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HDB residents happy with where they live
More than 95 per cent of HDB dwellers say that they are satisfied with their flats and neighbourhood.
According to the HDB Sample Household Survey, where almost 8,000 households were interviewed,
residents indicated that what the top three aspects they liked most about their HDB environment are:
location (28.7%), transportation network (11.8%) and provision of estate facilities (11.2%).
In contrast, cleanliness and maintenance (19.8%) and noise (17.4%) were two aspects residents
expressed most-disliked.
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Estate facilities such as those for transportation, sports, and health all scored highly, but top marks
went to educational, commercial, and community facilities.
Meanwhile, 86 per cent - especially those who live in newer flats (less than 5 years) and older flats
(21 years and above) - feel that their HDB flats are worth the money they spent mainly because of
the appreciation in flat value, good location, proximity to facilities, and affordability.
For residents of older flats, the main reasons given were the location of their flats, flat prices that
had either already appreciated or were expected to have a good resale value in the future.
The survey also showed that the HDB resident population, comprising Singapore citizens and permanent
residents, increased by 2.7 per cent over 5 years to 2.92 million in 2008.
This figure makes up 96 per cent of the total population in HDB flats, of which 88 per cent were citizens,
and 8 per cent were permanent residents. The remaining four per cent were foreigners.
The average age of the HDB resident population rose to 37 years old, compared to 30 years old about
two decades ago.
HDB residents happy with where they live
More than 95 per cent of HDB dwellers say that they are satisfied with their flats and neighbourhood.
According to the HDB Sample Household Survey, where almost 8,000 households were interviewed,
residents indicated that what the top three aspects they liked most about their HDB environment are:
location (28.7%), transportation network (11.8%) and provision of estate facilities (11.2%).
In contrast, cleanliness and maintenance (19.8%) and noise (17.4%) were two aspects residents
expressed most-disliked.
Click here to find out more!
Estate facilities such as those for transportation, sports, and health all scored highly, but top marks
went to educational, commercial, and community facilities.
Meanwhile, 86 per cent - especially those who live in newer flats (less than 5 years) and older flats
(21 years and above) - feel that their HDB flats are worth the money they spent mainly because of
the appreciation in flat value, good location, proximity to facilities, and affordability.
For residents of older flats, the main reasons given were the location of their flats, flat prices that
had either already appreciated or were expected to have a good resale value in the future.
The survey also showed that the HDB resident population, comprising Singapore citizens and permanent
residents, increased by 2.7 per cent over 5 years to 2.92 million in 2008.
This figure makes up 96 per cent of the total population in HDB flats, of which 88 per cent were citizens,
and 8 per cent were permanent residents. The remaining four per cent were foreigners.
The average age of the HDB resident population rose to 37 years old, compared to 30 years old about
two decades ago.
