Bedok vs Sembawang
Bedok averages 70.1/100 for HDB liveability across 531 blocks, ahead of Sembawang at 64.9/100 across 281 blocks. The gap comes down to individual pillars — compare them below.
The verdict
For all-round liveability, Bedok comes out ahead (70.1/100 vs 64.9/100). Bedok is stronger on food, healthcare, daily needs, connectivity and ev charging. Sembawang leads on transport, green space and value (lease).
On the commute that matters most, Bedok’s median trip to the city centre is 33 min versus Sembawang’s 48 min by public transport — Bedok is the faster commute.
By life stage, seniors lean towards Bedok, renters lean towards Bedok and investors lean towards Sembawang.
Commute face-off · median public transport
DestinationBedokSembawang
Raffles Place33 min48 min
one-north55 min55 min
Jurong East60 min43 min
Changi Airport28 min84 min
Median door-to-door minutes across each town’s blocks, weekday 08:00, OneMap routing.
Pillar by pillar
Transport59.1►67.7
Food84.2◄64.2
Schools98.8=98.8
Healthcare64.2◄53
Daily needs69.2◄49
Green space75.8►91.2
Connectivity56◄35.1
Value (lease)37.1►81.9
Leisure67.3◄65.5
EV charging89.5◄47.8
By persona
PersonaBedokSembawangVerdict
Overall70.164.9Bedok
Young Families74.273.3Tie
Seniors68.857.4Bedok
Renters64.958Bedok
Investors53.970.7Sembawang