SG Block Index

Block 104 Hougang Ave 1

530104 · Lorong Ah Soo · Hougang · Built 1983 · ~56 yrs lease left · 8 units · 4 floors

76Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 104 Hougang Ave 1 in Hougang scores 76/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 12.3 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 0.8 minutes from Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre), and 356 m straight-line from Xinghua Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 104 Hougang Ave 1 in Singapore

Block 104 Hougang Ave 1, Singapore 530104

Pillar scores

Transport
64
Food
95
Schools
100
Healthcare
67
Daily needs
96
Green space
92
Connectivity
53
Value (lease)
32
Leisure
41
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
76
Young Families
80
Seniors
75
Renters
72
Investors
62
EV Owners
78

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
38.8min
146NELNSLS$1.90 · 2 transfers
one-north
42.2min
146CCLS$2.20 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
56.2min
146CCLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
47min
25EWLEWLS$2.11 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

39 min door to door · S$1.90 · 2 transfers · 9 min (578 m) walking · 9 min waiting · 20 min riding

4m1461mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (248 m) to Opp Yuying Sec Sch
  2. Bus 146 · SBS Transit
    Opp Yuying Sec SchKovan · 3 stops · 3 min
  3. Walk 1 min (97 m) to Kovan
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    KovanDhoby Ghaut · 7 stops · 14 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 104

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 1289 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)0.8 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)10.3 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre39.6 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd1.5 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • London (Mh) Clinic & Surgery0 min
  • Onecare Clinic Hougang0 min
  • Drs Lim & Chan Clinic1.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Aroozoo Ave Pg8.4 min
  • Surin Ave Neighbourhood Pk11.9 min
  • Jln Geneng Interim Pk14.9 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang11.3 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre16.3 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)19.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Aljunied CC1.2 min
  • Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)9.8 min
  • Hougang CC17.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Serangoon Public Library31.9 min
  • Cheng San Public Library32.8 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 101-108 Hougang Avenue 10.4 min
  • Blk 108 Hougang Avenue 13.3 min
  • Blk 109-127 Hougang Avenue 14.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 104 Hougang Ave 1
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 hawker centres, 1 supermarkets, 1 parks, 4 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 632811 min walk · 86 m
  • Stop 632891.4 min walk · 101 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 105 MKT/FC2 min walk
    146
  • OPP BLK 1064 min walk
    25
  • OPP YUYING SEC SCH4 min walk
    146

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
strong value

Among executive HDB flats islandwide (774 compared), Blk 104 Hougang Ave 1 is more liveable than 88% of them but pricier than 62% — around S$610/psf for executive (as of 2026-06).

Liveability88th 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 104 offers a strong liveability score (76/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~56 years left).

What you get76/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-9.3%executive median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds56 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 104 Hougang Ave 1

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

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room4-room5-roomExecutive a sale at this block
498600702Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Lorong Ah Soo (area liquidity)

No registered resale at Blk 104 Hougang Ave 1 in the last 2 years — figures above reflect Lorong Ah Soo medians.

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 change
3 ROOMS$627▲ 16.5%
4 ROOMS$487▼ 4.2%
5 ROOMS$499▼ 25.0%
EXECUTIVES$610▼ 9.3%
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