SG Block Index

Block 473C Upp Serangoon Cres

533473 · Hougang East · Hougang · Built 2016 · Lease from 2017 · ~90 yrs lease left · 136 units · 18 floors

65Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 473C Upp Serangoon Cres in Hougang scores 65.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 13.6 minutes’ walk from Kangkar Lrt Station MRT, 22.9 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 547 m straight-line from Chij Our Lady Of The Nativity.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 473C Upp Serangoon Cres in Singapore

Block 473C Upp Serangoon Cres, Singapore 533473

Pillar scores

Transport
51
Food
58
Schools
100
Healthcare
58
Daily needs
70
Green space
83
Connectivity
41
Value (lease)
100
Leisure
42
EV charging
66
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
65
Young Families
72
Seniors
61
Renters
55
Investors
78
EV Owners
66

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
39.5min
102NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
one-north
46.8min
102NELCCLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
67.1min
102NELEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
56.2min
13627858S$2.15 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

40 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 10 min (596 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 24 min riding

4m1021mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (269 m) to S'goon Sec Sch
  2. Bus 102 · SBS Transit
    S'goon Sec SchHougang Ctrl Int · 3 stops · 4 min
  3. Walk 1 min (94 m) to Hougang
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    HougangDhoby Ghaut · 8 stops · 17 min
  5. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  6. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby GhautRaffles 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 473C

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 1588 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre22.9 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre32.2 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

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

CHAS clinics

health
  • Eon Medical Clinic3.2 min
  • ProHealth Medical Group @Hougang4.1 min
  • Mission (Hougang) Medical Clinic8.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Punggol Pk11.9 min
  • Jln Naung Pg18.9 min
  • Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)19.2 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)22 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd24.9 min
  • COMNET Senior Activity Centre @ 182 Rivervale Crescent25.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol Park CC13.9 min
  • Rivervale CC (U/C)15.9 min
  • Punggol CC19.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library17.5 min
  • Sengkang Public Library29.7 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 476 Upper Serangoon View Hougang Capeview5.4 min
  • Blk 351-357 Hougang Avenue 710.9 min
  • Blk 464-468 Hougang Avenue 1012.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 473C Upp Serangoon Cres
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 supermarkets, 3 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 640613.3 min walk · 89 m
  • Stop 640694.5 min walk · 131 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 298A2 min walk
    27
  • OPP S'GOON SEC SCH2 min walk
    136
  • AFT PUNGGOL RD2 min walk
    858
  • S'GOON SEC SCH4 min walk
    102

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 473C Upp Serangoon Cres is more liveable than 32% of them but pricier than 64% — around S$677/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability32th 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 473C offers a strong liveability score (65.4/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is near-fresh (~90 years left).

What you get65.4/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+18.4%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds90 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 473C Upp Serangoon Cres

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

4-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$665k – S$678k
median S$672k · S$664677 psf
3-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$490k – S$536k
median S$513k · S$669732 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room3-room a sale at this block
546676805Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Hougang East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 473C Upp Serangoon Cres

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
May '264-room13 TO 1593S$665kS$664
Apr '263-room01 TO 0368S$490kS$669
Nov '253-room07 TO 0968S$536kS$732
Aug '254-room13 TO 1593S$678kS$677
Apr '254-room04 TO 0693S$685kS$684
Mar '253-room10 TO 1268S$500kS$683
Jan '254-room07 TO 0993S$655kS$654
Oct '244-room01 TO 0393S$605kS$604

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 change
3 ROOMS$555▼ 15.9%
4 ROOMS$677▲ 18.4%
5 ROOMS$573▼ 1.5%
EXECUTIVES$688▲ 10.5%
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