Block 478 Sembawang Drive
Block 478 Sembawang Drive has 19 recorded HDB resale transactions since 2017. Latest sale: $495,000 (Mar 2026, 4 room, floors 04–06). Median $4,000/sqm. Prices up 34.1% over the past five years. Built 2000, 73 years lease remaining.
How this block compares
- 4 Room$509,500−15.4%vs town(−$93k)−19.1%vs national(−$121k)
- 5 Room$590,000−9.2%vs town(−$60k)−20.3%vs national(−$150k)
Median of resales in the 12 months to Jul 2026, compared with town and Singapore medians on the same basis. Flat types with fewer than two sales in the window are omitted.
What this block rents for, and the gross rental yield (annual rent ÷ resale price). This block has too few rentals on record, so figures shown are the Sembawang average.
| Flat type | Median rent /mo | Gross yield | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Room | $3,100 typically $2,900–$3,300 | 6.1% | Sembawang avg · block too thin |
| 5-Room | $3,300 typically $3,000–$3,500 | 6% | Sembawang avg · block too thin |
This block is inside the 1 km Primary 1 priority zone for 5 popular schools. When a school is oversubscribed, MOE ballots by home–school distance, and homes within 1 km are drawn first.
- This home
- School within 1 km
- School 1–2 km
- 1km ring, top priority
- 2km ring, next tier
Straight-line distances, the basis MOE uses for Home–School Distance priority. Tap a school to open it. Map © OneMap, SLA.
Other HDB blocks closest to Block 478 Sembawang Drive in Sembawang, with their median resale price. Useful for comparing what a flat here costs against its immediate neighbours.
| Date | Floor | Type | Area | Price | $/sqm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 04 TO 06 | 4 ROOM | 90 sqm | $495,000 | $5,500 |
| Feb 2026 | 07 TO 09 | 5 ROOM | 110 sqm | $600,000 | $5,455 |
| Feb 2026 | 07 TO 09 | 5 ROOM | 110 sqm | $580,000 | $5,273 |
| Oct 2025 | 07 TO 09 | 4 ROOM | 90 sqm | $524,000 | $5,822 |
| Jul 2025 | 13 TO 15 | 4 ROOM | 90 sqm | $540,000 | $6,000 |
| Dec 2024 | 10 TO 12 | 4 ROOM | 90 sqm | $492,000 | $5,467 |
| Jan 2023 | 01 TO 03 | 4 ROOM | 91 sqm | $420,000 | $4,615 |
| Jan 2023 | 13 TO 15 | 4 ROOM | 90 sqm | $478,000 | $5,311 |
| Jun 2022 | 01 TO 03 | 4 ROOM | 91 sqm | $430,000 | $4,725 |
| May 2021 | 13 TO 15 | 5 ROOM | 110 sqm | $440,000 | $4,000 |
| Dec 2020 | 10 TO 12 | 5 ROOM | 110 sqm | $422,000 | $3,836 |
| Feb 2020 | 04 TO 06 | 4 ROOM | 90 sqm | $305,000 | $3,389 |
| Nov 2019 | 01 TO 03 | 5 ROOM | 110 sqm | $360,000 | $3,273 |
| Aug 2019 | 13 TO 15 | 4 ROOM | 90 sqm | $324,000 | $3,600 |
| Apr 2019 | 07 TO 09 | 5 ROOM | 110 sqm | $375,000 | $3,409 |
| Feb 2019 | 04 TO 06 | 4 ROOM | 90 sqm | $320,000 | $3,556 |
| Nov 2018 | 10 TO 12 | 4 ROOM | 91 sqm | $325,000 | $3,571 |
| May 2018 | 04 TO 06 | 5 ROOM | 110 sqm | $386,000 | $3,509 |
| May 2017 | 10 TO 12 | 4 ROOM | 90 sqm | $315,000 | $3,500 |
About Block 478 Sembawang Drive
Block 478 Sembawang Drive in Sembawang has been a strong performer, with resale prices up roughly 34.1% over five years. Its median sits about 12% below the Sembawang median, cheaper than about 81% of the town's blocks. It has a relatively light resale record, with 19 transactions since 2017 across 4 room, 5 room flats priced from $305,000 to $600,000. The most recent transaction was a 4 room flat on storeys 04 TO 06 at $495,000 in Mar 2026, and the median works out to $4,000/sqm. Higher floors carry a premium, with the 13 TO 15 band trading roughly 49% above the 04 TO 06 band. Under Bala's Table (the SLA leasehold valuation model), its leasehold relativity ratio is 0.9200, an annual lease decay of about 0.30%. All transaction data is sourced from data.gov.sg and updated monthly.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much is an HDB flat at Block 478 Sembawang Drive worth?
The most recent resale transaction at Block 478 Sembawang Drive was $495,000 for a 4 room flat in 2026-03. The median price per square metre across all flat types is $4,000, based on 19 transactions since January 2017. Data sourced from data.gov.sg.
What is the remaining lease for Block 478 Sembawang Drive?
Block 478 Sembawang Drive was built in 2000 and has approximately 73 years and 5 months remaining on its 99-year lease. Under Bala's Table (the SLA leasehold valuation model), the annual lease decay rate is 0.30%, meaning the leasehold value decreases by approximately 0.30% per year at the current remaining lease.
What flat types are available at Block 478 Sembawang Drive?
Block 478 Sembawang Drive in Sembawang contains 4 room, 5 room flats. Resale prices range from $305,000 to $600,000 based on historical transaction records from data.gov.sg.
Have HDB prices at Block 478 Sembawang Drive gone up or down?
Resale prices at Block 478 Sembawang Drive have increased by approximately 34.1% over the past five years. The current median price is $422,000, with the most recent sale at $495,000 in 2026-03.