SG Block Index

Block 537 Hougang ST 52

530537 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1990 · ~63 yrs lease left · 69 units · 18 floors

66Overall / 100
Summary

Block 537 Hougang ST 52 in Hougang scores 66.4/100 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.

Pillar scores

Transport
63
Food
70
Schools
100
Healthcare
63
Daily needs
70
Green space
74
Connectivity
35
Value (lease)
46
Leisure
79

Who it suits

Overall
66
Young Families
73
Seniors
65
Renters
60
Investors
60

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

6m›101›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (363 m) to Blk 574
  2. Bus 101 · SBS Transit
    Blk 574 → Opp Hougang Ctrl Int · 6 stops · 7 min
  3. Walk 1 min (56 m) to Hougang
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    Hougang → Dhoby Ghaut · 8 stops · 17 min
  5. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  6. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby Ghaut → Raffles 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

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

Primary schools

straight-line

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

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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