Sembawang East
Subzone · 59 HDB blocks
Sembawang East is a Singapore neighbourhood with 59 scored HDB blocks, averaging 56.5/100 for liveability (best block 70.2, lowest 47).
57Mean / 100
Average pillar scores
- Transport
- 69
- Food
- 25
- Schools
- 97
- Healthcare
- 54
- Daily needs
- 11
- Green space
- 93
- Connectivity
- 34
- Value (lease)
- 100
- Leisure
- 51
Score spread by persona
- Overall
- 47–70.2 · μ56.5
- Young Families
- 58.7–78.5 · μ66.9
- Seniors
- 36.3–60.2 · μ46
- Renters
- 33.8–64.7 · μ47.3
- Investors
- 70.2–83 · μ75.4
Who lives here
Census 2020 · Sembawang planning areaFigures cover the wider 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).
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Lowest-scoring blocks
Recent resale medians
- 5 ROOM: S$682 psf (2026-06, 1 txns)