SG Block Index

Block 475A Upp Serangoon Cres

531475 · Hougang East · Hougang · Built 2014 · ~87 yrs lease left · 204 units · 18 floors

59Overall / 100
Summary

Block 475A Upp Serangoon Cres in Hougang scores 59/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 14.8 minutes’ walk from Ranggung Lrt Station MRT, 20.9 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 444 m straight-line from Chij Our Lady Of The Nativity.

Pillar scores

Transport
50
Food
14
Schools
100
Healthcare
59
Daily needs
59
Green space
94
Connectivity
41
Value (lease)
94
Leisure
50

Who it suits

Overall
59
Young Families
68
Seniors
54
Renters
48
Investors
74

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
39.5min
102NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
one-north
46.8min
102NELCCLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
67min
102NELEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
56.3min
13627858S$2.15 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

40 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 10 min (601 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 24 min riding

4m›102›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (274 m) to S'goon Sec Sch
  2. Bus 102 · SBS Transit
    S'goon Sec Sch → Hougang Ctrl Int · 3 stops · 4 min
  3. Walk 1 min (94 m) to Hougang
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    Hougang → Dhoby Ghaut · 8 stops · 17 min
  5. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  6. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby Ghaut → Raffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min
  7. 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 · schematic5 min10 min15 minMRTMarketClinicParkBlk 475A

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
PlannedDefu MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1562 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre20.9 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre30.7 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)34.5 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.4 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd14.1 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd14.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Eon Medical Clinic1 min
  • ProHealth Medical Group @Hougang6.4 min
  • Mission (Hougang) Medical Clinic7.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Punggol Pk10 min
  • Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)17.3 min
  • Jln Naung Pg17.4 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)20.5 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd23 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre24.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol Park CC11.9 min
  • Rivervale CC (U/C)18.1 min
  • Punggol CC18.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library16 min
  • Sengkang Public Library27.7 min

Who lives here

Census 2020 · Hougang planning area
Age profile
In Hougang, 12.7% of residents are under 15 and 16.3% are 65 or older.
55–598.4%
60–648.2%
25–297.7%
30–347.6%
Household income
38.8% of Hougang households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
$20,000+12.7%
No working person11.3%
$2,000–2,9996%
$3,000–3,9995.7%
Dwelling mix
77.2% of Hougang households live in HDB flats; 22.6% in condominiums or landed homes.
HDB 4 room flats37.2%
HDB 5 room and executive flats21.2%
HDB 3 room flats14.6%
Condominiums and other apartments14.5%
Household size
37.5% of Hougang households are one or two people; 2-person households are the most common.
2-person22.8%
4-person21.4%
3-person19.9%
1-person14.7%
In education
Of Hougang residents currently in education, 27.8% attend polytechnic or university.
Primary31.1%
Secondary24%
University16.4%
Polytechnic11.4%
Commute to work
58.7% of working Hougang residents commute by public transport; 28.4% drive or ride.
MRT LRT and bus28.2%
Car21.4%
Bus18.1%
MRT LRT only10.3%

Resident data for the Hougang planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).

Resale context — Hougang East

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$555▼ 15.9%
4 ROOMS$677▲ 18.4%
5 ROOMS$573▼ 1.5%
EXECUTIVES$688▲ 10.5%
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