How far is Block 19 Hougang Ave 3 from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Hougang Mrt Station, about 11.8 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 19 Hougang Ave 3 to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 72 to Hougang Ctrl Int, then North East Line to Dhoby Ghaut, then North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 37 minutes with 2 transfers, roughly S$1.98.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 19?

Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre) is roughly 15.1 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 19 Hougang Ave 3?

Holy Innocents' Primary School, approximately 432 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 19 Hougang Ave 3?

Approximately 51 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1978 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 19 Hougang Ave 3?

It scores 72.1/100 overall: transport 69.5, food 69.3, schools 100, healthcare 64.6, daily needs 79.5, green space 92.5, connectivity 51.6, value 22, leisure 78.

Is Block 19 Hougang Ave 3 a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 72.1/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have tracked the wider market, and about 51 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Lorong Ah Soo give the price trend.

Block 19 Hougang Ave 3

530019 · Lorong Ah Soo · Hougang · Built 1977 · Lease from 1978 · ~51 yrs lease left · 132 units · 12 floors

72Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 19 Hougang Ave 3 in Hougang scores 72.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 11.8 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 15.1 minutes from Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre), and 432 m straight-line from Holy Innocents' Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 19 Hougang Ave 3 in Singapore

Block 19 Hougang Ave 3, Singapore 530019

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Pillar scores

Transport: 70
Food: 69
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 65
Daily needs: 80
Green space: 93
Connectivity: 52
Value (lease): 22
Leisure: 78
EV charging: 100

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 72
Young Families: 78
Seniors: 70
Renters: 69
Investors: 58
EV Owners: 74

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 36.7min
one-north: 41.2min
Jurong East: 57.2min
Changi Airport: 51.4min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

37 min door to door · S$1.98 · 2 transfers · 6 min (357 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 24 min riding

1m›72›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 1 min (68 m) to Blk 21
Bus 72 · SBS Transit
Blk 21 → Hougang Ctrl Int · 3 stops · 4 min
Walk 1 min (56 m) to Hougang
North East Line · SBS Transit
Hougang → Dhoby Ghaut · 8 stops · 17 min
Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Dhoby Ghaut → Raffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min
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 · 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

PlannedDefu MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 835 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)15.1 min
Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)17.1 min
Ci Yuan Hawker Centre24.7 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Lim King Chew6.7 min
Tan Chuan Boon10.7 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd14.1 min

CHAS clinics

health

Joash Family Clinic & Surgery7.3 min
Khoo Clinic & Surgery8.8 min
Healthcare Hougang Medical Clinic11 min

Parks & green

green

Realty Park6.8 min
Jln Naung Pg10.9 min
Poh Huat Rd Pg17.5 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre0 min
Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)4.2 min
Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang26.4 min

Community clubs

leisure

Hougang CC4.1 min
Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)15.7 min
Aljunied CC16.8 min

Libraries

leisure

Cheng San Public Library17.4 min

EV charging

Blk 19-23 Hougang Avenue 3 Hougang View1.4 min
Blk 15-18 Hougang Avenue 3 Hougang View3.1 min
Blk 24/25 Hougang Avenue 35.7 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 19 Hougang Ave 3

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 supermarkets, 1 parks, 2 clinics.

Shaded areas are real pedestrian reach (OSRM foot routing), sampled on a grid — an approximate schematic, not a legal boundary.

Buses near here

LTA stops · OneMap routing

Nearest bus stops

Stop 632410.6 min walk · 51 m
Stop 632493.2 min walk · 88 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 211 min walk
72
BLK 13 min walk
25
OPP S'GOON JC4 min walk
82119

Services seen boarding near this block on real OneMap public-transport routes — not a full timetable. Check the LTA / bus operator app for live arrivals.

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).

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$853k · executive

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

priced about right

Among executive HDB flats islandwide (774 compared), Blk 19 Hougang Ave 3 is more liveable than 67% of them but pricier than 62% — around S$610/psf for executive (as of 2026-06).

Liveability67th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 38%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (executive HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-06

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 19 offers a strong liveability score (72.1/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~51 years left).

What you get72.1/100overall liveability

Where price is heading-9.3%executive median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds51 yrslease remaining

A plain-language read, not financial advice. Liveability and lease come from the index; price signals from data.gov.sg resale transactions for Lorong Ah Soo. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 19 Hougang Ave 3

Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation

3-room2 sales · 12 mo

S$410k – S$488k

median S$449k · S$515–522 psf

4-room1 sale · 12 mo

S$495k

median S$495k · S$469–469 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room4-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Lorong Ah Soo (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 19 Hougang Ave 3

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Sep '25	4-room	01 TO 03	98 m²	S$495k	S$469
Aug '25	3-room	04 TO 06	88 m²	S$488k	S$515
Jul '25	3-room	01 TO 03	73 m²	S$410k	S$522
May '25	3-room	07 TO 09	73 m²	S$420k	S$535
Oct '24	3-room	10 TO 12	88 m²	S$460k	S$486
Aug '24	3-room	04 TO 06	88 m²	S$455k	S$480

Subzone medians — Lorong Ah Soo

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns

3 ROOMS$627▲ 16.5%1

4 ROOMS$487▼ 4.2%1

5 ROOMS$499▼ 25.0%1

EXECUTIVES$610▼ 9.3%2

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