SG Block Index

Block 557 Woodlands DR 53

730557 · Woodlands South · Woodlands · Built 1998 · Lease from 1999 · ~72 yrs lease left · 110 units · 12 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km
63Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 557 Woodlands DR 53 in Woodlands scores 62.9/100 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.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 557 Woodlands DR 53 in Singapore

Block 557 Woodlands DR 53, Singapore 730557

Pillar scores

Transport
67
Food
61
Schools
100
Healthcare
67
Daily needs
57
Green space
59
Connectivity
34
Value (lease)
64
Leisure
48
EV charging
57
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
63
Young Families
69
Seniors
57
Renters
55
Investors
65
EV Owners
58

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

2m901M2mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (161 m) to Blk 554
  2. Bus 901M · SMRT Corporation
    Blk 554Admiralty · 6 stops · 7 min
  3. Walk 2 min (88 m) to Admiralty
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    AdmiraltyRaffles 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

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

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

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

EV charging

ev
  • Atm Dbs Vista Point7 min
  • Blk 537-547 Woodlands Drive 1612.2 min
  • Blk 569A-569B Champions Way13.3 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 557 Woodlands DR 53
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 MRT, 1 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 475112.6 min walk · 100 m
  • Stop 475213.4 min walk · 207 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 5542 min walk
    901901M

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 · 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).

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$547k · 4 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
slight premium

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 557 Woodlands DR 53 is more liveable than 23% of them and cheaper than 58% — around S$564/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability23th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 58%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (4-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-07

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 557 offers a solid liveability score (62.9/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~72 years left).

What you get62.9/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+9.7%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds72 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 Woodlands South. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 557 Woodlands DR 53

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

5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$640k
median S$640k · S$495495 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
485519554Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Woodlands South (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 557 Woodlands DR 53

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Mar '265-room10 TO 12120S$640kS$495
Jun '254-room10 TO 12101S$560kS$515
Jun '255-room10 TO 12120S$660kS$511
Jan '255-room01 TO 03115S$630kS$509
Sep '244-room04 TO 06100S$528kS$491

Subzone medians — 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%
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