SG Block Index

Block 554 Hougang ST 51

530554 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1991 · Lease from 1992 · ~65 yrs lease left · 87 units · 18 floors

61Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 554 Hougang ST 51 in Hougang scores 60.7/100 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.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 554 Hougang ST 51 in Singapore

Block 554 Hougang ST 51, Singapore 530554

Pillar scores

Transport
45
Food
71
Schools
96
Healthcare
56
Daily needs
61
Green space
54
Connectivity
39
Value (lease)
50
Leisure
57
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
61
Young Families
66
Seniors
57
Renters
52
Investors
59
EV Owners
69

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

6m1042mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (351 m) to Blk 278 CP
  2. Bus 104 · Go-Ahead Singapore
    Blk 278 CPBuangkok · 1 stop · 2 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 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

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

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

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

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 546-555 Hougang Street 512.7 min
  • Blk 556-566 Hougang Street 516.3 min
  • Blk 278 Compassvale Bow Compassvale Helm9.3 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 554 Hougang ST 51
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 supermarkets, 2 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 644394.2 min walk · 100 m
  • Stop 644495.5 min walk · 147 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 278 CP6 min walk
    104
  • OPP BLK 293D6 min walk
    110

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 554 Hougang ST 51 is more liveable than 12% of them and cheaper than 74% — around S$551/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability12th 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 554 offers a solid liveability score (60.7/100). 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 get60.7/100overall 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 554 Hougang ST 51

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

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room4-room5-roomExecutive a sale at this block
523586650Jul '24Jul '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Hougang West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 554 Hougang ST 51

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jul '244-room16 TO 18104S$620kS$554

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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