How far is Block 489 Admiralty Link from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Sembawang Mrt Station, about 13.3 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 489 Admiralty Link to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 656 to Sun Plaza/sembawang, then North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 50 minutes with 1 transfer.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 489?

Bukit Canberra Hawker Centre is roughly 18.4 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 489 Admiralty Link?

Endeavour Primary School, approximately 134 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 489 Admiralty Link?

Approximately 83 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 2010 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 489 Admiralty Link?

It scores 65.8/100 overall: transport 58, food 64.9, schools 100, healthcare 55, daily needs 66.3, green space 76.8, connectivity 34.1, value 86, leisure 51.5.

Is Block 489 Admiralty Link a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 65.8/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have tracked the wider market, and about 83 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 489 Admiralty Link

750489 · Sembawang North · Sembawang · Built 2009 · Lease from 2010 · ~83 yrs lease left · 119 units · 18 floors

66Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 489 Admiralty Link in Sembawang scores 65.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 13.3 minutes’ walk from Sembawang Mrt Station MRT, 18.4 minutes from Bukit Canberra Hawker Centre, and 134 m straight-line from Endeavour Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 489 Admiralty Link in Singapore

Block 489 Admiralty Link, Singapore 750489

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Pillar scores

Transport: 58
Food: 65
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 55
Daily needs: 66
Green space: 77
Connectivity: 34
Value (lease): 86
Leisure: 52
EV charging: 87

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 66
Young Families: 74
Seniors: 58
Renters: 57
Investors: 70
EV Owners: 70

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 49.9min
one-north: 57.1min
Jurong East: 43min
Changi Airport: 88.8min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

50 min door to door · 1 transfer · 6 min (345 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 41 min riding

2m›656›4m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 2 min (94 m) to Blk 404a CP
Bus 656 · Tower Transit Services
Blk 404a CP → Sun Plaza/sembawang · 3 stops · 4 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 8855 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Bukit Canberra Hawker Centre18.4 min
Kampung Admiralty Hawker Centre35.6 min

Eateries nearby

food

Milkk Cafe LlpB2.6 min
Fcc Management Pte Ltd5.8 min
Tan Mang KokB5.8 min
Garden Cuisine Pte. Ltd.B5.8 min
Simply Tingyuan Cuisine Pte. Ltd.B5.8 min
Pure Coffee House Pte. Ltd.B5.8 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Fortune Supermarket Pte. Ltd.5.8 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd8.4 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.2 min

CHAS clinics

health

Jane & Lee Sembawang Family Clinic3.1 min
Healthway Medical6.2 min
Temasek Medical Centre6.2 min

Parks & green

green

Park At Sembawang Alley12.2 min
Bukit Canberra (Sportsg)20 min
Bukit Canberra21.8 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Community clubs

leisure

Canberra CC18.2 min
Sembawang CC (Pending U/C)27.7 min
Woodlands Galaxy CC34.6 min

Libraries

leisure

Sembawang Public Library13.3 min

EV charging

Blk 462 Sembawang Drive5.3 min
Blk 463 Sembawang Drive Sembawang Riverlodge5.8 min
Blk 467/467A/467B Admiralty Drive Blue Riverview7.1 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 489 Admiralty Link

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 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

Nearest bus stops

Stop 584191.5 min walk · 115 m
Stop 584093.8 min walk · 189 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 404A CP2 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

pays a premium

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 489 Admiralty Link is more liveable than 21% of them but pricier than 55% — around S$659/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-04).

Liveability21th 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 489 offers a strong liveability score (65.8/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and there is plenty of lease runway (~83 years left).

What you get65.8/100overall liveability

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

How long it holds83 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 489 Admiralty Link

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

4-room3 sales · 12 mo

S$565k – S$605k

median S$573k · S$558–585 psf

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

Monthly resale volume — Sembawang North (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 489 Admiralty Link

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
May '26	4-room	16 TO 18	96 m²	S$605k	S$585
Apr '26	4-room	07 TO 09	94 m²	S$565k	S$558
Feb '26	4-room	16 TO 18	94 m²	S$573k	S$566
May '25	4-room	04 TO 06	96 m²	S$582k	S$563
Nov '24	4-room	07 TO 09	96 m²	S$568k	S$550
Aug '24	4-room	07 TO 09	96 m²	S$530k	S$513
Aug '24	4-room	16 TO 18	94 m²	S$561k	S$554

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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