SG Block Index

Block 547 Hougang ST 51

530547 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1991 · ~64 yrs lease left · 80 units · 17 floors

51Overall / 100
Summary

Block 547 Hougang ST 51 in Hougang scores 50.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 15 minutes’ walk from Buangkok Mrt Station MRT, 14 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 325 m straight-line from Punggol Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
26
Food
49
Schools
94
Healthcare
47
Daily needs
58
Green space
50
Connectivity
43
Value (lease)
48
Leisure
53

Who it suits

Overall
51
Young Families
58
Seniors
47
Renters
42
Investors
52

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
36.6min
NELNSLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
one-north
43.8min
NELCCLS$2.20 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
57.9min
NELCCLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
66.2min
27S$2.27 · direct

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

37 min door to door · S$1.98 · 1 transfer · 12 min (732 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 22 min riding

8mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 8 min (500 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicBlk 547

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 2059 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre14 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre17.5 min
  • Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market32.7 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd14.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd18.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Everhealth Medical Centre10.7 min
  • Sengkang Family Clinic12.2 min
  • Q & M Medical Clinic (Buangkok Mrt) Pte. Ltd.15.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Punggol Pk19.8 min
  • Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)23.7 min
  • Realty Park25.3 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd19.6 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)28.4 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre32.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol CC15.3 min
  • Buangkok CC (U/C)17.8 min
  • Punggol Park CC19.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library18.2 min
  • Sengkang Public Library26.7 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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