SG Block Index

Block 470B Upp Serangoon Cres

532470 · Hougang East · Hougang · Built 2014 · ~87 yrs lease left · 172 units · 19 floors

54Overall / 100
Summary

Block 470B Upp Serangoon Cres in Hougang scores 54/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 14.9 minutes’ walk from Kangkar Lrt Station MRT, 22.4 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 658 m straight-line from North Vista Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
41
Food
9
Schools
99
Healthcare
54
Daily needs
62
Green space
86
Connectivity
34
Value (lease)
94
Leisure
37

Who it suits

Overall
54
Young Families
64
Seniors
49
Renters
42
Investors
71

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
44.1min
87NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
one-north
51.4min
87NELCCLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
71.6min
82CCLEWLS$2.40 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
59.2min
13627858S$2.15 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

44 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 14 min (864 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 25 min riding

10m›87›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 10 min (576 m) to Opp Blk 458
  2. Bus 87 · SBS Transit
    Opp Blk 458 → Opp Hougang Ctrl Int · 4 stops · 5 min
  3. Walk 1 min (56 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 470B

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 1872 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre22.4 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre33.6 min
  • Anchorvale Village Hawker Centre43.3 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.8 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd15.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd17.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • ProHealth Medical Group @Hougang5.5 min
  • Eon Medical Clinic7.8 min
  • Medipoint Medical Centre (Ponggol Branch)13 min

Parks & green

green
  • Punggol Pk11.4 min
  • Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)18.7 min
  • Jln Naung Pg22.9 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd24.4 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)26 min
  • COMNET Senior Activity Centre @ 182 Rivervale Crescent27.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol Park CC13.4 min
  • Rivervale CC (U/C)17.2 min
  • Buangkok CC (U/C)25.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library19.6 min
  • Sengkang Public Library29.2 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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