SG Block Index

Block 535 Hougang ST 52

530535 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1989 · ~62 yrs lease left · 102 units · 10 floors

64Overall / 100
Summary

Block 535 Hougang ST 52 in Hougang scores 64.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 12.4 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 12.6 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 326 m straight-line from Montfort Junior School.

Pillar scores

Transport
57
Food
63
Schools
100
Healthcare
61
Daily needs
61
Green space
73
Connectivity
45
Value (lease)
44
Leisure
84

Who it suits

Overall
64
Young Families
71
Seniors
62
Renters
59
Investors
59

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
37.3min
161NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
one-north
44.5min
161NELCCLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
64.8min
161NELEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
54.1min
88858S$2.15 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

37 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 6 min (390 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 25 min riding

1m1611mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 1 min (63 m) to Blk 535
  2. Bus 161 · SBS Transit
    Blk 535Hougang Ctrl Int · 4 stops · 5 min
  3. Walk 1 min (94 m) to Hougang
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    HougangDhoby Ghaut · 8 stops · 17 min
  5. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  6. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby GhautRaffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min
  7. Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
Fastest itinerary · fares & times from OneMap, Singapore Land Authority

What’s nearby

walk times, door to door
Walk-time rings · schematic5 min10 min15 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 535

Distance from centre is real walk time (rings at 5 / 10 / 15 min); the angle only spreads categories apart — it is not compass bearing.

MRT stations

transit
PlannedDefu MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1880 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre12.6 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre13.3 min
  • Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market32.3 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd6.9 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd8.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Everhealth Medical Centre4.1 min
  • Excel Family Clinic6.9 min
  • Sia & Yeo Hougang Clinic Pte Ltd9.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Punggol Pk14 min
  • Realty Park19.6 min
  • Pk Villas Terrace Pg21 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd18.1 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)22.7 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre26.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol CC9.6 min
  • Punggol Park CC14.9 min
  • Buangkok CC (U/C)16.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library12.5 min
  • Sengkang Public Library25.5 min

Who lives here

Census 2020 · Hougang planning area
Age profile
In Hougang, 12.7% of residents are under 15 and 16.3% are 65 or older.
55–598.4%
60–648.2%
25–297.7%
30–347.6%
Household income
38.8% of Hougang households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
$20,000+12.7%
No working person11.3%
$2,000–2,9996%
$3,000–3,9995.7%
Dwelling mix
77.2% of Hougang households live in HDB flats; 22.6% in condominiums or landed homes.
HDB 4 room flats37.2%
HDB 5 room and executive flats21.2%
HDB 3 room flats14.6%
Condominiums and other apartments14.5%
Household size
37.5% of Hougang households are one or two people; 2-person households are the most common.
2-person22.8%
4-person21.4%
3-person19.9%
1-person14.7%
In education
Of Hougang residents currently in education, 27.8% attend polytechnic or university.
Primary31.1%
Secondary24%
University16.4%
Polytechnic11.4%
Commute to work
58.7% of working Hougang residents commute by public transport; 28.4% drive or ride.
MRT LRT and bus28.2%
Car21.4%
Bus18.1%
MRT LRT only10.3%

Resident data for the Hougang planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).

Resale context — Hougang West

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$590▲ 6.3%
4 ROOMS$553▲ 1.9%
5 ROOMS$551▲ 9.7%
EXECUTIVES$626▲ 5.5%
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