SG Block Index

Block 537 Hougang ST 52

530537 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1990 · Lease from 1992 · ~65 yrs lease left · 69 units · 18 floors

70Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 537 Hougang ST 52 in Hougang scores 70/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 11.8 minutes’ walk from Buangkok Mrt Station MRT, 10.7 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 462 m straight-line from Yio Chu Kang Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 537 Hougang ST 52 in Singapore

Block 537 Hougang ST 52, Singapore 530537

Pillar scores

Transport
63
Food
84
Schools
100
Healthcare
63
Daily needs
70
Green space
74
Connectivity
35
Value (lease)
50
Leisure
79
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
70
Young Families
75
Seniors
68
Renters
63
Investors
64
EV Owners
75

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
44min
101NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
one-north
51.2min
101NELCCLS$2.24 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
69.5min
43CCLEWLS$2.40 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
57.5min
88858S$2.15 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

44 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 10 min (651 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 27 min riding

6m1011mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (363 m) to Blk 574
  2. Bus 101 · SBS Transit
    Blk 574Opp Hougang Ctrl Int · 6 stops · 7 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 537

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 1935 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre10.7 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre12.7 min
  • Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market29.5 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd4.3 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd9.1 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Excel Family Clinic4.3 min
  • iDOC Clinic4.3 min
  • Everhealth Medical Centre5.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Punggol Pk15 min
  • Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)20.4 min
  • Realty Park20.5 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd16.3 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)23.6 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre27.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol CC10.5 min
  • Buangkok CC (U/C)14.5 min
  • Punggol Park CC15.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library13.4 min
  • Sengkang Public Library23.4 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 546-555 Hougang Street 511.7 min
  • Blk 556-566 Hougang Street 513.7 min
  • Blk 534-545 Hougang Avenue 86 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 537 Hougang ST 52
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 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 644390.2 min walk · 33 m
  • Stop 644312.1 min walk · 63 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 5354 min walk
    88
  • AFT PUNGGOL RD4 min walk
    858
  • BLK 5576 min walk
    43
  • BLK 5746 min walk
    101

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 537 Hougang ST 52 is more liveable than 47% of them and cheaper than 74% — around S$551/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability47th 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 537 offers a strong liveability score (70/100). 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 get70/100overall 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 537 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$679k
median S$679k · S$601601 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
463540616Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Hougang West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 537 Hougang ST 52

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Apr '264-room07 TO 09105S$679kS$601
Aug '244-room01 TO 03107S$550kS$478

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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