Block 479 Sembawang DR
750479 · Sembawang North · Sembawang · Built 1998 · Lease from 2000 · ~73 yrs lease left · 98 units · 15 floors
Block 479 Sembawang DR in Sembawang scores 70.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.5 minutes’ walk from Sembawang Mrt Station MRT, 14.6 minutes from Bukit Canberra Hawker Centre, and 146 m straight-line from Canberra Primary School.
Where it is
OneMap · SLABlock 479 Sembawang DR, Singapore 750479
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 71
- Food
- 76
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 55
- Daily needs
- 65
- Green space
- 96
- Connectivity
- 33
- Value (lease)
- 66
- Leisure
- 69
- EV charging
- 91
Who it suits
- Overall
- 70
- Young Families
- 78
- Seniors
- 64
- Renters
- 64
- Investors
- 68
- EV Owners
- 73
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 50.9min
- one-north
- 58.1min
- Jurong East
- 44min
- Changi Airport
- 85.2min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap51 min door to door · 1 transfer · 8 min (502 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 40 min riding
- Walk 4 min (252 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
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorDistance 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- Sembawang Mrt Station9.5 min
- Sembawang Mrt Station10.2 min
- Sembawang Mrt Station10.4 min
Hawker centres
food- Bukit Canberra Hawker Centre14.6 min
- Kampung Admiralty Hawker Centre33 min
Eateries nearby
food- Song Junwei, Kelvin2 min
- Canberra Secondary School3.3 min
- Koh Wai LoonA3.3 min
- Teoh Yang SiokA3.3 min
- Jahlela Binte JunidA3.3 min
- Kamarudin Bin SalikanA3.3 min
Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).
Supermarkets
daily- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd6.1 min
- Fortune Supermarket Pte. Ltd.6.8 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.9 min
CHAS clinics
health- Healthway Medical4.3 min
- Temasek Medical Centre4.3 min
- Jane & Lee Sembawang Family Clinic6.3 min
Parks & green
green- Park At Sembawang Alley8.4 min
- Bukit Canberra (Sportsg)16.2 min
- Bukit Canberra18 min
Primary schools
straight-lineCommunity clubs
leisure- Canberra CC14 min
- Sembawang CC (Pending U/C)23.9 min
- Woodlands Galaxy CC32 min
Libraries
leisure- Sembawang Public Library9.5 min
EV charging
ev- Blk 467/467A/467B Admiralty Drive Blue Riverview4.5 min
- Blk 406A Sembawang Drive Fc5.2 min
- Blk 462 Sembawang Drive5.9 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 1 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- Stop 583491.7 min walk · 72 m
- Stop 583413.8 min walk · 123 m
- BLK 4054 min walk656
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 roomSet your budget to see if this block fits. Not sure? work it out from your income →
Value for money
liveability vs price · like-for-likeAmong 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 479 Sembawang DR is more liveable than 40% of them but pricier than 55% — around S$659/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-04).
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 · leaseBlock 479 offers a strong liveability score (70.2/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and there is plenty of lease runway (~73 years left).
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 479 Sembawang DR
Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation
Recent sales at Blk 479 Sembawang DR
| Month | Type | Storey | Area | Price | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec '25 | 4-room | 10 TO 12 | 88 m² | S$500k | S$528 |
| Sep '25 | 4-room | 01 TO 03 | 88 m² | S$490k | S$517 |
| Sep '24 | 4-room | 01 TO 03 | 87 m² | S$465k | S$497 |
Subzone medians — Sembawang North
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
See what’s for sale
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