SG Block Index

Block 547 Hougang ST 51

530547 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1991 · Lease from 1992 · ~65 yrs lease left · 80 units · 17 floors

54Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 547 Hougang ST 51 in Hougang scores 53.6/100 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.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 547 Hougang ST 51 in Singapore

Block 547 Hougang ST 51, Singapore 530547

Pillar scores

Transport
26
Food
54
Schools
94
Healthcare
47
Daily needs
58
Green space
50
Connectivity
43
Value (lease)
50
Leisure
53
EV charging
98
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
54
Young Families
60
Seniors
49
Renters
44
Investors
55
EV Owners
64

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

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

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

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 546-555 Hougang Street 513.4 min
  • Blk 556-566 Hougang Street 517 min
  • Blk 278 Compassvale Bow Compassvale Helm10 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 547 Hougang ST 51
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 supermarkets.

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 676298 min walk · 180 m
  • Stop 676219.3 min walk · 252 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BET BLKS 544/5464 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
slight premium

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 547 Hougang ST 51 is more liveable than 5% of them and cheaper than 74% — around S$551/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability5th 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 547 offers a solid liveability score (53.6/100). 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 get53.6/100overall 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 547 Hougang ST 51

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

4-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$635k
median S$635k · S$557573 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
518555593Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Hougang West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 547 Hougang ST 51

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Dec '254-room04 TO 06106S$635kS$557
Aug '254-room04 TO 06103S$635kS$573
Apr '254-room07 TO 09103S$640kS$577
Nov '244-room01 TO 03103S$585kS$528
Sep '244-room07 TO 09106S$620kS$543

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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