SG Block Index

Block 565 Hougang ST 51

530565 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1991 · Lease from 1992 · ~65 yrs lease left · 83 units · 12 floors

69Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 565 Hougang ST 51 in Hougang scores 68.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 11.7 minutes’ walk from Buangkok Mrt Station MRT, 10.6 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 417 m straight-line from Yio Chu Kang Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 565 Hougang ST 51 in Singapore

Block 565 Hougang ST 51, Singapore 530565

Pillar scores

Transport
64
Food
81
Schools
100
Healthcare
63
Daily needs
70
Green space
72
Connectivity
39
Value (lease)
50
Leisure
56
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
69
Young Families
74
Seniors
66
Renters
62
Investors
63
EV Owners
74

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
41.6min
156NELNSLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
one-north
48.9min
156NELCCLS$2.27 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
67.7min
109CCLEWLS$2.40 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
56.6min
109858BS$2.15 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

42 min door to door · S$2.07 · 2 transfers · 10 min (596 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 27 min riding

4m1563mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (199 m) to Opp Blk 565
  2. Bus 156 · SBS Transit
    Opp Blk 565Buangkok Int · 4 stops · 5 min
  3. Walk 3 min (164 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 565

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 1932 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre10.6 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre15.5 min
  • Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market26.8 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd3.5 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.5 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd13.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Excel Family Clinic3.5 min
  • iDOC Clinic3.5 min
  • Sengkang Family Clinic8.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Punggol Pk17.4 min
  • Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)20.1 min
  • Luxus Hills Park21.4 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd16 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)27.9 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre29 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Buangkok CC (U/C)14.4 min
  • Punggol CC14.9 min
  • Ci Yuan CC16.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library17.8 min
  • Sengkang Public Library20.8 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 556-566 Hougang Street 513 min
  • Blk 546-555 Hougang Street 514.5 min
  • Blk 581,582 And 582A Buangkok Green Golden Mint4.7 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 565 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 644491.7 min walk · 118 m
  • Stop 644412.8 min walk · 88 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 5652 min walk
    109
  • OPP BLK 5654 min walk
    109156
  • AFT PUNGGOL RD4 min walk
    858B

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
good value

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 565 Hougang ST 51 is more liveable than 41% of them and cheaper than 74% — around S$551/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability41th 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 565 offers a strong liveability score (68.9/100). 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 get68.9/100overall 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 565 Hougang ST 51

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

4-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$600k – S$625k
median S$613k · S$536558 psf
5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$760k
median S$760k · S$579579 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room5-room a sale at this block
525577630Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Hougang West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 565 Hougang ST 51

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jun '265-room04 TO 06122S$760kS$579
Jul '254-room07 TO 09104S$600kS$536
Jul '254-room04 TO 06104S$625kS$558
Feb '255-room07 TO 09122S$780kS$594
Jan '254-room07 TO 09104S$630kS$563

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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