SG Block Index

Block 554 Hougang ST 51

530554 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1991 · ~64 yrs lease left · 87 units · 18 floors

56Overall / 100
Summary

Block 554 Hougang ST 51 in Hougang scores 55.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 14.4 minutes’ walk from Buangkok Mrt Station MRT, 13.3 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 476 m straight-line from Yio Chu Kang Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
45
Food
51
Schools
96
Healthcare
56
Daily needs
61
Green space
54
Connectivity
39
Value (lease)
48
Leisure
57

Who it suits

Overall
56
Young Families
62
Seniors
53
Renters
48
Investors
55

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
41.9min
104NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
one-north
49.1min
104NELCCLS$2.24 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
62.7min
NELCCLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
59.9min
104110S$2.15 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

42 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 12 min (743 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 24 min riding

6m›104›2m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (351 m) to Blk 278 CP
  2. Bus 104 · Go-Ahead Singapore
    Blk 278 CP → Buangkok · 1 stop · 2 min
  3. Walk 2 min (159 m) to Buangkok
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    Buangkok → Dhoby Ghaut · 9 stops · 19 min
  5. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  6. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby Ghaut → Raffles 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 554

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
PlannedSerangoon North MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1988 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre13.3 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre16.9 min
  • Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market32.1 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd6.9 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd13.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd14.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Excel Family Clinic6.9 min
  • iDOC Clinic6.9 min
  • Everhealth Medical Centre10.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Punggol Pk19.1 min
  • Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)23 min
  • Realty Park24.6 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd18.9 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)27.7 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre31.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol CC14.6 min
  • Buangkok CC (U/C)17.1 min
  • Punggol Park CC18.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library17.6 min
  • Sengkang Public Library26 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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