[4] Sengkang shares boundaries with Seletar and Punggol in the north, Pasir Ris and Paya Lebar in the east, Hougang and Serangoon to the south, as well as Yishun and Ang Mo Kio to the west.

[6][7][8] Sengkang originated from the area once called Kangkar, named after the port and fishing village along Sungei Serangoon.

[6] In October 1999, a steering committee chaired by Dr Michael Lim, then Member of Parliament for Cheng San Group Representation Constituency, was formed to look into providing sufficient amenities in Sengkang New Town.

The road passes through the extended roads of Fernvale Lane, Sengkang West Avenue, Sengkang West Way in front of the Fernvale neighbourhood, cuts through the TPE across the Seletar Aerospace Flyover and links to Seletar Aerospace Park.

There is a higher population concentration among younger and middle-aged and groups, with males and females both peaking at the 40-44 age range at 4.39% and 4.82% respectively.

[23] The frequently spoken languages in Sengkang are largely consistent with the national average, with a lower proportion of Malay and Chinese dialect speakers.

[23] Among the employed residents in Sengkang aged 15 years and over, most earn a gross monthly income of between S$1,000 and S$1,999, with 12.2% being in that category.

Sengkang Sculpture Park, located in Compassvale, is an elongated green space created below the LRT viaducts.

The government of Singapore uses public transport to reduce pollution caused by heavy road traffic.

The NEL is a fully automated heavy rail mass rapid transit line which started operations on 20 June 2003.

The expansion consists of 12 additional parking bays, boarding and alighting facilities, concourse area, staff lounge and a canteen.

[59] Land provision has also been made for a junior college in the town to meet future educational demand in the North-East Region.

[65] The first community centre of the new town, Rivervale Community Centre, was opened on 20 June 2004, by Teo Chee Hean, Minister of Defence and Member of Parliament for Pasir Ris-Punggol Group Representation Constituency, which was situated at the void deck of Blk 193 Rivervale Drive.

Sengkang has established itself as a world-class venue for hockey, with significant facility upgrades being undertaken for the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in 2010.

The area west of Sungei Punggol fell under Jalan Kayu SMC, whose MP was Heng Chiang Meng, who entered Parliament in 1984.

The current Sengkang planning area was under Michael Lim, who served the Punggol Central ward.

The GRC was contested by a Workers' Party (WP) team led by the then-Secretary-General and former opposition MP Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam, and Tang Liang Hong, a senior lawyer.

Most of Anchorvale and Fernvale fell within the Jalan Kayu division of Ang Mo Kio GRC, under Wee Siew Kim.

In the 2006 general election, Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC was expanded from five to six MPs as the population in Sengkang and Punggol new towns had grown since 2001.

Michael Lim retired from politics in 2006 and did not take part in the election that year,[79] with Teo Ser Luck replacing him in the Punggol South ward.

Meanwhile, in Ang Mo Kio GRC, Jalan Kayu division was carved to include Sengkang West ward, returning debut MP Lam Pin Min to parliament.

Punggol East SMC saw the only three-cornered fight in the 2011 elections, with Palmer from the People's Action Party, Desmond Lim from the Singapore Democratic Alliance, and Lee Li Lian from the Workers' Party contesting, eventually the SMC was retained by incumbent Michael Palmer.

Anchorvale and Fernvale were carved into Sengkang West SMC, with Lam Pin Min as its MP.

In December 2012, Palmer quit the PAP over an extra-marital affair, thereby vacating his seat and paving the way for a by-election in Punggol East SMC that was called by the Prime Minister in January 2013.

SDA's Lim and WP's Lee returned to contest the by-election, and the PAP fielded a newcomer, Koh Poh Koon, who had joined the party only three weeks earlier.

[81] Teo Ser Luck's Punggol Central ward in Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC was renamed as Sengkang Central, while Gan Thiam Poh's Punggol South ward was transferred to Ang Mo Kio GRC and renamed as Sengkang South.

With the retirements of Charles Chong and Teo Ser Luck, then-Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Ng Chee Meng was sent to lead the People's Action Party team in the 2020 general election.

However, they were defeated by a Worker's Party team consisting of He Ting Ru, Jamus Lim, Louis Chua and Raeesah Khan, who would serve as the MPs for Buangkok, Anchorvale, Rivervale and Compassvale respectively.

Fernvale was re-absorbed into Ang Mo Kio GRC, forming a namesake division with Gan Thiam Poh as its MP.

With Cheng San Town Council from the beginning of the town to its dissolution in 2001, after which the wards of Punggol Central was under Pasir Ris-Punggol, throughout 2001-2020, while Jalan Kayu, then split into Sengkang West, under Ang Mo Kio, throughout 2001–present and for a short time, Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East, which manages Punggol East SMC then from 2013-2015.