SG Block Index

Block 551 Hougang ST 51

530551 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1991 · Lease from 1992 · ~65 yrs lease left · 92 units · 13 floors

68Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 551 Hougang ST 51 in Hougang scores 67.9/100 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.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 551 Hougang ST 51 in Singapore

Block 551 Hougang ST 51, Singapore 530551

Pillar scores

Transport
60
Food
82
Schools
100
Healthcare
62
Daily needs
70
Green space
66
Connectivity
38
Value (lease)
50
Leisure
67
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
68
Young Families
73
Seniors
65
Renters
60
Investors
62
EV Owners
73

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
40.3min
27NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
one-north
47.5min
27NELCCLS$2.24 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
61.6min
NELCCLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
67.2min
27S$2.27 · direct

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

40 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 11 min (710 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 24 min riding

5m272mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (319 m) to Bet Blks 544/546
  2. Bus 27 · SBS Transit
    Bet Blks 544/546Buangkok · 1 stop · 1 min
  3. Walk 2 min (159 m) to Buangkok
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    BuangkokDhoby Ghaut · 9 stops · 19 min
  5. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  6. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby GhautRaffles 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 551

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 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

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

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

Eldercare 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

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 546-555 Hougang Street 510.9 min
  • Blk 556-566 Hougang Street 514.5 min
  • Blk 278 Compassvale Bow Compassvale Helm7.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 551 Hougang ST 51
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 supermarkets, 3 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 644392.3 min walk · 144 m
  • Stop 644314.2 min walk · 168 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BET BLKS 544/5465 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
priced about right

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 551 Hougang ST 51 is more liveable than 36% of them and cheaper than 74% — around S$551/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability36th 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 551 offers a strong liveability score (67.9/100). 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 get67.9/100overall 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 551 Hougang ST 51

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

4-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$597k
median S$597k · S$538538 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
528565601Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Hougang West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 551 Hougang ST 51

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Feb '264-room01 TO 03103S$597kS$538
Jun '254-room07 TO 09102S$649kS$591
Mar '254-room07 TO 09102S$639kS$582

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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