SG Block Index

Block 557 Woodlands DR 53

730557 · Woodlands South · Woodlands · Built 1998 · ~71 yrs lease left · 110 units · 12 floors

59Overall / 100
Summary

Block 557 Woodlands DR 53 in Woodlands scores 58.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 10 minutes’ walk from Woodlands South Mrt Station MRT, 15.7 minutes from Kampung Admiralty Hawker Centre, and 243 m straight-line from Woodlands Ring Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
67
Food
33
Schools
100
Healthcare
67
Daily needs
57
Green space
59
Connectivity
34
Value (lease)
62
Leisure
48

Who it suits

Overall
59
Young Families
67
Seniors
53
Renters
51
Investors
61

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
55.3min
901MNSL1 transfer
one-north
53.2min
901TELCCL2 transfers
Jurong East
42.2min
901MNSL1 transfer
Changi Airport
93.6min
TELEWLEWLS$2.52 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

55 min door to door · 1 transfer · 4 min (276 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 48 min riding

2m›901M›2m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (161 m) to Blk 554
  2. Bus 901M · SMRT Corporation
    Blk 554 → Admiralty · 6 stops · 7 min
  3. Walk 2 min (88 m) to Admiralty
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Admiralty → Raffles Place · 16 stops · 41 min
  5. 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 minMRTMarketClinicBlk 557

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
PlannedDe2 MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 5727 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Kampung Admiralty Hawker Centre15.7 min
  • Marsiling Mall Hawker Centre29.4 min
  • Marsiling Lane Blk 20/2139.8 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Pinnacle Family Clinic (Woodlands)4.8 min
  • My Family Clinic (Woodlands Glen)4.8 min
  • Essential Family Clinic & Surgery6.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Woodlands Healing Garden15.4 min
  • Woodlands Town Pk East34 min
  • Central Catchment Nature Reserve63.7 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd12 min
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (WL569)14.5 min
  • Care Corner SGH @ WL569A14.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • ACE The Place CC13.3 min
  • Woodlands Galaxy CC15.9 min
  • Woodlands CC (Pending U/C)20.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Woodlands Regional Library17.6 min

Who lives here

Census 2020 · Woodlands planning area
Age profile
In Woodlands, 15.1% of residents are under 15 and 9.9% are 65 or older.
50–548.5%
20–248.4%
25–298.1%
45–498%
Household income
33.9% of Woodlands households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
No working person9%
$5,000–5,9997.1%
$6,000–6,9996.7%
$3,000–3,9996.5%
Dwelling mix
92.5% of Woodlands households live in HDB flats; 7.4% in condominiums or landed homes.
HDB 4 room flats40.6%
HDB 5 room and executive flats35.9%
HDB 3 room flats9.3%
Condominiums and other apartments7.1%
Household size
31.9% of Woodlands households are one or two people; 4-person households are the most common.
4-person21.5%
3-person21.1%
2-person19.7%
5-person13.9%
In education
Of Woodlands residents currently in education, 26.7% attend polytechnic or university.
Primary30.8%
Secondary25.3%
Polytechnic13.9%
University12.8%
Commute to work
59.7% of working Woodlands residents commute by public transport; 24.9% drive or ride.
MRT LRT and bus32.1%
Car15%
MRT LRT only13.3%
Bus11.2%

Resident data for the Woodlands planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).

Resale context — Woodlands South

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$714▼ 1.9%
3 ROOMS$667▼ 1.4%
4 ROOMS$564▲ 9.7%
5 ROOMS$504▼ 2.6%
EXECUTIVES$502▼ 9.4%
Living in Woodlands →Woodlands estate data →Blocks near Woodlands South Mrt Station →Blocks near Woodlands Ring Primary School →Commute to the CBD →