SG Block Index

Ang Mo Kio vs Woodlands

Ang Mo Kio averages 75.4/100 for HDB liveability across 392 blocks, ahead of Woodlands at 64.7/100 across 732 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 64.7/100). Ang Mo Kio is stronger on transport, food, daily needs, green space, connectivity, leisure and ev charging. Woodlands leads on value (lease).

On the commute that matters most, Ang Mo Kio’s median trip to the city centre is 35 min versus Woodlands’s 55 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 Woodlands.

Commute face-off · median public transport

DestinationAng Mo KioWoodlands
Raffles Place35 min55 min
one-north39 min56 min
Jurong East53 min37 min
Changi Airport70 min91 min

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

Pillar by pillar

Transport70.164.6
Food94.173.9
Schools99.799
Healthcare6769.1
Daily needs83.553.5
Green space8560.9
Connectivity4734.9
Value (lease)34.664
Leisure74.553.9
EV charging94.761.7

By persona

PersonaAng Mo KioWoodlandsVerdict
Overall75.464.7Ang Mo Kio
Young Families78.970.4Ang Mo Kio
Seniors76.560.1Ang Mo Kio
Renters71.856.4Ang Mo Kio
Investors57.465.5Woodlands