Blk 197 Rivervale Dr
Completed 1999 · 17 storeys · 124 flats · 74 years 03 months remaining · 29 resale transactions on record · median household income in Sengkang: $9,500/mo
17 storeys · completed 1999
What the record shows
A 5-room here sold for $650,000 in Mar 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $474,296 in 2021 - a gain of $175,704 - about $96 a day while the owner slept.
This block crosses 60 years remaining in 2040 - the line where CPF usage rules begin tightening for buyers.
A executive on Rivervale Dr has already fetched $960,000 - 96% of the way to a million-dollar flat.
Across Sengkang, roughly 4,569 flats in newly-completed blocks reach the end of MOP between 2026 and 2028 - new sellers entering this market.
Rent check
What flats in this block actually rented for in the last 12 months - official approvals, not listings. If you’re quoted much more, you have a number to negotiate with.
| Type | Block median | Range | Sengkang median | Gross yield | Rented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-ROOM | $2,950/mo | $2,900–$3,000 | $3,200/mo | - | 2 |
| 5-ROOM | $3,000/mo | $3,000–$3,000 | $3,300/mo | - | 1 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Sengkang · gaps = years with no sales here
The height gradient
every sale in 5 years, plotted by starting floor · 15 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 29
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 111 | $650,000 | $544 | 74y 03m |
| Dec 2025 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 91 | $580,000 | $592 | 74y 06m |
| Jul 2025 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 111 | $600,000 | $502 | 74y 10m |
| Jan 2025 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 111 | $675,000 | $565 | 75y 06m |
| Jan 2025 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 111 | $658,000 | $551 | 75y 05m |
| Dec 2024 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 111 | $650,000 | $544 | 75y 06m |
| Feb 2024 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 110 | $590,000 | $498 | 76y 05m |
| May 2023 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 91 | $465,000 | $475 | 77y |
| Dec 2022 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 111 | $555,888 | $465 | 77y 06m |
| Sept 2022 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 111 | $542,000 | $454 | 77y 09m |
| Jul 2022 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 111 | $553,000 | $463 | 77y 11m |
| Apr 2022 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 91 | $460,000 | $470 | 78y 02m |
| Jan 2022 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 111 | $505,000 | $423 | 78y 04m |
| Jan 2022 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 111 | $500,000 | $418 | 78y 04m |
| Oct 2021 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 90 | $408,888 | $422 | 78y 08m |
| Feb 2021 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 110 | $417,888 | $353 | 79y 03m |
| May 2020 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 91 | $345,000 | $352 | 80y 01m |
| Oct 2019 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 111 | $420,000 | $352 | 80y 07m |
| Jun 2019 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 111 | $420,000 | $352 | 80y 11m |
| Jun 2019 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 91 | $322,000 | $329 | 81y |
| May 2019 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 111 | $368,000 | $308 | 81y 06m |
| Sept 2018 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 111 | $380,000 | $318 | 81y 08m |
| Jul 2018 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 110 | $395,000 | $334 | 81y 10m |
| Jul 2018 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 111 | $455,000 | $381 | 81y 10m |
| May 2018 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 111 | $400,000 | $335 | 82y 01m |
| Apr 2018 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 91 | $362,000 | $370 | 82y 01m |
| Feb 2018 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 111 | $420,000 | $352 | 82y 03m |
| Dec 2017 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 90 | $351,000 | $362 | 82y 05m |
| Jun 2017 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 111 | $440,000 | $368 | 82y 11m |
Who lives in Sengkang
Census of Population 2020 · planning-area aggregates · SingStat via data.gov.sg
The neighbourhood
What sits around this address - distances computed from official OneMap and LTA records.
The neighbourhood, photographed
freely-licensed photographs taken within ~450 m · Wikimedia Commons
Around this block
The nearest blocks by actual distance - street names are postal artifacts, so true neighbours often sit on a different road. Price gaps are median-vs-median on the flat type both blocks actually trade.
5-room median $30k above this block · 3 vs 5 sales
built 1998 · same generation
built 1999 · same generation
5-room median $6k below this block · 4 vs 5 sales
5-room median $10k above this block · 7 vs 5 sales
5-room median $20k above this block · 3 vs 5 sales
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 1.9×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.