SG Block Index

Block 539 Hougang ST 52

530539 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1990 · ~63 yrs lease left · 60 units · 13 floors

65Overall / 100
Summary

Block 539 Hougang ST 52 in Hougang scores 64.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 10 minutes’ walk from Buangkok Mrt Station MRT, 10.8 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 435 m straight-line from Montfort Junior School.

Pillar scores

Transport
60
Food
70
Schools
100
Healthcare
63
Daily needs
56
Green space
77
Connectivity
40
Value (lease)
46
Leisure
78

Who it suits

Overall
65
Young Families
71
Seniors
63
Renters
58
Investors
60

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
42.1min
27NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
one-north
49.4min
27NELCCLS$2.24 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
64.1min
NELCCLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
56.2min
88858S$2.15 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

42 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 13 min (840 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 24 min riding

7m›27›2m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 7 min (448 m) to Bet Blks 544/546
  2. Bus 27 · SBS Transit
    Bet Blks 544/546 → Buangkok · 1 stop · 1 min
  3. Walk 2 min (159 m) to Buangkok
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    Buangkok → Dhoby Ghaut · 9 stops · 19 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicBlk 539

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 1952 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre10.8 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre13.8 min
  • Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market33.5 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd8.1 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd9.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Everhealth Medical Centre1.6 min
  • Excel Family Clinic8.1 min
  • iDOC Clinic8.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Punggol Pk15.2 min
  • Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)18.7 min
  • Realty Park20.8 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd15.5 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)23.8 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre27.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol CC10.8 min
  • Buangkok CC (U/C)13.7 min
  • Punggol Park CC14.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library13.7 min
  • Sengkang Public Library23 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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