How far is Block 470 Sembawang DR from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Sembawang Mrt Station, about 12.4 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 470 Sembawang DR to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 962 to Sun Plaza/sembawang, then North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 54 minutes with 1 transfer.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 470?

Bukit Canberra Hawker Centre is roughly 17.5 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 470 Sembawang DR?

Canberra Primary School, approximately 95 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 470 Sembawang DR?

Approximately 73 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 2000 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 470 Sembawang DR?

It scores 56.3/100 overall: transport 40.5, food 66.2, schools 95.8, healthcare 50.1, daily needs 51.3, green space 67.2, connectivity 29.2, value 66, leisure 56.3.

Is Block 470 Sembawang DR a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 56.3/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have tracked the wider market, and about 73 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Sembawang North give the price trend.

Block 470 Sembawang DR

750470 · Sembawang North · Sembawang · Built 1999 · Lease from 2000 · ~73 yrs lease left · 114 units · 15 floors

56Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 470 Sembawang DR in Sembawang scores 56.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 12.4 minutes’ walk from Sembawang Mrt Station MRT, 17.5 minutes from Bukit Canberra Hawker Centre, and 95 m straight-line from Canberra Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 470 Sembawang DR in Singapore

Block 470 Sembawang DR, Singapore 750470

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Pillar scores

Transport: 41
Food: 66
Schools: 96
Healthcare: 50
Daily needs: 51
Green space: 67
Connectivity: 29
Value (lease): 66
Leisure: 56
EV charging: 50

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 56
Young Families: 65
Seniors: 50
Renters: 47
Investors: 60
EV Owners: 52

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 53.5min
one-north: 60.7min
Jurong East: 46.6min
Changi Airport: 86.5min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

54 min door to door · 1 transfer · 10 min (645 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 40 min riding

6m›962›4m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 6 min (395 m) to Blk 405
Bus 962 · SMRT Corporation
Blk 405 → Sun Plaza/sembawang · 2 stops · 2 min
Walk 4 min (222 m) to Sembawang
North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Sembawang → Raffles Place · 15 stops · 37 min
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 · schematic

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

PlannedDe2 MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 8503 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Bukit Canberra Hawker Centre17.5 min
Kampung Admiralty Hawker Centre37.7 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd9 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.8 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.4 min

CHAS clinics

health

Healthway Medical7.1 min
Temasek Medical Centre7.1 min
RafflesMedical10.8 min

Parks & green

green

Park At Sembawang Alley11.3 min
Bukit Canberra (Sportsg)19.1 min
Bukit Canberra20.9 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Community clubs

leisure

Canberra CC16.9 min
Sembawang CC (Pending U/C)26.8 min
Woodlands Galaxy CC36.7 min

Libraries

leisure

Sembawang Public Library12.4 min

EV charging

Blk 406A Sembawang Drive Fc8.1 min
Blk 467/467A/467B Admiralty Drive Blue Riverview11.2 min
Blk 462 Sembawang Drive12.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 470 Sembawang DR

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 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 583416.7 min walk · 224 m
Stop 583497 min walk · 185 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 4056 min walk
962

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 · Sembawang planning area

Age profile: In Sembawang, 18% of residents are under 15 and 9% are 65 or older.; 30–348.9%
45–498.7%
40–448.4%
35–398.3%
Household income: 39.3% of Sembawang households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).; $20,000+8.6%
No working person8.2%
$3,000–3,9996.3%
$5,000–5,9996.3%
Dwelling mix: 86.5% of Sembawang households live in HDB flats; 13.5% in condominiums or landed homes.; HDB 4 room flats36%
HDB 5 room and executive flats35.3%
Condominiums and other apartments10.6%
HDB 1 and 2 room flats10.6%
Household size: 34.7% of Sembawang households are one or two people; 4-person households are the most common.; 4-person22.6%
2-person21.7%
3-person20.4%
1-person13%
In education: Of Sembawang residents currently in education, 21.3% attend polytechnic or university.; Primary36.7%
Secondary25.9%
Polytechnic11.3%
University10%
Commute to work: 62.9% of working Sembawang residents commute by public transport; 24.2% drive or ride.; MRT LRT and bus28.6%
MRT LRT only22.2%
Car17%
Bus9.6%

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

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$461k · 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 470 Sembawang DR is more liveable than 4% of them but pricier than 55% — around S$659/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-04).

Liveability4th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 45%

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 2026-04

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 470 offers a solid liveability score (56.3/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and there is plenty of lease runway (~73 years left).

What you get56.3/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+1.1%3 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds73 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 Sembawang North. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 470 Sembawang DR

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

4-room4 sales · 12 mo

S$515k – S$548k

median S$534k · S$532–559 psf

5-room1 sale · 12 mo

S$585k

median S$585k · S$494–494 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room5-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Sembawang North (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 470 Sembawang DR

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	4-room	07 TO 09	90 m²	S$520k	S$537
Mar '26	4-room	04 TO 06	90 m²	S$515k	S$532
Jan '26	5-room	13 TO 15	110 m²	S$585k	S$494
Oct '25	4-room	10 TO 12	91 m²	S$548k	S$559
Jul '25	4-room	07 TO 09	91 m²	S$548k	S$559
Jun '25	5-room	10 TO 12	112 m²	S$580k	S$481
Jun '25	5-room	01 TO 03	110 m²	S$570k	S$481
May '25	5-room	04 TO 06	110 m²	S$580k	S$490
Feb '25	5-room	13 TO 15	110 m²	S$580k	S$490
Dec '24	5-room	07 TO 09	110 m²	S$588k	S$497
Jul '24	5-room	04 TO 06	110 m²	S$530k	S$448

Subzone medians — Sembawang North

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns

2 ROOMS$731▲ 8.1%1

3 ROOMS$659▲ 1.1%3

4 ROOMS$552▲ 0.9%1

5 ROOMS$477▲ 1.8%1

EXECUTIVES$487▼ 2.6%2

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