SG Block Index

Block 438 Fajar RD

670438 · Fajar · Bukit Panjang · Built 1989 · ~62 yrs lease left · 88 units · 12 floors

70Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 438 Fajar RD in Bukit Panjang scores 69.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 3.6 minutes’ walk from Fajar Lrt Station MRT, 12.6 minutes from Bukit Panjang Hawker Centre, and 364 m straight-line from Zhenghua Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 438 Fajar RD in Singapore

Pillar scores

Transport
85
Food
75
Schools
100
Healthcare
50
Daily needs
69
Green space
54
Connectivity
43
Value (lease)
44
Leisure
79
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
70
Young Families
75
Seniors
63
Renters
66
Investors
64
EV Owners
75

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
52.2min
BPLDTLNSLS$2.27 · 2 transfers
one-north
47min
BPLDTLCCLS$2.15 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
30.9min
BPLNSLS$1.94 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
95.4min
960EWLEWL2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

52 min door to door · S$2.27 · 2 transfers · 11 min (718 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 34 min riding

5mBPL4mDTL2mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (285 m) to Fajar Lrt Station
  2. Bukit Panjang LRT · SMRT Corporation
    Fajar Lrt StationBukit Panjang Lrt Station · 4 stops · 5 min
  3. Walk 4 min (261 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicBlk 438

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
PlannedDe1 MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2725 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Bukit Panjang Hawker Centre12.6 min
  • Senja Hawker Centre20.3 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd5.3 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd11.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Cashew Medical & Surgery5.3 min
  • Fajar Family Clinic & Surgery5.3 min
  • Healthway Medical5.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Cashew Crescent Fc Pg22.5 min
  • Hazel Pk Os22.6 min
  • Cashew Rd Interim Pk22.8 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Teck Whye)28.9 min
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Teck Whye Crescent31.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Zhenghua CC (Pending U/C)7.3 min
  • Bukit Panjang CC15 min
  • Senja-Cashew CC15.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Bukit Panjang Public Library14.6 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 436-441 Fajar Road2 min
  • Blk 409-419 Fajar Road4.2 min
  • Blk 454 Fajar Road Fajar Spring5.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 438 Fajar RD
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 MRT, 1 supermarkets, 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 447793.1 min walk · 163 m
  • Stop 446014.5 min walk · 215 m

Board here and check the LTA bus app for the services and live arrival times.

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$488k · 3 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
slight premium

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 438 Fajar RD is more liveable than 38% of them but pricier than 62% — around S$697/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability38th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 38%

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 438 offers a strong liveability score (69.8/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~62 years left).

What you get69.8/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+12.9%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 Fajar. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 438 Fajar RD

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

5-room3 sales · 12 mo
S$622k – S$698k
median S$645k · S$478536 psf
4-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$535k
median S$535k · S$478478 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room4-room a sale at this block
448535621Jul '24Jul '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Fajar (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 438 Fajar RD

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
May '265-room10 TO 12121S$645kS$495
Apr '265-room04 TO 06121S$622kS$478
Jan '264-room04 TO 06104S$535kS$478
Aug '255-room07 TO 09121S$698kS$536
Feb '254-room01 TO 03104S$525kS$469
Jul '245-room04 TO 06121S$605kS$465
Jul '245-room07 TO 09121S$618kS$474

Subzone medians — Fajar

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$642▼ 8.5%
3 ROOMS$697▲ 12.9%
4 ROOMS$645▲ 13.4%
5 ROOMS$481▼ 0.0%
EXECUTIVES$501▲ 2.4%
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