SG Block Index

Block 473B Upp Serangoon Cres

532473 · Hougang East · Hougang · Built 2015 · ~88 yrs lease left · 136 units · 18 floors

58Overall / 100
Summary

Block 473B Upp Serangoon Cres in Hougang scores 57.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 14.1 minutes’ walk from Kangkar Lrt Station MRT, 22.4 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 497 m straight-line from Chij Our Lady Of The Nativity.

Pillar scores

Transport
48
Food
9
Schools
100
Healthcare
57
Daily needs
67
Green space
86
Connectivity
42
Value (lease)
96
Leisure
42

Who it suits

Overall
58
Young Families
67
Seniors
52
Renters
47
Investors
73

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
39.2min
102NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
one-north
46.5min
102NELCCLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
66.8min
102NELEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
55.9min
13627858S$2.15 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

39 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 9 min (568 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 24 min riding

4m›102›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (241 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 473B

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 1545 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre22.4 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre32.5 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.6 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd15.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd16.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Eon Medical Clinic2.7 min
  • ProHealth Medical Group @Hougang4.6 min
  • Mission (Hougang) Medical Clinic9.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Punggol Pk11.4 min
  • Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)18.8 min
  • Jln Naung Pg19.2 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)22.3 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd24.4 min
  • COMNET Senior Activity Centre @ 182 Rivervale Crescent26.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol Park CC13.4 min
  • Rivervale CC (U/C)16.4 min
  • Punggol CC20.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library17.8 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%
Living in Hougang →Hougang estate data →Blocks near Kangkar Lrt Station →Blocks near Chij Our Lady Of The Nativity →Commute to the CBD →