SG Block Index

Block 558 Hougang ST 51

530558 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1990 · ~63 yrs lease left · 50 units · 11 floors

69Overall / 100
Summary

Block 558 Hougang ST 51 in Hougang scores 69.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.8 minutes’ walk from Buangkok Mrt Station MRT, 7.8 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 406 m straight-line from Palm View Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
74
Food
70
Schools
100
Healthcare
65
Daily needs
70
Green space
81
Connectivity
42
Value (lease)
46
Leisure
66

Who it suits

Overall
69
Young Families
75
Seniors
67
Renters
65
Investors
62

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
40min
104NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
one-north
47.3min
104NELCCLS$2.24 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
62min
NELCCLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
58min
104110S$2.15 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

40 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 10 min (635 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 24 min riding

4m1042mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (244 m) to Blk 278 CP
  2. Bus 104 · Go-Ahead Singapore
    Blk 278 CPBuangkok · 1 stop · 2 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 558

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 2081 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre7.8 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre16.4 min
  • Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market27.9 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd4.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.6 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd12.8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Excel Family Clinic4.6 min
  • iDOC Clinic4.6 min
  • Sengkang Family Clinic6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Punggol Pk14.5 min
  • Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)17.5 min
  • Luxus Hills Park23.1 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd13.4 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)27.3 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre29.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Buangkok CC (U/C)11.6 min
  • Punggol CC12.9 min
  • Punggol Park CC12.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library15.4 min
  • Sengkang Public Library20.9 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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