Current Number and Proportion of HDB Flats with Multi-step Main Entrances Broken Down by Decade of Construction

10 Dr Tan Wu Meng asked the Minister for National Development what is the current number and proportion of HDB flats that have multi-step main entrances, broken down by decade of construction.

Mr Desmond Lee: HDB flats are designed with a variety of configurations. Some of the older flats built in the 1970s and 1980s were designed with multi-step entrances so that their windows could be raised above the eye level of passers-by for improved privacy. About 170,000 HDB flats, or 17% of all HDB flats, were designed with multi-step entrances.

The breakdown of HDB flats with multi-step entrances based on the year of completion is shown in the table below.