SG Block Index

Block 473A Upp Serangoon Cres

531473 · Hougang East · Hougang · Built 2016 · ~89 yrs lease left · 170 units · 18 floors

59Overall / 100
Summary

Block 473A Upp Serangoon Cres in Hougang scores 58.5/100 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.

Pillar scores

Transport
51
Food
14
Schools
100
Healthcare
59
Daily needs
57
Green space
94
Connectivity
37
Value (lease)
98
Leisure
49

Who it suits

Overall
59
Young Families
68
Seniors
53
Renters
47
Investors
74

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

7m›102›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 7 min (422 m) to S'goon Sec Sch
  2. Bus 102 · SBS Transit
    S'goon Sec Sch → Hougang Ctrl Int · 3 stops · 4 min
  3. Walk 1 min (94 m) to Hougang
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    Hougang → Dhoby Ghaut · 8 stops · 17 min
  5. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  6. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby Ghaut → Raffles 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

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

Primary schools

straight-line

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

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).

Resale context — 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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