SG Block Index

Ang Mo Kio vs Punggol

Ang Mo Kio averages 75.4/100 for HDB liveability across 392 blocks, ahead of Punggol at 66/100 across 559 blocks. The gap comes down to individual pillars — compare them below.

The verdict

For all-round liveability, Ang Mo Kio comes out ahead (75.4/100 vs 66/100). Ang Mo Kio is stronger on food, daily needs, green space, connectivity, leisure and ev charging. Punggol leads on transport, healthcare and value (lease).

On the commute that matters most, Ang Mo Kio’s median trip to the city centre is 35 min versus Punggol’s 47 min by public transport — Ang Mo Kio is the faster commute.

By life stage, young families lean towards Ang Mo Kio, seniors lean towards Ang Mo Kio, renters lean towards Ang Mo Kio and investors lean towards Punggol.

Commute face-off · median public transport

DestinationAng Mo KioPunggol
Raffles Place35 min47 min
one-north39 min54 min
Jurong East53 min74 min
Changi Airport70 min51 min

Median door-to-door minutes across each town’s blocks, weekday 08:00, OneMap routing.

Pillar by pillar

Transport70.180.1
Food94.157.4
Schools99.798.3
Healthcare6773
Daily needs83.555.3
Green space8562.6
Connectivity4733.9
Value (lease)34.690.7
Leisure74.527.1
EV charging94.753.8

By persona

PersonaAng Mo KioPunggolVerdict
Overall75.466Ang Mo Kio
Young Families78.973.8Ang Mo Kio
Seniors76.559.5Ang Mo Kio
Renters71.856.4Ang Mo Kio
Investors57.466.6Punggol