SG Block Index

Block 563 Hougang ST 51

530563 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1991 · ~64 yrs lease left · 56 units · 15 floors

64Overall / 100
Summary

Block 563 Hougang ST 51 in Hougang scores 64.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 11.7 minutes’ walk from Buangkok Mrt Station MRT, 10.6 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 426 m straight-line from Yio Chu Kang Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
64
Food
60
Schools
100
Healthcare
63
Daily needs
70
Green space
72
Connectivity
36
Value (lease)
48
Leisure
57

Who it suits

Overall
64
Young Families
71
Seniors
62
Renters
57
Investors
60

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
42.3min
325NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
one-north
51.8min
43CCLS$2.20 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
65.8min
43CCLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
61.4min
4327858S$2.15 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

42 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 9 min (576 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 26 min riding

1m3255mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 1 min (42 m) to Opp Hougang G. Shop Mall
  2. Bus 325 · SBS Transit
    Opp Hougang G. Shop MallOpp Blk 521 · 5 stops · 7 min
  3. Walk 5 min (301 m) to Hougang
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    HougangDhoby Ghaut · 8 stops · 17 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 563

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 1954 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre10.6 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre15.1 min
  • Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market26.4 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd3.1 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.5 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd13.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Excel Family Clinic3.1 min
  • iDOC Clinic3.1 min
  • Everhealth Medical Centre9.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Punggol Pk17.4 min
  • Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)19.7 min
  • Luxus Hills Park21 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd15.6 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)27.6 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre28.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Buangkok CC (U/C)14.5 min
  • Punggol CC14.5 min
  • Ci Yuan CC15.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library17.4 min
  • Sengkang Public Library20.4 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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