SG Block Index

Bedok vs Woodlands

Bedok averages 70.1/100 for HDB liveability across 531 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, Bedok comes out ahead (70.1/100 vs 64.7/100). Bedok is stronger on food, daily needs, green space, connectivity, leisure and ev charging. Woodlands leads on transport, healthcare and value (lease).

On the commute that matters most, Bedok’s median trip to the city centre is 33 min versus Woodlands’s 55 min by public transport — Bedok is the faster commute.

By life stage, young families lean towards Bedok, seniors lean towards Bedok, renters lean towards Bedok and investors lean towards Woodlands.

Commute face-off · median public transport

DestinationBedokWoodlands
Raffles Place33 min55 min
one-north55 min56 min
Jurong East60 min37 min
Changi Airport28 min91 min

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

Pillar by pillar

Transport59.164.6
Food84.273.9
Schools98.899
Healthcare64.269.1
Daily needs69.253.5
Green space75.860.9
Connectivity5634.9
Value (lease)37.164
Leisure67.353.9
EV charging89.561.7

By persona

PersonaBedokWoodlandsVerdict
Overall70.164.7Bedok
Young Families74.270.4Bedok
Seniors68.860.1Bedok
Renters64.956.4Bedok
Investors53.965.5Woodlands