SG Block Index

Block 546 Hougang ST 51

530546 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1991 · Lease from 1992 · ~65 yrs lease left · 70 units · 19 floors

70Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 546 Hougang ST 51 in Hougang scores 69.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.2 minutes’ walk from Buangkok Mrt Station MRT, 8 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 331 m straight-line from Punggol Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 546 Hougang ST 51 in Singapore

Block 546 Hougang ST 51, Singapore 530546

Pillar scores

Transport
66
Food
79
Schools
100
Healthcare
66
Daily needs
61
Green space
86
Connectivity
42
Value (lease)
50
Leisure
76
EV charging
80
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
70
Young Families
75
Seniors
68
Renters
64
Investors
64
EV Owners
69

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
37.7min
NELNSLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
one-north
44.9min
NELCCLS$2.20 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
59min
NELCCLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
65.1min
27S$2.27 · direct

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

38 min door to door · S$1.98 · 1 transfer · 13 min (809 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 22 min riding

9mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 9 min (576 m) to Buangkok
  2. North East Line · SBS Transit
    BuangkokDhoby Ghaut · 9 stops · 19 min
  3. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby GhautRaffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min
  5. 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 546

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 2024 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre8 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre18 min
  • Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market31.1 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.2 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Everhealth Medical Centre2.7 min
  • Sengkang Family Clinic8 min
  • Excel Family Clinic10.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Punggol Pk12.9 min
  • Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)15.8 min
  • Jln Naung Pg21.3 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd12.7 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)24.4 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre28.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol CC8.8 min
  • Buangkok CC (U/C)10.9 min
  • Punggol Park CC11.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library11.8 min
  • Sengkang Public Library20.2 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 556-566 Hougang Street 516.4 min
  • Blk 534-545 Hougang Avenue 86.6 min
  • Blk 546-555 Hougang Street 519.4 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 546 Hougang ST 51
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 1 supermarkets, 2 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 676295 min walk · 195 m
  • Stop 645716 min walk · 160 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BET BLKS 544/5463 min walk
    27

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 546 Hougang ST 51 is more liveable than 46% of them and cheaper than 74% — around S$551/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability46th 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 546 offers a strong liveability score (69.8/100). 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 get69.8/100overall 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 546 Hougang ST 51

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

5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$815k
median S$815k · S$596596 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
525577630Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Hougang West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 546 Hougang ST 51

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Apr '265-room10 TO 12127S$815kS$596
Jan '254-room04 TO 06103S$645kS$582
Sep '244-room16 TO 18103S$663kS$598

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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