How far is Block 477 Sembawang DR from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Sembawang Mrt Station, about 7.2 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 477 Sembawang DR to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 656 to Sun Plaza/sembawang, then North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 51 minutes with 1 transfer.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 477?

Bukit Canberra Hawker Centre is roughly 12.3 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 477 Sembawang DR?

Canberra Primary School, approximately 127 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 477 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 477 Sembawang DR?

It scores 73.4/100 overall: transport 79, food 79, schools 100, healthcare 55, daily needs 70, green space 98.5, connectivity 32.1, value 66, leisure 75.6.

Is Block 477 Sembawang DR a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 73.4/100 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 477 Sembawang DR

750477 · Sembawang North · Sembawang · Built 1998 · Lease from 2000 · ~73 yrs lease left · 98 units · 15 floors

73Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 477 Sembawang DR in Sembawang scores 73.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.2 minutes’ walk from Sembawang Mrt Station MRT, 12.3 minutes from Bukit Canberra Hawker Centre, and 127 m straight-line from Canberra Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 477 Sembawang DR in Singapore

Block 477 Sembawang DR, Singapore 750477

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Pillar scores

Transport: 79
Food: 79
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 55
Daily needs: 70
Green space: 99
Connectivity: 32
Value (lease): 66
Leisure: 76
EV charging: 100

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 73
Young Families: 81
Seniors: 67
Renters: 68
Investors: 70
EV Owners: 77

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 51.3min
one-north: 58.5min
Jurong East: 44.5min
Changi Airport: 85.7min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

51 min door to door · 1 transfer · 9 min (527 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 40 min riding

5m›656›4m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 5 min (276 m) to Blk 405
Bus 656 · Tower Transit Services
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 8666 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Bukit Canberra Hawker Centre12.3 min
Kampung Admiralty Hawker Centre32.5 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd3.8 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.6 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.2 min

CHAS clinics

health

Healthway Medical2 min
Temasek Medical Centre2 min
RafflesMedical5.6 min

Parks & green

green

Park At Sembawang Alley6.1 min
Bukit Canberra (Sportsg)13.9 min
Bukit Canberra15.7 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Community clubs

leisure

Canberra CC11.7 min
Sembawang CC (Pending U/C)21.6 min
Woodlands Galaxy CC31.5 min

Libraries

leisure

Sembawang Public Library7.2 min

EV charging

Blk 406A Sembawang Drive Fc2.9 min
Blk 467/467A/467B Admiralty Drive Blue Riverview6 min
Blk 462 Sembawang Drive7.3 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 477 Sembawang DR

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 MRT, 5 supermarkets, 1 parks, 4 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 583411.5 min walk · 69 m
Stop 583491.8 min walk · 70 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 4055 min walk
656

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

priced about right

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 477 Sembawang DR is more liveable than 57% of them but pricier than 55% — around S$659/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-04).

Liveability57th 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 477 offers a strong liveability score (73.4/100). 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 get73.4/100overall 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 477 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$530k – S$545k

median S$537k · S$560–587 psf

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

Monthly resale volume — Sembawang North (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 477 Sembawang DR

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Mar '26	4-room	13 TO 15	86 m²	S$543k	S$587
Mar '26	4-room	10 TO 12	88 m²	S$530k	S$560
Dec '25	4-room	01 TO 03	88 m²	S$545k	S$575
Aug '25	4-room	01 TO 03	88 m²	S$530k	S$560
Apr '25	4-room	10 TO 12	88 m²	S$538k	S$568
Feb '25	4-room	13 TO 15	88 m²	S$545k	S$575
Aug '24	4-room	13 TO 15	88 m²	S$520k	S$549
Aug '24	4-room	04 TO 06	88 m²	S$530k	S$560

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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