SG Block Index

Block 488 Segar RD

670488 · Fajar · Bukit Panjang · Built 2013 · Lease from 2014 · ~87 yrs lease left · 138 units · 15 floors

65Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 488 Segar RD in Bukit Panjang scores 65.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.7 minutes’ walk from Segar Lrt Station MRT, 18.6 minutes from Bukit Panjang Hawker Centre, and 563 m straight-line from West Spring Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 488 Segar RD in Singapore

Pillar scores

Transport
72
Food
64
Schools
100
Healthcare
50
Daily needs
58
Green space
50
Connectivity
42
Value (lease)
94
Leisure
46
EV charging
73
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
65
Young Families
71
Seniors
57
Renters
57
Investors
72
EV Owners
69

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
53.1min
BPLDTLNSLS$2.24 · 2 transfers
one-north
47.9min
BPLDTLCCLS$2.11 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
31.8min
BPLNSLS$1.94 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
99.9min
BPLDTLEWLS$2.51 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

53 min door to door · S$2.24 · 2 transfers · 13 min (857 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 33 min riding

7mBPL4mDTL2mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 7 min (425 m) to Segar Lrt Station
  2. Bukit Panjang LRT · SMRT Corporation
    Segar Lrt StationBukit Panjang Lrt Station · 3 stops · 4 min
  3. Walk 4 min (261 m) to Bukit Panjang
  4. Downtown Line · SBS Transit
    Bukit PanjangNewton · 9 stops · 21 min
  5. Walk 2 min (144 m) to Newton
  6. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    NewtonRaffles Place · 5 stops · 9 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 minMRTMarketClinicBlk 488

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
PlannedDe1 MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2331 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Bukit Panjang Hawker Centre18.6 min
  • Senja Hawker Centre21.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd7.6 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11.3 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd15.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • My Family Clinic (Segar)3.1 min
  • Onecare Clinic Bukit Panjang7.6 min
  • Cashew Medical & Surgery11.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Cashew Crescent Fc Pg29.1 min
  • Almond Crescent Pg29.8 min
  • Cashew Rd Interim Pk30 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Teck Whye)38 min
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Teck Whye Crescent40.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Zhenghua CC (Pending U/C)6.6 min
  • Bukit Panjang CC21.7 min
  • Senja-Cashew CC25.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Bukit Panjang Public Library23.7 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 547 Segar Road Segar Vale7.6 min
  • Blk 427-435 Bukit Panjang Ring Road9.5 min
  • Blk 454 Fajar Road Fajar Spring9.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 488 Segar RD
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 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 446913.9 min walk · 139 m
  • Stop 446994.5 min walk · 136 m

Board here and check the LTA bus app for the services and live arrival times.

Who lives here

Census 2020 · Bukit Panjang planning area
Age profile
In Bukit Panjang, 14.9% of residents are under 15 and 12.7% are 65 or older.
55–598.1%
25–297.6%
30–347.6%
45–497.6%
Household income
39.3% of Bukit Panjang households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
$20,000+12.3%
No working person10.1%
$5,000–5,9996%
$15,000–17,4995.9%
Dwelling mix
82.8% of Bukit Panjang households live in HDB flats; 17.1% in condominiums or landed homes.
HDB 4 room flats39.3%
HDB 5 room and executive flats32.4%
Condominiums and other apartments15.2%
HDB 3 room flats8.3%
Household size
31.9% of Bukit Panjang households are one or two people; 4-person households are the most common.
4-person23.3%
3-person21.6%
2-person20.5%
5-person13.9%
In education
Of Bukit Panjang residents currently in education, 26.6% attend polytechnic or university.
Primary31.9%
Secondary24%
University15%
Polytechnic11.6%
Commute to work
56.6% of working Bukit Panjang residents commute by public transport; 30.7% drive or ride.
Car22.7%
MRT LRT and bus20.5%
Bus17%
Other combi MRT LRT or bus10.5%

Resident data for the Bukit Panjang planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$488k · 3 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
pays a premium

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 488 Segar RD is more liveable than 18% of them but pricier than 62% — around S$697/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability18th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 38%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (3-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 488 offers a strong liveability score (65.1/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is near-fresh (~87 years left).

What you get65.1/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+12.9%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds87 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 Fajar. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 488 Segar RD

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

2-room5 sales · 12 mo
S$325k – S$375k
median S$365k · S$642741 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)2-room a sale at this block
604680756Jul '24May '25Mar '26
Monthly resale volume — Fajar (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 488 Segar RD

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Mar '262-room01 TO 0347S$325kS$642
Sep '252-room13 TO 1547S$375kS$741
Sep '252-room13 TO 1547S$330kS$652
Aug '252-room10 TO 1247S$368kS$727
Aug '252-room10 TO 1247S$365kS$721
Jun '252-room10 TO 1247S$370kS$731
Jan '252-room10 TO 1247S$360kS$712
Nov '243-room04 TO 0667S$455kS$631
Oct '242-room07 TO 0947S$355kS$702
Jul '242-room10 TO 1247S$313kS$619

Subzone medians — Fajar

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$642▼ 8.5%
3 ROOMS$697▲ 12.9%
4 ROOMS$645▲ 13.4%
5 ROOMS$481▼ 0.0%
EXECUTIVES$501▲ 2.4%
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