SG Block Index

Block 559 Hougang ST 51

530559 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1991 · Lease from 1992 · ~65 yrs lease left · 56 units · 15 floors

73Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 559 Hougang ST 51 in Hougang scores 72.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.8 minutes’ walk from Buangkok Mrt Station MRT, 7.7 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 465 m straight-line from Palm View Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 559 Hougang ST 51 in Singapore

Block 559 Hougang ST 51, Singapore 530559

Pillar scores

Transport
74
Food
85
Schools
100
Healthcare
65
Daily needs
70
Green space
81
Connectivity
41
Value (lease)
50
Leisure
68
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
73
Young Families
77
Seniors
70
Renters
67
Investors
65
EV Owners
77

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
40.9min
104NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
one-north
48.1min
104NELCCLS$2.24 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
62.8min
NELCCLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
58.8min
104110S$2.15 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

41 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 11 min (678 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 24 min riding

5m1042mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (287 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 559

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 2028 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre7.7 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre15.4 min
  • Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market27.9 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd3.7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.6 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11.8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Excel Family Clinic3.7 min
  • iDOC Clinic3.7 min
  • Sengkang Family Clinic6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Punggol Pk14.5 min
  • Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)17.5 min
  • Realty Park23.2 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd13.4 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)26.3 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre29.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Buangkok CC (U/C)11.6 min
  • Punggol CC12.9 min
  • Punggol Park CC12.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library15.4 min
  • Sengkang Public Library20.9 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 556-566 Hougang Street 510.8 min
  • Blk 546-555 Hougang Street 512.8 min
  • Blk 278 Compassvale Bow Compassvale Helm3.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 559 Hougang ST 51
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 2 supermarkets, 4 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 676291.8 min walk · 128 m
  • Stop 644492 min walk · 100 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 278 CP5 min walk
    104
  • OPP BLK 293D5 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
strong value

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 559 Hougang ST 51 is more liveable than 62% of them and cheaper than 74% — around S$551/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability62th 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 559 offers a strong liveability score (72.8/100). 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 get72.8/100overall 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 559 Hougang ST 51

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

Executive1 sale · 12 mo
S$1.01m
median S$1.01m · S$656656 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)Executive a sale at this block
592629666Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Hougang West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 559 Hougang ST 51

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jul '25Executive10 TO 12143S$1.01mS$656
Apr '25Executive10 TO 12143S$1.00mS$650

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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