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Plumbing in the North region of Singapore

23 plumbing companies list at least one of the North region's 6 towns as a service area, with Woodlands and Yishun tied as the most named (16 each). 1 more says it serves the region without listing towns. For tap, the lowest published rates from 7 of these companies run from S$70 to S$130 per job, with a middle rate of S$90.

See the 23 companies Towns in the North region

Towns in the North region

The URA Master Plan 2019 puts 6 planning areas in the North region. 3 of them have their own plumbing page on HomezyPro; Lim Chu Kang, Mandai and Sungei Kadut are mostly non-residential, so they get no town page.

Companies that list each town as a service area on their own websites. A company that serves several towns is counted in each.
TownCompaniesTown page
Lim Chu Kang5Mostly non-residential, no town page
Mandai6Mostly non-residential, no town page
Sembawang9Plumbers serving Sembawang
Sungei Kadut0Mostly non-residential, no town page
Woodlands16Plumbers serving Woodlands
Yishun16Plumbers serving Yishun

North region towns, by home type and age

Most plumbing work in the North region is in HDB flats, but how old those flats are varies a lot from town to town. Census figures by planning area put HDB households at 86% in Sembawang, 93% in Woodlands and 89% in Yishun (Census 2020). HDB's block data is organised by HDB town, and HDB towns do not match planning area borders, so the two sets of figures below cover slightly different areas (HDB Property Information).

  1. Yishun has the oldest pipework. In HDB's Yishun town, 47% of units are in blocks completed in 1986 or earlier, and the median block completion year is 1987 (HDB Property Information). HDB's Woodlands town comes next at 25%, and HDB's Sembawang town has no units from that period. In older flats, have the plumber trace a leak or a choked drain back to where it starts instead of only fixing the part you can see.
  2. Check HIP before you replace waste pipes. HDB's Home Improvement Programme covers flats built up to 1986, and since 2018 it also covers flats built from 1987 to 1997. Its essential improvements include replacing waste pipes and pipe sockets (HDB HIP). This matters in HDB's Woodlands town, where 35% of units are in blocks completed from 1987 to 1997, against 16% in HDB's Yishun town (HDB Property Information). A precinct is upgraded only if at least 75% of eligible Singapore citizen households vote yes, so check your own block's status with HDB before you pay privately for the same pipe work.
  3. Newer Sembawang flats still need a licensed plumber. In HDB's Sembawang town, 91% of units are in blocks completed in 1998 or later (HDB Property Information), so most jobs there are taps, toilets and fittings rather than old pipes. Water service and sanitary plumbing works in HDB flats do not need an HDB permit, but a PUB licensed plumber must do them (HDB plumbing guidelines, HDB renovation approval). Ask the plumber for their PUB licence details before work starts (PUB).
  4. Water heaters in larger Woodlands and Sembawang flats. The Woodlands planning area has 28,321 households in 5-room and executive HDB flats, and Sembawang has 11,653 such households alongside 11,908 in 4-room flats (Census 2020). Larger flats often have more than one bathroom, so replacing heaters can involve several units. A plumber handles the water connections, but new wiring or power points need an EMA Licensed Electrical Worker (EMA), and only City Energy or a Licensed Gas Service Worker can do gas installation work (EMA gas safety).
  5. Condos and landed homes in Yishun and Sembawang. The Yishun planning area has 6,902 condo and apartment households and 1,496 landed households. Sembawang has 3,509 condo and apartment households (11%) and 943 landed households (3%) (Census 2020). Condo owners must follow the MCST by-laws and should check with the MCST before renovation, and any change to common property needs the MCST's prior written approval (BCA). For landed homes, PUB still requires a licensed plumber for some plumbing work (PUB).

Plumbers serving towns in the North region

These companies list North-region towns they serve on their own websites. Those covering the most towns are listed first. Check they cover your address when you call.

Companies that list only the North region

SM Plumbing Service says it serves the North region without listing a town.

Services listed most often

Of the 23 companies serving North towns, 22 list leak repair, 21 list choke clearing, 20 list pipe replacement, 19 list water heaters, 18 list taps and mixers and 17 list sinks.

Published prices in the North region

Each line gives the lowest and highest of the companies' own lowest published rates for one job, and the middle rate when it is one company's real figure. Nothing is averaged, and none of these is a quote.

  • Tap: S$70 at Prima Technologies Pte. Ltd. (Prima Services) to S$130 at Summer Plumbing Service per job, from 7 companies, middle rate S$90.
  • Basin: a wide spread, S$50 at Plumber - Singapore Plumbing 24hrs up to S$190 at Summer Plumbing Service per job (6 companies, no single middle rate).

See the plumbing costs by job and the full plumbing list.

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Questions about plumbing in the North region

Which North areas have no plumbing page, and why?

The URA Master Plan 2019 lists 6 planning areas in the North region. Sembawang, Woodlands and Yishun each have a plumbing page on HomezyPro. Lim Chu Kang, Mandai and Sungei Kadut are mostly non-residential, so they have no town page. For a site in one of these three areas, contact a plumber that names an adjacent town or the North region, and check that it will travel to you.

My Yishun job involves water supply pipes. How do I check whether a plumber is licensed?

Use PUB's licensed plumber information and look up the person or company yourself. A HomezyPro profile is not a licence check, and the site does not confirm licence status. When you contact the plumber, ask who will carry out and sign off on the work, then check that name against PUB's listing.

Can HomezyPro send my plumbing request to several North companies at once?

No. HomezyPro does not collect requests, book jobs or forward contact details. Every listing is unpaid, and you reach each company yourself through its profile. If you plan to contact several plumbers, sending each one the same short description makes their replies easier to compare.

Fewer plumbers name Sembawang than Woodlands or Yishun. Is that a problem?

Not by itself. Of the 23 plumbers that name North towns, Woodlands and Yishun are each named by 16 and Sembawang by 9, and 1 more covers the region without listing towns. Nine companies still leave room to compare. Office address and stated service areas can differ, so check that Sembawang is named on a profile before you call.