Block 473C Upp Serangoon Cres
533473 · Hougang East · Hougang · Built 2016 · ~89 yrs lease left · 136 units · 18 floors
58Overall / 100
Summary
Block 473C Upp Serangoon Cres in Hougang scores 58.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 13.6 minutes’ walk from Kangkar Lrt Station MRT, 22.9 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 547 m straight-line from Chij Our Lady Of The Nativity.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 51
- Food
- 7
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 58
- Daily needs
- 70
- Green space
- 83
- Connectivity
- 41
- Value (lease)
- 98
- Leisure
- 42
Who it suits
- Overall
- 58
- Young Families
- 67
- Seniors
- 53
- Renters
- 48
- Investors
- 74
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 39.5min
- one-north
- 46.8min
- Jurong East
- 67.1min
- Changi Airport
- 56.2min
102NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
102NELCCLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
102NELEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
13627858S$2.15 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap40 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 10 min (596 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 24 min riding
4m›102›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 4 min (269 m) to S'goon Sec Sch
- Bus 102 · SBS Transit
S'goon Sec Sch → Hougang Ctrl Int · 3 stops · 4 min - Walk 1 min (94 m) to Hougang
- North East Line · SBS Transit
Hougang → Dhoby Ghaut · 8 stops · 17 min - Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
- North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Dhoby Ghaut → Raffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-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- Kangkar Lrt Station13.6 min
- Kangkar Lrt Station14.3 min
- Ranggung Lrt Station16.7 min
PlannedDefu MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1588 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Buangkok Hawker Centre22.9 min
- Ci Yuan Hawker Centre32.2 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.1 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd16.1 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd16.1 min
CHAS clinics
health- Eon Medical Clinic3.2 min
- ProHealth Medical Group @Hougang4.1 min
- Mission (Hougang) Medical Clinic8.9 min
Parks & green
green- Punggol Pk11.9 min
- Jln Naung Pg18.9 min
- Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)19.2 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)22 min
- Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd24.9 min
- COMNET Senior Activity Centre @ 182 Rivervale Crescent25.8 min
Community clubs
leisure- Punggol Park CC13.9 min
- Rivervale CC (U/C)15.9 min
- Punggol CC19.8 min
Libraries
leisure- Cheng San Public Library17.5 min
- Sengkang Public Library29.7 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 changeLatest txns
3 ROOMS$555▼ 15.9%1
4 ROOMS$677▲ 18.4%14
5 ROOMS$573▼ 1.5%4
EXECUTIVES$688▲ 10.5%2