SG Block Index

Block 656A Punggol East

821656 · Waterway East · Punggol · Built 2021 · ~94 yrs lease left · 204 units · 18 floors

47Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 656A Punggol East in Punggol scores 47.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 11.2 minutes’ walk from Kadaloor Lrt Station MRT, 32.9 minutes from One Punggol Hawker Centre, and 267 m straight-line from Waterway Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 656A Punggol East in Singapore

Block 656A Punggol East, Singapore 821656

Pillar scores

Transport
46
Food
25
Schools
93
Healthcare
66
Daily needs
37
Green space
38
Connectivity
26
Value (lease)
100
Leisure
11
EV charging
0
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
47
Young Families
57
Seniors
41
Renters
34
Investors
64
EV Owners
37

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
53.7min
381NELNSLS$2.24 · 2 transfers
one-north
60.9min
381NELCCLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
81.2min
381NELEWLS$2.46 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
52.7min
38144S$2.02 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

54 min door to door · S$2.24 · 2 transfers · 7 min (437 m) walking · 8 min waiting · 39 min riding

0m3813mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 0 min (8 m) to Blk 656a
  2. Bus 381 · Go-Ahead Singapore
    Blk 656aPunggol /int · 9 stops · 12 min
  3. Walk 3 min (197 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 656A

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 2058 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • One Punggol Hawker Centre32.9 min
  • Punggol Coast Hawker Centre37.6 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ang Mo Supermarket Pte Ltd12 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd19.9 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd20.8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Kenneth Tan Medical Clinic7.9 min
  • Healthmark Medical Clinic12 min
  • Red Dot Medical13.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Punggol Heritage Trail Phase 130.1 min
  • Punggol Waterway Pk32.6 min
  • St Anne'S Wood Pg39.3 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • COMNET Senior Activity Centre @ 182 Rivervale Crescent29.2 min
  • COMNET Senior Group Home @ Rivervale Crescent29.2 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd39.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol 21 CC18.7 min
  • Punggol Vista CC27.3 min
  • One Punggol CC (U/C)32.7 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 186-188,190-192 Punggol Central21.9 min
  • Blk 621A - 621B Edgefield Walk23.2 min
  • Blk 612 Punggol Drive Damai Grove24.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 656A Punggol East
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 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 655696.4 min walk · 218 m
  • Stop 655618.6 min walk · 214 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 656A0 min walk
    381
  • BLK 6497 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 656A Punggol East is more liveable than 3% of them but pricier than 76% — around S$658/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability3th 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 656A offers a moderate liveability score (47.3/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is near-fresh (~94 years left).

What you get47.3/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-1.3%5 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds94 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 656A Punggol East

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 656A Punggol East 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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