SG Block Index

Block 473A Upp Serangoon Cres

531473 · Hougang East · Hougang · Built 2016 · Lease from 2017 · ~90 yrs lease left · 170 units · 18 floors

65Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 473A Upp Serangoon Cres in Hougang scores 64.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 14.7 minutes’ walk from Ranggung Lrt Station MRT, 20.9 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 514 m straight-line from Chij Our Lady Of The Nativity.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 473A Upp Serangoon Cres in Singapore

Block 473A Upp Serangoon Cres, Singapore 531473

Pillar scores

Transport
51
Food
61
Schools
100
Healthcare
59
Daily needs
57
Green space
94
Connectivity
37
Value (lease)
100
Leisure
49
EV charging
62
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
65
Young Families
72
Seniors
61
Renters
54
Investors
78
EV Owners
64

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
41.9min
102NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
one-north
49.1min
102NELCCLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
69.4min
102NELEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
58.5min
13627858S$2.15 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

42 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 12 min (748 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 24 min riding

7m1021mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 7 min (422 m) to S'goon Sec Sch
  2. Bus 102 · SBS Transit
    S'goon Sec SchHougang Ctrl Int · 3 stops · 4 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 473A

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 1630 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre20.9 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre31.2 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.7 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd14 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd15.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Eon Medical Clinic1.6 min
  • ProHealth Medical Group @Hougang6.5 min
  • Mission (Hougang) Medical Clinic7.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Punggol Pk9.9 min
  • Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)17.2 min
  • Jln Naung Pg17.8 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)20.9 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd22.9 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre25.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol Park CC11.8 min
  • Rivervale CC (U/C)18 min
  • Punggol CC18.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library16.5 min
  • Sengkang Public Library27.6 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 476 Upper Serangoon View Hougang Capeview7.8 min
  • Blk 351-357 Hougang Avenue 79.9 min
  • Blk 464-468 Hougang Avenue 1011.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 473A 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 622512.6 min walk · 73 m
  • Stop 622512.6 min walk · 73 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 298A4 min walk
    27
  • OPP S'GOON SEC SCH4 min walk
    136
  • AFT PUNGGOL RD4 min walk
    858
  • S'GOON SEC SCH7 min walk
    102

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
pays a premium

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 473A Upp Serangoon Cres is more liveable than 30% of them but pricier than 64% — around S$677/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability30th 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 473A offers a solid liveability score (64.9/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is near-fresh (~90 years left).

What you get64.9/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+18.4%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds90 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 473A Upp Serangoon Cres

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

5-room4 sales · 12 mo
S$828k – S$865k
median S$842k · S$681711 psf
4-room3 sales · 12 mo
S$720k – S$755k
median S$728k · S$719754 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room4-room a sale at this block
550663776Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Hougang East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 473A Upp Serangoon Cres

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
May '264-room13 TO 1593S$720kS$719
Jan '265-room07 TO 09113S$839kS$690
Dec '255-room10 TO 12113S$846kS$695
Nov '255-room07 TO 09113S$828kS$681
Nov '255-room16 TO 18113S$865kS$711
Oct '254-room13 TO 1593S$755kS$754
Sep '254-room13 TO 1593S$728kS$727
May '255-room07 TO 09113S$818kS$673
Apr '255-room04 TO 06113S$797kS$655
Mar '255-room13 TO 15113S$880kS$723
Sep '243-room16 TO 1868S$525kS$717

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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