Compassvale Explained

Compassvale
Settlement Type:Subzone of Sengkang Planning Area &
Housing Estate
Translit Lang1:Name
Translit Lang1 Type:Chinese
Translit Lang1 Info:康埔桦
Translit Lang1 Info1:kāngpǔhuà
Translit Lang1 Type4:Malay
Translit Lang1 Info4:Compassvale
Translit Lang1 Type5:Tamil
Translit Lang1 Info5:கம்பஸ்வேல்
Pushpin Map:Singapore
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Compassvale within Singapore
Coordinates:1.3909°N 103.8976°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Singapore
Population Density Km2:auto

Compassvale is a neighbourhood of Sengkang New Town, and is located between Rivervale and Anchorvale. Compassvale encompasses the Sengkang Town Centre.

History

There used to be a few low-rise flats along Punggol Road with a defunct road named Buangkok South Farmway 1 leading into the estate. It was part of a rural centre built by HDB in the late 1970s. These flats were cleared by mid-2000s for further developments in the vicinity.

Educational institutions

Primary schools
Secondary schools

Places of worship

Buddhist temples

Mosque

Church

Shopping amenities

Public transport

Compassvale is well served by many bus services originating from the Sengkang Bus Interchange, Compassvale Bus Interchange and from other parts of the island. Sengkang MRT station and the east loop of the Sengkang LRT line also serves the area, at Compassvale & Ranggung LRT stations. Buangkok MRT station serves residents living at the southern portion of the neighborhood.

Bus services that call at a pair of bus stops located along the TPE-Punggol Road Interchange also serves residents living in the vicinity, at the Sengkang-Punggol boundary.

Gallery

Housing estates
Educational institutions
Sengkang Sculpture Park
Sengkang town centre