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 197's median is S$544 psf, the 2nd highest of 18 blocks with two or more sales.
Blk 197 Rivervale Dr
Postal code 540197. Resale prices since Nov 2024:
This blockBlk 197 Rivervale Dr5 min to Rumbia · built 1999 with the 24 blocks in grey · 4–5 room · 73 years left
Nearest stations
Rumbia LRT390 m to Exit A 5 min walk
Compassvale LRT 5 min walk
Bakau LRT 8 min walk
124 homes in this block
4‑room34
5‑room90
- Completed
- 1999
- Storeys
- 17
- Lease
- 2001 to 2100
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Blk 197 resale prices
S$600,000 to S$675,000
6 sales at Blk 197 since Nov 2024 · median S$544 psf
| Month | Storey | Size | Model | Price | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 10–12 | 111 m² · 1195 sq ft | Improved | S$638,000 | S$534 |
| Mar 2026 | 10–12 | 111 m² · 1195 sq ft | Improved | S$650,000 | S$544 |
| Jul 2025 | 10–12 | 111 m² · 1195 sq ft | Improved | S$600,000 | S$502 |
| Jan 2025 | 7–9 | 111 m² · 1195 sq ft | Improved | S$658,000 | S$551 |
| Jan 2025 | 10–12 | 111 m² · 1195 sq ft | Improved | S$675,000 | S$565 |
| Dec 2024 | 7–9 | 111 m² · 1195 sq ft | Improved | S$650,000 | S$544 |
Against the blocks around it
5‑room sales since Nov 2024 at Blk 197, 21 blocks built with it and one other block within 250 m with leases from 1998 to 2004. In S$ 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 197's own sales.
The median went from S$528 psf in the first year to S$537 in the past year.
S$580,000
One 4‑room sale at Blk 197, in Dec 2025 · S$592 psf
| Month | Storey | Size | Model | Price | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 10–12 | 91 m² · 980 sq ft | Model A | S$580,000 | S$592 |
Against the blocks around it
4‑room sales since Nov 2024 at Blk 197, 14 blocks built with it and one other block within 250 m with leases from 1998 to 2004. In S$ 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 197's one sale was S$592 psf.
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$592 psf, against S$556 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 197's own sales.
The median went from S$571 psf in the first year to S$562 in the past year.
Blk 197 rents
S$3,000, S$3,200, S$3,300 and S$3,500 a month
Four 5‑room rentals at Blk 197 since Nov 2024
Blk 197 25 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 197
Within 1 km · 6
- 1Rivervale Primary School80 m
- 2North Spring Primary School480 m
- 3Seng Kang Primary School490 m
- 4Mee Toh School530 m
- 5Compassvale Primary School580 m
- 6Edgefield Primary School900 m
1 to 2 km · 13
- 7Greendale Primary SchoolClose to the 1 km line1.0 km
- 8Punggol Green Primary SchoolClose to the 1 km line1.1 km
- 9Horizon Primary School1.3 km
- 10North Vista Primary School1.3 km
- 11Nan Chiau Primary School1.3 km
- 12Punggol View Primary School1.4 km
- 13Springdale Primary School1.5 km
- 14Oasis Primary School1.5 km
- 15Palm View Primary School1.6 km
- 16Valour Primary School1.6 km
- 17Waterway Primary School1.7 km
- 18Anchor Green Primary School1.7 km
- 19Punggol Primary School1.8 km
Distances are straight lines from Blk 197 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.