01 · Blocks
Which blocks sold for less?
Each block's median, low to high. The line runs from its cheapest sale to its dearest.
Blk 196 ranks the 9th highest of 17 blocks with two or more sales.
Blk 196 Rivervale Dr
Postal code 540196. Resale prices since Nov 2024:
This blockBlk 196 Rivervale Dr4 min to Compassvale · built 1999 with the 24 blocks in grey · 4–5 room · 73 years left
Nearest stations
Compassvale LRT370 m to Exit A 4 min walk
Rumbia LRT 5 min walk
Bakau LRT 9 min walk
123 homes in this block
4‑room34
5‑room89
- Completed
- 1999
- Storeys
- 17
- Lease
- 2001 to 2100
Under 22? You may get less CPF and a smaller HDB loan.
Blk 196 resale prices
S$630,000 to S$697,000
Three sales at Blk 196 since Nov 2024 · S$530, S$532 and S$583 psf
| Month | Storey | Size | Model | Price | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | 13–15 | 111 m² · 1195 sq ft | Improved | S$632,888 | S$530 |
| Mar 2026 | 1–3 | 110 m² · 1184 sq ft | Improved | S$630,000 | S$532 |
| Oct 2025 | 13–15 | 111 m² · 1195 sq ft | Improved | S$697,000 | S$583 |
Against the blocks around it
5‑room sales since Nov 2024 at Blk 196 and 21 blocks built with it. In S$ per sq ft, so sizes compare.
02 · Floors
Do higher floors cost more?
The median for each storey band, across the same blocks.
Storeys 16–18 went for a median S$554 psf, against S$511 on storeys 1–3.
03 · Months
How have prices moved?
Each month's median across these blocks, with a line from its cheapest sale to its dearest and the number sold. Blk 196's own sales.
The median went from S$528 psf in the first year to S$537 in the past year.
S$565,000 to S$580,000
Two sales at Blk 196 since Nov 2024 · S$583 and S$592 psf
| Month | Storey | Size | Model | Price | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2025 | 1–3 | 90 m² · 969 sq ft | Model A | S$565,000 | S$583 |
| Jan 2025 | 16–18 | 91 m² · 980 sq ft | Model A | S$580,000 | S$592 |
Against the blocks around it
4‑room sales since Nov 2024 at Blk 196 and 14 blocks built with it. In S$ per sq ft, so sizes compare.
01 · Blocks
Which blocks sold for less?
Each block's median, low to high. The line runs from its cheapest sale to its dearest.
Blk 196 ranks the highest of 8 blocks with two or more sales.
02 · Floors
Do higher floors cost more?
The median for each storey band, across the same blocks.
Storeys 16–18 sold for more per sq ft than storeys 1–3.
03 · Months
How have prices moved?
Each month's median across these blocks, with a line from its cheapest sale to its dearest and the number sold. Blk 196's own sales.
The median went from S$569 psf in the first year to S$562 in the past year.
Blk 196 rents
S$3,000 to S$3,350 a month
What most 5‑room flats here rent for: 7 rentals at Blk 196 since Nov 2024, median S$3,200
Blk 196 24 other blocks around it Median across all of them
Each dot is a rental HDB approved since Nov 2024. Owners declare the rent and HDB doesn't check it, so treat single rentals with care.
Primary schools near Blk 196
Within 1 km · 6
- 1Rivervale Primary School90 m
- 2Seng Kang Primary School470 m
- 3North Spring Primary School510 m
- 4Compassvale Primary School520 m
- 5Mee Toh School560 m
- 6Edgefield Primary SchoolClose to the 1 km line900 m
1 to 2 km · 13
- 7Greendale Primary SchoolClose to the 1 km line1.0 km
- 8Punggol Green Primary SchoolClose to the 1 km line1.0 km
- 9Nan Chiau Primary School1.3 km
- 10Horizon Primary School1.3 km
- 11North Vista Primary School1.3 km
- 12Punggol View Primary School1.3 km
- 13Springdale Primary School1.4 km
- 14Oasis Primary School1.5 km
- 15Valour Primary School1.6 km
- 16Palm View Primary School1.6 km
- 17Anchor Green Primary School1.7 km
- 18Waterway Primary School1.7 km
- 19Punggol Primary School1.8 km
Distances are straight lines from Blk 196 to each school's grounds, as MOE measures for Primary 1. Check ones near 1 km on OneMap.
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Block details, resale prices and rentals come from HDB, building outlines from HDB's Existing Building dataset, MRT exits from LTA, schools from MOE and school grounds from URA's Master Plan, all published on data.gov.sg. Walking routes and map tiles are from OneMap by the Singapore Land Authority. Updated 26 Oct 2026.