151 Gangsa Road/Petir Road8.9 min
  • Blk 219/233 Petir Road10.4 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 138 Petir RD
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 3 parks.

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 442194.9 min walk · 140 m
  • Stop 431317.5 min walk · 156 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BET BLKS 139/1403 min walk
    963

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 Panjang planning area
Age profile
In Bukit Panjang, 14.9% of residents are under 15 and 12.7% are 65 or older.
55–598.1%
25–297.6%
30–347.6%
45–497.6%
Household income
39.3% of Bukit Panjang households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
$20,000+12.3%
No working person10.1%
$5,000–5,9996%
$15,000–17,4995.9%
Dwelling mix
82.8% of Bukit Panjang households live in HDB flats; 17.1% in condominiums or landed homes.
HDB 4 room flats39.3%
HDB 5 room and executive flats32.4%
Condominiums and other apartments15.2%
HDB 3 room flats8.3%
Household size
31.9% of Bukit Panjang households are one or two people; 4-person households are the most common.
4-person23.3%
3-person21.6%
2-person20.5%
5-person13.9%
In education
Of Bukit Panjang residents currently in education, 26.6% attend polytechnic or university.
Primary31.9%
Secondary24%
University15%
Polytechnic11.6%
Commute to work
56.6% of working Bukit Panjang residents commute by public transport; 30.7% drive or ride.
Car22.7%
MRT LRT and bus20.5%
Bus17%
Other combi MRT LRT or bus10.5%

Resident data for the Bukit Panjang planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$417k · 3 room

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Value for money

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

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 138 Petir RD is more liveable than 12% of them and cheaper than 60% — around S$595/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability12th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 60%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (3-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-06

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 138 offers a solid liveability score (62.6/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~62 years left).

What you get62.6/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+8.8%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds62 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 Jelebu. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 138 Petir RD

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

Executive2 sales · 12 mo
S$865k – S$888k
median S$877k · S$550565 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)Executive a sale at this block
535603670Aug '24Jul '25May '26
Monthly resale volume — Jelebu (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 138 Petir RD

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
May '26Executive01 TO 03146S$888kS$565
Sep '25Executive01 TO 03146S$865kS$550

Subzone medians — Jelebu

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$595▲ 8.8%
4 ROOMS$724▲ 49.2%
5 ROOMS$789▲ 23.0%
EXECUTIVES$543▼ 16.7%
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