SG Block Index

Block 653A Punggol DR

821653 · Waterway East · Punggol · Built 2022 · ~95 yrs lease left · 189 units · 18 floors

57Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 653A Punggol DR in Punggol scores 57.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8 minutes’ walk from Kadaloor Lrt Station MRT, 29.7 minutes from One Punggol Hawker Centre, and 132 m straight-line from Waterway Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 653A Punggol DR in Singapore

Block 653A Punggol DR, Singapore 821653

Pillar scores

Transport
64
Food
49
Schools
93
Healthcare
69
Daily needs
53
Green space
48
Connectivity
31
Value (lease)
100
Leisure
17
EV charging
0
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
57
Young Families
66
Seniors
52
Renters
47
Investors
70
EV Owners
44

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
50.5min
PENELNSLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
one-north
57.7min
PENELCCLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
78min
PENELEWLS$2.45 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
48.2min
44S$2.02 · direct

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

51 min door to door · S$2.20 · 2 transfers · 13 min (807 m) walking · 8 min waiting · 30 min riding

6mPE3mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (406 m) to Kadaloor Lrt Station
  2. PE · SBS Transit
    Kadaloor Lrt StationPunggol Lrt Station · 3 stops · 4 min
  3. Walk 3 min (168 m) to Punggol
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    PunggolDhoby Ghaut · 11 stops · 23 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 minMRTMarketClinicBlk 653A

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
PlannedPunggol Coast MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2139 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • One Punggol Hawker Centre29.7 min
  • Punggol Coast Hawker Centre39.6 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ang Mo Supermarket Pte Ltd8.7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd16.5 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd19 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Kenneth Tan Medical Clinic8.4 min
  • Healthmark Medical Clinic8.7 min
  • Red Dot Medical13.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Punggol Waterway Pk29.4 min
  • Punggol Heritage Trail Phase 132.4 min
  • St Anne'S Wood Pg35.9 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • COMNET Senior Activity Centre @ 182 Rivervale Crescent25.8 min
  • COMNET Senior Group Home @ Rivervale Crescent25.8 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd36.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol 21 CC15.4 min
  • Punggol Vista CC24.1 min
  • One Punggol CC (U/C)29.5 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 186-188,190-192 Punggol Central18.6 min
  • Blk 621A - 621B Edgefield Walk19.9 min
  • Blk 612 Punggol Drive Damai Grove21.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 653A Punggol DR
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 1 supermarkets, 2 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 655694.7 min walk · 64 m
  • Stop 655615.6 min walk · 100 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 64910 min walk
    44

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 · Punggol planning area
Age profile
In Punggol, 24.6% of residents are under 15 and 7.7% are 65 or older.
35–3912.7%
40–4410%
30–349.9%
0–49.3%
Household income
44.7% of Punggol households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
$20,000+10.8%
$15,000–17,4997.3%
No working person6.3%
$8,000–8,9995.9%
Dwelling mix
87.4% of Punggol households live in HDB flats; 12.7% in condominiums or landed homes.
HDB 4 room flats39.7%
HDB 5 room and executive flats30.3%
Condominiums and other apartments12.6%
HDB 3 room flats9.6%
Household size
32.8% of Punggol households are one or two people; 2-person households are the most common.
2-person23.2%
4-person22.8%
3-person22.2%
5-person14%
In education
Of Punggol residents currently in education, 13.5% attend polytechnic or university.
Primary43.8%
Secondary23.4%
Pre primary13.2%
Polytechnic7.3%
Commute to work
57.6% of working Punggol residents commute by public transport; 30.8% drive or ride.
Car23.2%
MRT LRT and bus20.6%
MRT LRT only14.3%
Other combi MRT LRT or bus13.2%

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

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$779k · 5 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
pays a premium

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 653A Punggol DR is more liveable than 8% of them but pricier than 76% — around S$658/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability8th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 24%

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 653A offers a solid liveability score (57.4/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is near-fresh (~95 years left).

What you get57.4/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-1.3%5 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds95 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 Waterway East. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 653A Punggol DR

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

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)2-room3-room4-room5-room a sale at this block
615712808Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Waterway East (area liquidity)

No registered resale at Blk 653A Punggol DR in the last 2 years — figures above reflect Waterway East medians.

Subzone medians — Waterway East

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$816▲ 9.7%
3 ROOMS$723▲ 3.8%
4 ROOMS$613▼ 5.6%
5 ROOMS$658▼ 1.3%
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