Block 481 Sembawang DR
750481 · Sembawang North · Sembawang · Built 1998 · Lease from 2000 · ~73 yrs lease left · 115 units · 15 floors
Block 481 Sembawang DR in Sembawang scores 63.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 11.4 minutes’ walk from Sembawang Mrt Station MRT, 16.5 minutes from Bukit Canberra Hawker Centre, and 203 m straight-line from Canberra Primary School.
Where it is
OneMap · SLABlock 481 Sembawang DR, Singapore 750481
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 58
- Food
- 66
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 52
- Daily needs
- 56
- Green space
- 85
- Connectivity
- 30
- Value (lease)
- 66
- Leisure
- 61
- EV charging
- 80
Who it suits
- Overall
- 63
- Young Families
- 72
- Seniors
- 56
- Renters
- 55
- Investors
- 64
- EV Owners
- 65
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 52.8min
- one-north
- 60min
- Jurong East
- 45.9min
- Changi Airport
- 86.8min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap53 min door to door · 1 transfer · 10 min (602 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 40 min riding
- Walk 6 min (352 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
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 Station11.4 min
- Sembawang Mrt Station12.1 min
- Sembawang Mrt Station12.3 min
Hawker centres
food- Bukit Canberra Hawker Centre16.5 min
- Kampung Admiralty Hawker Centre34.9 min
Eateries nearby
food- Song Junwei, Kelvin3.8 min
- Canberra Secondary School5.2 min
- Koh Wai LoonA5.2 min
- Teoh Yang SiokA5.2 min
- Jahlela Binte JunidA5.2 min
- Kamarudin Bin SalikanA5.2 min
Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).
Supermarkets
daily- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd8 min
- Fortune Supermarket Pte. Ltd.8.6 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.7 min
CHAS clinics
health- Healthway Medical6.1 min
- Temasek Medical Centre6.1 min
- Jane & Lee Sembawang Family Clinic8.2 min
Parks & green
green- Park At Sembawang Alley10.2 min
- Bukit Canberra (Sportsg)18.1 min
- Bukit Canberra19.8 min
Primary schools
straight-lineCommunity clubs
leisure- Canberra CC15.9 min
- Sembawang CC (Pending U/C)25.8 min
- Woodlands Galaxy CC33.9 min
Libraries
leisure- Sembawang Public Library11.4 min
EV charging
ev- Blk 467/467A/467B Admiralty Drive Blue Riverview6.4 min
- Blk 406A Sembawang Drive Fc7.1 min
- Blk 462 Sembawang Drive7.7 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 3 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- Stop 583493.6 min walk · 149 m
- Stop 583415.7 min walk · 204 m
- BLK 4056 min walk962
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 481 Sembawang DR is more liveable than 14% 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 481 offers a solid liveability score (63.4/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and there is plenty of lease runway (~73 years left).
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 481 Sembawang DR
Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation
Recent sales at Blk 481 Sembawang DR
| Month | Type | Storey | Area | Price | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep '24 | 5-room | 01 TO 03 | 110 m² | S$538k | S$454 |
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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