SG Block Index

Block 471B Upp Serangoon Cres

532471 · Hougang East · Hougang · Built 2014 · ~87 yrs lease left · 156 units · 18 floors

63Overall / 100
Summary

Block 471B Upp Serangoon Cres in Hougang scores 63.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 12.4 minutes’ walk from Ranggung Lrt Station MRT, 18.6 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 655 m straight-line from Chij Our Lady Of The Nativity.

Pillar scores

Transport
61
Food
22
Schools
100
Healthcare
59
Daily needs
70
Green space
100
Connectivity
35
Value (lease)
94
Leisure
55

Who it suits

Overall
63
Young Families
72
Seniors
59
Renters
53
Investors
76

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
43.3min
102NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
one-north
50.5min
102NELCCLS$2.24 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
70.8min
102NELEWLS$2.40 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
58min
13627858S$2.15 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

43 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 12 min (764 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 26 min riding

7m›102›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 7 min (438 m) to Blk 477a
  2. Bus 102 · SBS Transit
    Blk 477a → Hougang Ctrl Int · 4 stops · 6 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 471B

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 1765 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre18.6 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre29.8 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.1 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11.7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd16 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • ProHealth Medical Group @Hougang3.8 min
  • Eon Medical Clinic4 min
  • Mission (Hougang) Medical Clinic9.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Punggol Pk7.6 min
  • Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)14.9 min
  • Jln Naung Pg19.1 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd20.6 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)22.2 min
  • COMNET Senior Activity Centre @ 182 Rivervale Crescent25.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol Park CC9.5 min
  • Rivervale CC (U/C)15.5 min
  • Punggol CC18.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library15.8 min
  • Sengkang Public Library25.3 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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