SG Block Index

Block 555 Hougang ST 51

530555 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1991 · ~64 yrs lease left · 90 units · 10 floors

54Overall / 100
Summary

Block 555 Hougang ST 51 in Hougang scores 54/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 14.9 minutes’ walk from Buangkok Mrt Station MRT, 13.8 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 497 m straight-line from Yio Chu Kang Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
41
Food
49
Schools
95
Healthcare
54
Daily needs
59
Green space
51
Connectivity
39
Value (lease)
48
Leisure
54

Who it suits

Overall
54
Young Families
60
Seniors
51
Renters
46
Investors
54

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
42min
104NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
one-north
49.2min
104NELCCLS$2.24 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
63min
NELCCLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
60min
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 (755 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 24 min riding

6m1042mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (363 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 555

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 2019 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre13.8 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre17.4 min
  • Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market32.6 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.4 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd13.7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd14.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Excel Family Clinic7.4 min
  • iDOC Clinic7.4 min
  • Everhealth Medical Centre10.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Punggol Pk19.6 min
  • Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)23.5 min
  • Realty Park25.1 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd19.4 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)28.2 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre32 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol CC15.1 min
  • Buangkok CC (U/C)17.6 min
  • Punggol Park CC18.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library18.1 min
  • Sengkang Public Library26.5 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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