SG Block Index

Block 534 Hougang ST 52

530534 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1990 · ~63 yrs lease left · 90 units · 10 floors

62Overall / 100
Summary

Block 534 Hougang ST 52 in Hougang scores 62.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 13.1 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 13.3 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 388 m straight-line from Montfort Junior School.

Pillar scores

Transport
51
Food
61
Schools
100
Healthcare
61
Daily needs
58
Green space
69
Connectivity
44
Value (lease)
46
Leisure
80

Who it suits

Overall
62
Young Families
69
Seniors
60
Renters
55
Investors
58

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
38min
161NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
one-north
45.2min
161NELCCLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
65.5min
161NELEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
54.8min
88858S$2.15 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

38 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 7 min (428 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 25 min riding

2m›161›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (101 m) to Blk 535
  2. Bus 161 · SBS Transit
    Blk 535 → Hougang Ctrl Int · 4 stops · 5 min
  3. Walk 1 min (94 m) to Hougang
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    Hougang → Dhoby Ghaut · 8 stops · 17 min
  5. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  6. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby Ghaut → Raffles 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 534

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
PlannedDefu MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1895 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre13.3 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre14 min
  • Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market33 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.6 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd8.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Everhealth Medical Centre4.8 min
  • Excel Family Clinic7.6 min
  • Sia & Yeo Hougang Clinic Pte Ltd10.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Punggol Pk14.7 min
  • Realty Park20.3 min
  • Pk Villas Terrace Pg21.7 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd18.7 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)23.3 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre27.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol CC10.3 min
  • Punggol Park CC15.6 min
  • Buangkok CC (U/C)16.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library13.2 min
  • Sengkang Public Library26.2 min

Who lives here

Census 2020 · Hougang planning area
Age profile
In Hougang, 12.7% of residents are under 15 and 16.3% are 65 or older.
55–598.4%
60–648.2%
25–297.7%
30–347.6%
Household income
38.8% of Hougang households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
$20,000+12.7%
No working person11.3%
$2,000–2,9996%
$3,000–3,9995.7%
Dwelling mix
77.2% of Hougang households live in HDB flats; 22.6% in condominiums or landed homes.
HDB 4 room flats37.2%
HDB 5 room and executive flats21.2%
HDB 3 room flats14.6%
Condominiums and other apartments14.5%
Household size
37.5% of Hougang households are one or two people; 2-person households are the most common.
2-person22.8%
4-person21.4%
3-person19.9%
1-person14.7%
In education
Of Hougang residents currently in education, 27.8% attend polytechnic or university.
Primary31.1%
Secondary24%
University16.4%
Polytechnic11.4%
Commute to work
58.7% of working Hougang residents commute by public transport; 28.4% drive or ride.
MRT LRT and bus28.2%
Car21.4%
Bus18.1%
MRT LRT only10.3%

Resident data for the Hougang planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).

Resale context — Hougang West

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$590▲ 6.3%
4 ROOMS$553▲ 1.9%
5 ROOMS$551▲ 9.7%
EXECUTIVES$626▲ 5.5%
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