SG Block Index

Block 475B Upp Serangoon Cres

532475 · Hougang East · Hougang · Built 2014 · ~87 yrs lease left · 136 units · 18 floors

58Overall / 100
Summary

Block 475B Upp Serangoon Cres in Hougang scores 57.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 15.3 minutes’ walk from Ranggung Lrt Station MRT, 21.5 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 393 m straight-line from Chij Our Lady Of The Nativity.

Pillar scores

Transport
47
Food
12
Schools
100
Healthcare
60
Daily needs
55
Green space
95
Connectivity
38
Value (lease)
94
Leisure
53

Who it suits

Overall
58
Young Families
67
Seniors
53
Renters
46
Investors
73

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
41.1min
102NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
one-north
48.3min
102NELCCLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
68.6min
102NELEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
57.8min
13627858S$2.15 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

41 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 11 min (688 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 24 min riding

6m›102›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (362 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 minMarketClinicParkBlk 475B

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 1516 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre21.5 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre29.6 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)33.4 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.5 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd14.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Eon Medical Clinic2.6 min
  • Mission (Hougang) Medical Clinic6.3 min
  • ProHealth Medical Group @Hougang7.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Punggol Pk9.8 min
  • Jln Naung Pg16.2 min
  • Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)17.8 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)19.3 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd23.5 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre23.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol Park CC12.4 min
  • Punggol CC17.1 min
  • Rivervale CC (U/C)18.6 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library14.9 min
  • Sengkang Public Library28.2 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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