Block 551 Hougang ST 51
530551 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1991 · ~64 yrs lease left · 92 units · 13 floors
64Overall / 100
Summary
Block 551 Hougang ST 51 in Hougang scores 64.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 12.5 minutes’ walk from Buangkok Mrt Station MRT, 11.4 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 436 m straight-line from Punggol Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 60
- Food
- 68
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 62
- Daily needs
- 70
- Green space
- 66
- Connectivity
- 38
- Value (lease)
- 48
- Leisure
- 67
Who it suits
- Overall
- 64
- Young Families
- 70
- Seniors
- 62
- Renters
- 58
- Investors
- 60
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 40.3min
- one-north
- 47.5min
- Jurong East
- 61.6min
- Changi Airport
- 67.2min
27NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
27NELCCLS$2.24 · 2 transfers
NELCCLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
27S$2.27 · direct
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap40 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 11 min (710 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 24 min riding
5m›27›2m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 5 min (319 m) to Bet Blks 544/546
- Bus 27 · SBS Transit
Bet Blks 544/546 → Buangkok · 1 stop · 1 min - Walk 2 min (159 m) to Buangkok
- North East Line · SBS Transit
Buangkok → Dhoby Ghaut · 9 stops · 19 min - Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
- North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Dhoby Ghaut → Raffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-time rings · schematic
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- Buangkok Mrt Station12.5 min
- Buangkok Mrt Station12.5 min
- Hougang Mrt Station15.6 min
PlannedDefu MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2033 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Buangkok Hawker Centre11.4 min
- Ci Yuan Hawker Centre15 min
- Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market30.2 min
Supermarkets
daily- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd5.1 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11.3 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.3 min
CHAS clinics
health- Excel Family Clinic5.1 min
- iDOC Clinic5.1 min
- Everhealth Medical Centre8.2 min
Parks & green
green- Punggol Pk17.2 min
- Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)21.1 min
- Realty Park22.8 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd17.1 min
- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)25.8 min
- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre29.6 min
Community clubs
leisure- Punggol CC12.8 min
- Buangkok CC (U/C)15.2 min
- Punggol Park CC16.6 min
Libraries
leisure- Cheng San Public Library15.7 min
- Sengkang Public Library24.1 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 changeLatest txns
3 ROOMS$590▲ 6.3%2
4 ROOMS$553▲ 1.9%1
5 ROOMS$551▲ 9.7%3
EXECUTIVES$626▲ 5.5%2