Block 589 Woodlands DR 16
730589 · Woodlands South · Woodlands · Built 1999 · ~72 yrs lease left · 132 units · 12 floors
60Overall / 100
Summary
Block 589 Woodlands DR 16 in Woodlands scores 60.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 1.1 minutes’ walk from Woodlands South Mrt Station MRT, 24 minutes from Kampung Admiralty Hawker Centre, and 545 m straight-line from Innova Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 77
- Food
- 4
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 58
- Daily needs
- 65
- Green space
- 84
- Connectivity
- 41
- Value (lease)
- 64
- Leisure
- 47
Who it suits
- Overall
- 60
- Young Families
- 69
- Seniors
- 52
- Renters
- 54
- Investors
- 63
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 50.1min
- one-north
- 41.9min
- Jurong East
- 42.8min
- Changi Airport
- 85.1min
TELEWLS$2.36 · 1 transfer
TELCCLS$2.33 · 1 transfer
901MNSL1 transfer
TELEWLEWLS$2.52 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap50 min door to door · S$2.36 · 1 transfer · 5 min (314 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 40 min riding
4m›TEL›1m›EWL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 4 min (248 m) to Woodlands South
- Thomson–East Coast Line · SMRT Corporation
Woodlands South → Outram Park · 13 stops · 37 min - Walk 1 min (38 m) to Outram Park
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Outram Park → Raffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-time rings · schematic
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- Woodlands South Mrt Station1.1 min
- Woodlands South Mrt Station4.8 min
- Woodlands South Mrt Station6.1 min
PlannedDe2 MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 5394 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Kampung Admiralty Hawker Centre24 min
- Marsiling Mall Hawker Centre31.2 min
Supermarkets
daily- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd6.1 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.1 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd16.6 min
CHAS clinics
health- Medipoint Medical Centre (Woodlands Branch)8.1 min
- Pinnacle Family Clinic (Woodlands)9.5 min
- My Family Clinic (Woodlands Glen)9.5 min
Parks & green
green- Woodlands Healing Garden9.2 min
- Woodlands Town Pk East36.1 min
- Central Catchment Nature Reserve57.9 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (WL569)13 min
- Care Corner SGH @ WL569A13 min
- Econ Health and Wellness Centre13.6 min
Community clubs
leisure- ACE The Place CC7.2 min
- Woodgrove CC19 min
- Woodlands Galaxy CC22.7 min
Libraries
leisure- Woodlands Regional Library21 min
Who lives here
Census 2020 · Woodlands planning area- Age profile
- In Woodlands, 15.1% of residents are under 15 and 9.9% are 65 or older.
- 50–548.5%20–248.4%25–298.1%45–498%
- Household income
- 33.9% of Woodlands households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
- No working person9%$5,000–5,9997.1%$6,000–6,9996.7%$3,000–3,9996.5%
- Dwelling mix
- 92.5% of Woodlands households live in HDB flats; 7.4% in condominiums or landed homes.
- HDB 4 room flats40.6%HDB 5 room and executive flats35.9%HDB 3 room flats9.3%Condominiums and other apartments7.1%
- Household size
- 31.9% of Woodlands households are one or two people; 4-person households are the most common.
- 4-person21.5%3-person21.1%2-person19.7%5-person13.9%
- In education
- Of Woodlands residents currently in education, 26.7% attend polytechnic or university.
- Primary30.8%Secondary25.3%Polytechnic13.9%University12.8%
- Commute to work
- 59.7% of working Woodlands residents commute by public transport; 24.9% drive or ride.
- MRT LRT and bus32.1%Car15%MRT LRT only13.3%Bus11.2%
Resident data for the Woodlands planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).
Resale context — Woodlands South
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns
2 ROOMS$714▼ 1.9%1
3 ROOMS$667▼ 1.4%1
4 ROOMS$564▲ 9.7%2
5 ROOMS$504▼ 2.6%2
EXECUTIVES$502▼ 9.4%1