Block 653A Punggol DR
821653 · Waterway East · Punggol · Built 2022 · ~95 yrs lease left · 189 units · 18 floors
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 · SLABlock 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
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
- one-north
- 57.7min
- Jurong East
- 78min
- Changi Airport
- 48.2min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap51 min door to door · S$2.20 · 2 transfers · 13 min (807 m) walking · 8 min waiting · 30 min riding
- Walk 6 min (406 m) to Kadaloor Lrt Station
- PE · SBS Transit
Kadaloor Lrt Station → Punggol Lrt Station · 3 stops · 4 min - Walk 3 min (168 m) to Punggol
- North East Line · SBS Transit
Punggol → Dhoby Ghaut · 11 stops · 23 min - Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
- North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Dhoby Ghaut → Raffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorDistance 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- Kadaloor Lrt Station8 min
- Kadaloor Lrt Station8.3 min
- Riviera Lrt Station10.4 min
Hawker centres
food- One Punggol Hawker Centre29.7 min
- Punggol Coast Hawker Centre39.6 min
Eateries nearby
food- Waterway Primary School6.5 min
- Azali Bin DankarnaA6.5 min
- Chiang Ken WengA6.5 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte LtdA8.7 min
- Tan Soo Meng8.7 min
- Kopitiam Investment Pte Ltd8.7 min
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
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare 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 · OneMapWithin ~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- Stop 655694.7 min walk · 64 m
- Stop 655615.6 min walk · 100 m
- BLK 64910 min walk44
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 roomSet your budget to see if this block fits. Not sure? work it out from your income →
Value for money
liveability vs price · like-for-likeAmong 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).
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 · leaseBlock 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).
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
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
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