SG Block Index

Block 5 Jln Batu

679530 · Gali Batu · Sungei Kadut · Built 1962 · Lease from 1969 · ~42 yrs lease left · 110 units · 10 floors

29Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 5 Jln Batu in Sungei Kadut scores 28.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 22.6 minutes’ walk from Yew Tee Mrt Station MRT, 20.5 minutes from Senja Hawker Centre, and 837 m straight-line from Yew Tee Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 5 Jln Batu in Singapore

Pillar scores

Transport
14
Food
11
Schools
74
Healthcare
25
Daily needs
0
Green space
78
Connectivity
48
Value (lease)
4
Leisure
22
EV charging
0
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
29
Young Families
38
Seniors
24
Renters
26
Investors
17
EV Owners
17

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
48.3min
178DTLNSLS$2.24 · 2 transfers
one-north
43min
178DTLCCLS$2.11 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
27.9min
927307NSLS$1.86 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
91.1min
960EWLEWLS$2.51 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

48 min door to door · S$2.24 · 2 transfers · 5 min (348 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 36 min riding

1m1782mDTL2mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 1 min (52 m) to Bef Yew Tee Flyover
  2. Bus 178 · SMRT Corporation
    Bef Yew Tee FlyoverBT Panjang /lrt · 5 stops · 6 min
  3. Walk 2 min (124 m) to Bukit Panjang
  4. Downtown Line · SBS Transit
    Bukit PanjangNewton · 10 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 minParkBlk 5

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 1092 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Senja Hawker Centre20.5 min
  • Yew Tee Hawker Centre24.8 min
  • Bukit Panjang Hawker Centre39.8 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd20.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd23.2 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd23.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Rc'S Family Clinic Pte Ltd16 min
  • My Family Clinic (Senja)20.3 min
  • Pinnacle Family Clinic (Yew Tee)22.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Villa Verde Pk Extension9.7 min
  • Villa Verde Pk15.4 min
  • Choa Chu Kang Pk19.7 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Teck Whye Crescent25.8 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre27.1 min
  • Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Teck Whye)28.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Limbang CO c/o Yew Tee CC26.8 min
  • Chua Chu Kang CC29.7 min
  • Senja-Cashew CC34.6 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Chua Chu Kang Public Library27.4 min
  • Bukit Panjang Public Library28.3 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 638-643 Choa Chu Kang Street 6421.4 min
  • 637 Choa Chu Kang North 6 Singapore 68063721.8 min
  • Blk 1/7 Teck Whye Avenue Teck Whye Heights I27.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 5 Jln Batu
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 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 449997.7 min walk · 307 m
  • Stop 450118 min walk · 353 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BEF YEW TEE FLYOVER1 min walk
    178927960
  • CHOA CHU KANG INT1 min walk
    307

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 · Sungei Kadut planning area
Age profile
In Sungei Kadut, 13.3% of residents are under 15 and 20% are 65 or older.
45–498%
50–548%
55–598%
60–648%

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

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$399k · 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 5 Jln Batu is more liveable than 0% of them and cheaper than 61% — around S$570/psf for 3 room (as of 2025-11).

Liveability0th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 61%

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 2025-11

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 5 offers a modest liveability score (28.9/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~42 years left).

What you get28.9/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+9.9%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds42 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 Gali Batu. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 5 Jln Batu

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

3-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$368k
median S$368k · S$570570 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block
379485590Mar '17Jul '21Nov '25
Monthly resale volume — Gali Batu (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 5 Jln Batu

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Nov '253-room07 TO 0960S$368kS$570
Mar '253-room01 TO 0362S$350kS$524

Subzone medians — Gali Batu

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$570▲ 9.9%
4 ROOMS$364
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