SG Block Index

Block 566 Hougang ST 51

530566 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1991 · Lease from 1992 · ~65 yrs lease left · 83 units · 12 floors

68Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 566 Hougang ST 51 in Hougang scores 67.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 11.9 minutes’ walk from Buangkok Mrt Station MRT, 10.8 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 405 m straight-line from Palm View Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 566 Hougang ST 51 in Singapore

Block 566 Hougang ST 51, Singapore 530566

Pillar scores

Transport
59
Food
79
Schools
100
Healthcare
63
Daily needs
70
Green space
71
Connectivity
38
Value (lease)
50
Leisure
53
EV charging
99
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
68
Young Families
72
Seniors
65
Renters
60
Investors
62
EV Owners
73

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
42.1min
156NELNSLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
one-north
49.4min
156NELCCLS$2.24 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
68.3min
109CCLEWLS$2.40 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
57.1min
109858BS$2.15 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

42 min door to door · S$2.07 · 2 transfers · 11 min (709 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 26 min riding

5m1563mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (312 m) to Aft Buangkok DR
  2. Bus 156 · SBS Transit
    Aft Buangkok DRBuangkok Int · 3 stops · 4 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 566

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 2025 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre10.8 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre16.5 min
  • Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market27.9 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd4.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.7 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd14.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Excel Family Clinic4.6 min
  • iDOC Clinic4.6 min
  • Sengkang Family Clinic9.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Punggol Pk17.6 min
  • Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)20.5 min
  • Luxus Hills Park22.4 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd16.4 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)29 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre30 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Buangkok CC (U/C)14.6 min
  • Punggol CC15.9 min
  • Ci Yuan CC17.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library18.5 min
  • Sengkang Public Library21.8 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 556-566 Hougang Street 513.2 min
  • Blk 546-555 Hougang Street 515.5 min
  • Blk 581,582 And 582A Buangkok Green Golden Mint5.7 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 566 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 644492.8 min walk · 173 m
  • Stop 644413.8 min walk · 171 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 5652 min walk
    109
  • AFT BUANGKOK DR5 min walk
    109156
  • AFT PUNGGOL RD5 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
priced about right

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 566 Hougang ST 51 is more liveable than 34% of them and cheaper than 74% — around S$551/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability34th 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 566 offers a strong liveability score (67.5/100). 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 get67.5/100overall 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 566 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
507579652Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Hougang West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 566 Hougang ST 51

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Feb '254-room07 TO 09104S$610kS$545
Feb '254-room04 TO 06107S$600kS$521

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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