HDB flats have become smaller over the years, but the majority of occupants nowadays actually have more space as the size of families has also decreased.
This trend is reflected from the data that The Business Times obtained from HDB. Since the 1980s to 2000s, each type of flat has been scaled down. The changes appear most noticeable from the 1990s to the 2000s.
HDB said it "reviews flat sizes regularly, taking into consideration changes in demographic trends and lifestyle habits, as well as the need to optimise limited land available for housing".
Property hunters have observed the change in the sizes of flats. The change stands out especially to those who have been looking for resale flats across estates, said Chris Koh, director of Dennis Wee Group.
Mohamed Ismail, chief executive of PropNex, agreed that flats have gotten smaller in the past 20 to 30 years, but stressed that there has also been a more "efficient use of space".
While data from HDB proves that flats have gotten smaller, it also emphasises that many residents nowadays should have more living space since their families are smaller.
Based on official surveys, the average household size was 3.4 and 4.6 in the 2000s and the 1980s, respectively. This means that an occupant in a 110 sq m five-room flat will have 32 sq m of space to himself, while a resident in a 123 sq m five-room flat in the 1980s had only about 27 sq m of space.
"Over the years, while flat sizes have been adjusted, living space per person has improved for HDB residents as household size has decreased due to the nuclearisation of families and formation of smaller families," said HDB.
HDB "will continue to provide a wide variety of flats and ensure that flat sizes are reviewed regularly to cater to prevailing and future needs".
[by Propertyguru - Thursday, December 30]
This trend is reflected from the data that The Business Times obtained from HDB. Since the 1980s to 2000s, each type of flat has been scaled down. The changes appear most noticeable from the 1990s to the 2000s.
HDB said it "reviews flat sizes regularly, taking into consideration changes in demographic trends and lifestyle habits, as well as the need to optimise limited land available for housing".
Property hunters have observed the change in the sizes of flats. The change stands out especially to those who have been looking for resale flats across estates, said Chris Koh, director of Dennis Wee Group.
Mohamed Ismail, chief executive of PropNex, agreed that flats have gotten smaller in the past 20 to 30 years, but stressed that there has also been a more "efficient use of space".
While data from HDB proves that flats have gotten smaller, it also emphasises that many residents nowadays should have more living space since their families are smaller.
Based on official surveys, the average household size was 3.4 and 4.6 in the 2000s and the 1980s, respectively. This means that an occupant in a 110 sq m five-room flat will have 32 sq m of space to himself, while a resident in a 123 sq m five-room flat in the 1980s had only about 27 sq m of space.
"Over the years, while flat sizes have been adjusted, living space per person has improved for HDB residents as household size has decreased due to the nuclearisation of families and formation of smaller families," said HDB.
HDB "will continue to provide a wide variety of flats and ensure that flat sizes are reviewed regularly to cater to prevailing and future needs".
[by Propertyguru - Thursday, December 30]
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