SG Block Index

Block 536 Hougang ST 52

530536 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1989 · ~62 yrs lease left · 66 units · 10 floors

65Overall / 100
Summary

Block 536 Hougang ST 52 in Hougang scores 65.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 11.2 minutes’ walk from Buangkok Mrt Station MRT, 12.1 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 412 m straight-line from Montfort Junior School.

Pillar scores

Transport
61
Food
65
Schools
100
Healthcare
62
Daily needs
61
Green space
77
Connectivity
40
Value (lease)
44
Leisure
84

Who it suits

Overall
65
Young Families
72
Seniors
63
Renters
59
Investors
59

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
41.3min
101NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
one-north
48.5min
101NELCCLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
65.9min
147CCLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
56.2min
88858S$2.15 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

41 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 9 min (589 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 25 min riding

5m›101›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (300 m) to Montfort Sch
  2. Bus 101 · SBS Transit
    Montfort Sch → Opp Hougang Ctrl Int · 5 stops · 6 min
  3. Walk 1 min (56 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 536

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
PlannedSerangoon North MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1887 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre12.1 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre12.6 min
  • Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market32.3 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd6.9 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd8.1 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Everhealth Medical Centre2.9 min
  • Excel Family Clinic6.9 min
  • iDOC Clinic6.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Punggol Pk14 min
  • Realty Park19.5 min
  • Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)19.9 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd16.8 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)22.6 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre26.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol CC9.5 min
  • Punggol Park CC14.8 min
  • Buangkok CC (U/C)15 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library12.5 min
  • Sengkang Public Library24.2 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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