Blk 557 Woodlands Dr 53
Completed 1998 · 12 storeys · 110 flats · 72 years 09 months remaining · 19 resale transactions on record · median household income in Woodlands: $8,500/mo
12 storeys · completed 1998
What the record shows
In this block, 4-room flats from floor 8 up have sold for a median of $530,000 - $84,500 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 | $3,500/mo | $3,500–$3,600 | $3,300/mo | - | 3 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Woodlands · gaps = years with no sales here
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 19
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 120 | $640,000 | $495 | 72y 09m |
| Jun 2025 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 101 | $560,000 | $515 | 73y 07m |
| Jun 2025 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 120 | $660,000 | $511 | 73y 07m |
| Jan 2025 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 115 | $630,000 | $509 | 74y 01m |
| Sept 2024 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 100 | $528,000 | $491 | 74y 04m |
| Jan 2024 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 102 | $500,000 | $455 | 75y |
| May 2023 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 120 | $560,000 | $434 | 75y 07m |
| Apr 2023 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 101 | $450,000 | $414 | 75y 09m |
| Sept 2022 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 102 | $450,000 | $410 | 76y 04m |
| Jul 2022 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 102 | $435,000 | $396 | 76y 06m |
| Apr 2022 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 102 | $441,000 | $402 | 76y 09m |
| Oct 2021 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 100 | $412,000 | $383 | 77y 02m |
| Aug 2020 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 100 | $328,000 | $305 | 78y 04m |
| Jul 2020 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 120 | $410,888 | $318 | 78y 06m |
| Nov 2019 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 101 | $319,000 | $293 | 79y 02m |
| Apr 2019 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 115 | $368,000 | $297 | 79y 09m |
| Mar 2019 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 101 | $308,000 | $283 | 79y 09m |
| Aug 2018 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 115 | $375,000 | $303 | 80y 04m |
| Apr 2017 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 102 | $328,000 | $299 | 81y 08m |
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.
built 1998 · same generation
5-room median $30k below this block · 5 vs 3 sales
built 1997 · same generation
5-room median within $5k of this block
built 1997 · same generation
5-room median within $5k of this block
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.