How far is Block 470B Upp Serangoon Cres from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Kangkar Lrt Station, about 14.9 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 470B Upp Serangoon Cres to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 87 to Opp Hougang Ctrl Int, then North East Line to Dhoby Ghaut, then North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 44 minutes with 2 transfers, roughly S$2.02.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 470B?

Buangkok Hawker Centre is roughly 22.4 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 470B Upp Serangoon Cres?

North Vista Primary School, approximately 658 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 470B Upp Serangoon Cres?

Approximately 88 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 2015 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 470B Upp Serangoon Cres?

It scores 60.4/100 overall: transport 41.2, food 54.7, schools 99, healthcare 54.4, daily needs 61.6, green space 86.1, connectivity 33.5, value 96, leisure 37.2.

Is Block 470B Upp Serangoon Cres a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 60.4/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been rising faster than most Singapore subzones, and about 88 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Hougang East give the price trend.

Block 470B Upp Serangoon Cres

532470 · Hougang East · Hougang · Built 2014 · Lease from 2015 · ~88 yrs lease left · 172 units · 19 floors

60Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 470B Upp Serangoon Cres in Hougang scores 60.4/100 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.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 470B Upp Serangoon Cres in Singapore

Block 470B Upp Serangoon Cres, Singapore 532470

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Pillar scores

Transport: 41
Food: 55
Schools: 99
Healthcare: 54
Daily needs: 62
Green space: 86
Connectivity: 34
Value (lease): 96
Leisure: 37
EV charging: 58

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 60
Young Families: 68
Seniors: 56
Renters: 48
Investors: 75
EV Owners: 60

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 44.1min
one-north: 51.4min
Jurong East: 71.6min
Changi Airport: 59.2min

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

Walk 10 min (576 m) to Opp Blk 458
Bus 87 · SBS Transit
Opp Blk 458 → Opp Hougang Ctrl Int · 4 stops · 5 min
Walk 1 min (56 m) to Hougang
North East Line · SBS Transit
Hougang → Dhoby Ghaut · 8 stops · 17 min
Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Dhoby Ghaut → Raffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min
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 · schematic

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

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

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

EV charging

Blk 476 Upper Serangoon View Hougang Capeview6.8 min
Blk 435-458 Hougang Avenue 6/815.5 min
Blk 266 Compassvale Bow15.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 470B Upp Serangoon Cres

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 supermarkets, 2 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 622514.6 min walk · 172 m
Stop 622514.6 min walk · 172 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 298A7 min walk
27
OPP BLK 477A7 min walk
136
AFT PUNGGOL RD7 min walk
858
OPP BLK 45810 min walk
8287

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 470B Upp Serangoon Cres is more liveable than 15% of them but pricier than 64% — around S$677/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability15th 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 470B offers a solid liveability score (60.4/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is near-fresh (~88 years left).

What you get60.4/100overall 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 470B Upp Serangoon Cres

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

3-room4 sales · 12 mo

S$542k – S$558k

median S$549k · S$752–774 psf

4-room3 sales · 12 mo

S$680k – S$726k

median S$700k · S$687–733 psf

5-room1 sale · 12 mo

S$775k

median S$775k · S$637–637 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room4-room5-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Hougang East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 470B Upp Serangoon Cres

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	3-room	10 TO 12	67 m²	S$548k	S$760
Apr '26	3-room	04 TO 06	67 m²	S$550k	S$763
Apr '26	4-room	16 TO 18	92 m²	S$700k	S$707
Feb '26	3-room	10 TO 12	67 m²	S$558k	S$774
Feb '26	5-room	01 TO 03	113 m²	S$775k	S$637
Sep '25	4-room	07 TO 09	92 m²	S$680k	S$687
Aug '25	4-room	13 TO 15	92 m²	S$726k	S$733
Jul '25	3-room	07 TO 09	67 m²	S$542k	S$752
May '25	3-room	04 TO 06	67 m²	S$533k	S$739
Feb '25	5-room	10 TO 12	112 m²	S$830k	S$688
Jan '25	4-room	07 TO 09	92 m²	S$688k	S$695
Nov '24	4-room	13 TO 15	93 m²	S$710k	S$709

Showing 12 of 13 sales in the last 2 years.

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 changeLatest txns

3 ROOMS$555▼ 15.9%1

4 ROOMS$677▲ 18.4%14

5 ROOMS$573▼ 1.5%4

EXECUTIVES$688▲ 10.5%2

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