SG Block Index

Block 552 Hougang ST 51

530552 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1989 · ~62 yrs lease left · 88 units · 12 floors

58Overall / 100
Summary

Block 552 Hougang ST 51 in Hougang scores 57.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 13.8 minutes’ walk from Buangkok Mrt Station MRT, 12.7 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 482 m straight-line from Punggol Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
49
Food
53
Schools
97
Healthcare
58
Daily needs
64
Green space
58
Connectivity
37
Value (lease)
44
Leisure
60

Who it suits

Overall
58
Young Families
64
Seniors
55
Renters
51
Investors
55

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
40.6min
27NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
one-north
47.8min
27NELCCLS$2.24 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
61.8min
NELCCLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
67.5min
27S$2.27 · direct

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

41 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 11 min (730 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 24 min riding

5m272mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (338 m) to Bet Blks 544/546
  2. Bus 27 · SBS Transit
    Bet Blks 544/546Buangkok · 1 stop · 1 min
  3. Walk 2 min (159 m) to Buangkok
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    BuangkokDhoby Ghaut · 9 stops · 19 min
  5. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  6. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby GhautRaffles 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicBlk 552

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 2048 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre12.7 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre16.3 min
  • Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market31.4 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd6.3 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd12.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Excel Family Clinic6.3 min
  • iDOC Clinic6.3 min
  • Everhealth Medical Centre9.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Punggol Pk18.5 min
  • Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)22.4 min
  • Realty Park24 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd18.3 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)27.1 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre30.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol CC14 min
  • Buangkok CC (U/C)16.5 min
  • Punggol Park CC17.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library17 min
  • Sengkang Public Library25.4 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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