SG Block Index

Block 471A Upp Serangoon Cres

531471 · Hougang East · Hougang · Built 2014 · Lease from 2015 · ~88 yrs lease left · 156 units · 18 floors

68Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 471A Upp Serangoon Cres in Hougang scores 68.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 12.4 minutes’ walk from Kangkar Lrt Station MRT, 19.4 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 719 m straight-line from Chij Our Lady Of The Nativity.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 471A Upp Serangoon Cres in Singapore

Block 471A Upp Serangoon Cres, Singapore 531471

Pillar scores

Transport
61
Food
63
Schools
100
Healthcare
58
Daily needs
70
Green space
99
Connectivity
31
Value (lease)
96
Leisure
51
EV charging
72
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
68
Young Families
75
Seniors
65
Renters
58
Investors
79
EV Owners
69

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
44.9min
102NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
one-north
52.1min
102NELCCLS$2.24 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
72.4min
102NELEWLS$2.40 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
63min
89858S$2.15 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

45 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 14 min (860 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 26 min riding

8m1021mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 8 min (534 m) to Blk 477a
  2. Bus 102 · SBS Transit
    Blk 477aHougang Ctrl Int · 4 stops · 6 min
  3. Walk 1 min (94 m) to Hougang
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    HougangDhoby Ghaut · 8 stops · 17 min
  5. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  6. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby GhautRaffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min
  7. Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
Fastest itinerary · fares & times from OneMap, Singapore Land Authority

What’s nearby

walk times, door to door
Walk-time rings · schematic5 min10 min15 minMRTMarketClinicParkBlk 471A

Distance from centre is real walk time (rings at 5 / 10 / 15 min); the angle only spreads categories apart — it is not compass bearing.

MRT stations

transit
PlannedDefu MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1796 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre19.4 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre30.6 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.3 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd12.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd15.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • ProHealth Medical Group @Hougang3 min
  • Eon Medical Clinic4.8 min
  • Medipoint Medical Centre (Ponggol Branch)10 min

Parks & green

green
  • Punggol Pk8.4 min
  • Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)15.8 min
  • Jln Naung Pg19.9 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd21.4 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)23 min
  • COMNET Senior Activity Centre @ 182 Rivervale Crescent24.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol Park CC10.4 min
  • Rivervale CC (U/C)14.7 min
  • Punggol CC18.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library16.7 min
  • Sengkang Public Library26.2 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 476 Upper Serangoon View Hougang Capeview4.3 min
  • Blk 351-357 Hougang Avenue 712 min
  • Blk 266 Compassvale Bow12.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 471A Upp Serangoon Cres
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 supermarkets, 1 parks, 4 clinics.

Shaded areas are real pedestrian reach (OSRM foot routing), sampled on a grid — an approximate schematic, not a legal boundary.

Buses near here

LTA stops · OneMap routing
Nearest bus stops
  • Stop 622511.6 min walk · 142 m
  • Stop 622511.6 min walk · 142 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 477A8 min walk
    102
  • BLK 45812 min walk
    89
  • AFT PUNGGOL RD12 min walk
    858

Services seen boarding near this block on real OneMap public-transport routes — not a full timetable. Check the LTA / bus operator app for live arrivals.

Who lives here

Census 2020 · Hougang planning area
Age profile
In Hougang, 12.7% of residents are under 15 and 16.3% are 65 or older.
55–598.4%
60–648.2%
25–297.7%
30–347.6%
Household income
38.8% of Hougang households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
$20,000+12.7%
No working person11.3%
$2,000–2,9996%
$3,000–3,9995.7%
Dwelling mix
77.2% of Hougang households live in HDB flats; 22.6% in condominiums or landed homes.
HDB 4 room flats37.2%
HDB 5 room and executive flats21.2%
HDB 3 room flats14.6%
Condominiums and other apartments14.5%
Household size
37.5% of Hougang households are one or two people; 2-person households are the most common.
2-person22.8%
4-person21.4%
3-person19.9%
1-person14.7%
In education
Of Hougang residents currently in education, 27.8% attend polytechnic or university.
Primary31.1%
Secondary24%
University16.4%
Polytechnic11.4%
Commute to work
58.7% of working Hougang residents commute by public transport; 28.4% drive or ride.
MRT LRT and bus28.2%
Car21.4%
Bus18.1%
MRT LRT only10.3%

Resident data for the Hougang planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$656k · 4 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
slight premium

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 471A Upp Serangoon Cres is more liveable than 44% of them but pricier than 64% — around S$677/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability44th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 36%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (4-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-06

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 471A offers a strong liveability score (68.3/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is near-fresh (~88 years left).

What you get68.3/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+18.4%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds88 yrslease remaining

A plain-language read, not financial advice. Liveability and lease come from the index; price signals from data.gov.sg resale transactions for Hougang East. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 471A Upp Serangoon Cres

Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation

4-room4 sales · 12 mo
S$610k – S$705k
median S$675k · S$616712 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
555642729Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Hougang East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 471A Upp Serangoon Cres

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Mar '264-room01 TO 0392S$610kS$616
Feb '264-room16 TO 1892S$705kS$712
Nov '254-room10 TO 1292S$675kS$682
Sep '254-room13 TO 1592S$675kS$682
May '253-room01 TO 0367S$470kS$652
May '254-room04 TO 0692S$655kS$661
Jan '253-room07 TO 0967S$511kS$708
Oct '244-room13 TO 1592S$660kS$666

Subzone medians — Hougang East

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$555▼ 15.9%
4 ROOMS$677▲ 18.4%
5 ROOMS$573▼ 1.5%
EXECUTIVES$688▲ 10.5%
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