Blk 556 Woodlands Dr 53
Completed 1998 · 12 storeys · 124 flats · 72 years 07 months remaining · 33 resale transactions on record · median household income in Woodlands: $8,500/mo
12 storeys · completed 1998
What the record shows
A 5-room here sold for $610,000 in Jul 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $501,667 in 2021 - a gain of $108,333 - about $59 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 5-room flats from floor 8 up have sold for a median of $668,000 - $63,000 more than floors 4 and below, same flat type, same block.
This block crosses 60 years remaining in 2038 - the line where CPF usage rules begin tightening for buyers. In Woodlands over the last two years, flats below that line sold at a median 10% below their younger neighbours' PSF (467 sales).
Across Woodlands, roughly 2,047 flats in newly-completed blocks reach the end of MOP between 2026 and 2028 - new sellers entering this market.
Rent check
What flats in this block actually rented for in the last 12 months - official approvals, not listings. If you’re quoted much more, you have a number to negotiate with.
| Type | Block median | Range | Woodlands median | Gross yield | Rented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-ROOM | $3,300/mo | $3,100–$3,600 | $3,300/mo | - | 5 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Woodlands · gaps = years with no sales here
The height gradient
every sale in 5 years, plotted by starting floor · 21 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 30
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 120 | $610,000 | $472 | 72y 07m |
| Jul 2026 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 115 | $605,000 | $489 | 72y 06m |
| Mar 2026 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 115 | $605,000 | $489 | 72y 09m |
| Dec 2025 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 100 | $540,000 | $502 | 73y 01m |
| Nov 2025 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 120 | $668,000 | $517 | 73y 02m |
| Sept 2025 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 102 | $570,000 | $519 | 73y 04m |
| Jun 2025 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 102 | $598,000 | $545 | 73y 07m |
| May 2025 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 115 | $620,000 | $501 | 73y 08m |
| Mar 2025 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 100 | $552,000 | $513 | 73y 09m |
| Feb 2025 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 100 | $535,000 | $497 | 73y 11m |
| Jan 2025 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 100 | $552,000 | $513 | 74y |
| Sept 2024 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 100 | $538,000 | $500 | 74y 04m |
| May 2024 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 102 | $500,000 | $455 | 74y 08m |
| Feb 2024 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 100 | $480,000 | $446 | 74y 11m |
| Sept 2023 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 120 | $530,000 | $410 | 75y 04m |
| Jun 2023 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 120 | $580,000 | $449 | 75y 07m |
| Sept 2022 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 120 | $540,000 | $418 | 76y 04m |
| Sept 2022 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 100 | $445,000 | $413 | 76y 04m |
| Jan 2022 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 115 | $520,000 | $420 | 77y |
| Nov 2021 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 115 | $505,000 | $408 | 77y 01m |
| Jul 2021 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 120 | $480,000 | $372 | 77y 05m |
| Apr 2021 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 101 | $380,000 | $350 | 77y 08m |
| Jun 2020 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 115 | $375,000 | $303 | 78y 08m |
| Oct 2019 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 120 | $375,000 | $290 | 79y 02m |
| Aug 2019 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 102 | $318,888 | $290 | 79y 04m |
| Aug 2018 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 120 | $383,000 | $297 | 80y 04m |
| Apr 2018 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 100 | $310,000 | $288 | 80y 08m |
| Mar 2018 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 100 | $315,000 | $293 | 80y 10m |
| Jan 2018 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 100 | $350,000 | $325 | 80y 11m |
| Nov 2017 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 100 | $345,000 | $321 | 81y 01m |
Who lives in Woodlands
Census of Population 2020 · planning-area aggregates · SingStat via data.gov.sg
The neighbourhood
What sits around this address - distances computed from official OneMap and LTA records.
The neighbourhood, photographed
freely-licensed photographs taken within ~450 m · Wikimedia Commons
Around this block
The nearest blocks by actual distance - street names are postal artifacts, so true neighbours often sit on a different road. Price gaps are median-vs-median on the flat type both blocks actually trade.
5-room median $33k above this block · 8 vs 5 sales
5-room median $30k above this block · 3 vs 5 sales
4-room median $17k below this block · 4 vs 7 sales
4-room median $27k below this block · 11 vs 7 sales
4-room median $22k below this block · 5 vs 7 sales
5-room median $18k above this block · 3 vs 5 sales
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 2.1×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.