SG Block Index

Block 546 Hougang ST 51

530546 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1991 · ~64 yrs lease left · 70 units · 19 floors

68Overall / 100
Summary

Block 546 Hougang ST 51 in Hougang scores 68/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.2 minutes’ walk from Buangkok Mrt Station MRT, 8 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 331 m straight-line from Punggol Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
66
Food
70
Schools
100
Healthcare
66
Daily needs
61
Green space
86
Connectivity
42
Value (lease)
48
Leisure
76

Who it suits

Overall
68
Young Families
74
Seniors
66
Renters
62
Investors
62

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
37.7min
NELNSLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
one-north
44.9min
NELCCLS$2.20 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
59min
NELCCLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
65.1min
27S$2.27 · direct

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

38 min door to door · S$1.98 · 1 transfer · 13 min (809 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 22 min riding

9mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 9 min (576 m) to Buangkok
  2. North East Line · SBS Transit
    BuangkokDhoby Ghaut · 9 stops · 19 min
  3. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby GhautRaffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min
  5. 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 546

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 2024 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre8 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre18 min
  • Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market31.1 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.2 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Everhealth Medical Centre2.7 min
  • Sengkang Family Clinic8 min
  • Excel Family Clinic10.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Punggol Pk12.9 min
  • Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)15.8 min
  • Jln Naung Pg21.3 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd12.7 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)24.4 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre28.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol CC8.8 min
  • Buangkok CC (U/C)10.9 min
  • Punggol Park CC11.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library11.8 min
  • Sengkang Public Library20.2 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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