SG Block Index

Block 536 Hougang ST 52

530536 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1989 · Lease from 1992 · ~65 yrs lease left · 66 units · 10 floors

68Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 536 Hougang ST 52 in Hougang scores 68.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 11.2 minutes’ walk from Buangkok Mrt Station MRT, 12.1 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 412 m straight-line from Montfort Junior School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 536 Hougang ST 52 in Singapore

Block 536 Hougang ST 52, Singapore 530536

Pillar scores

Transport
61
Food
79
Schools
100
Healthcare
62
Daily needs
61
Green space
77
Connectivity
40
Value (lease)
50
Leisure
84
EV charging
92
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
68
Young Families
74
Seniors
66
Renters
62
Investors
63
EV Owners
71

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
41.3min
101NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
one-north
48.5min
101NELCCLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
65.9min
147CCLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
56.2min
88858S$2.15 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

41 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 9 min (589 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 25 min riding

5m1011mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (300 m) to Montfort Sch
  2. Bus 101 · SBS Transit
    Montfort SchOpp Hougang Ctrl Int · 5 stops · 6 min
  3. Walk 1 min (56 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 536

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
PlannedSerangoon North MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1887 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre12.1 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre12.6 min
  • Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market32.3 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd6.9 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd8.1 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Everhealth Medical Centre2.9 min
  • Excel Family Clinic6.9 min
  • iDOC Clinic6.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Punggol Pk14 min
  • Realty Park19.5 min
  • Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)19.9 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd16.8 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)22.6 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre26.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol CC9.5 min
  • Punggol Park CC14.8 min
  • Buangkok CC (U/C)15 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library12.5 min
  • Sengkang Public Library24.2 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 534-545 Hougang Avenue 84.4 min
  • Blk 546-555 Hougang Street 514.5 min
  • Blk 692-698 Hougang Street 61 Hougang Spring6.1 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 536 Hougang ST 52
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 supermarkets, 4 clinics.

Shaded areas are real pedestrian reach (OSRM foot routing), sampled on a grid — an approximate schematic, not a legal boundary.

Buses near here

LTA stops · OneMap routing
Nearest bus stops
  • Stop 644393 min walk · 82 m
  • Stop 643613 min walk · 160 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 5353 min walk
    88
  • AFT PUNGGOL RD3 min walk
    858
  • MONTFORT SCH5 min walk
    101147

Services seen boarding near this block on real OneMap public-transport routes — not a full timetable. Check the LTA / bus operator app for live arrivals.

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).

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$652k · 5 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
good value

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 536 Hougang ST 52 is more liveable than 39% of them and cheaper than 74% — around S$551/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability39th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 74%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (5-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-06

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 536 offers a strong liveability score (68.4/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~65 years left).

What you get68.4/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+9.7%5 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds65 yrslease remaining

A plain-language read, not financial advice. Liveability and lease come from the index; price signals from data.gov.sg resale transactions for Hougang West. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 536 Hougang ST 52

Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation

4-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$573k
median S$573k · S$502502 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
492542593Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Hougang West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 536 Hougang ST 52

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Mar '264-room01 TO 03106S$573kS$502

Subzone medians — 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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