SG Block Index

Block 114 Hougang Ave 1

530114 · Lorong Ah Soo · Hougang · Built 1981 · ~54 yrs lease left · 149 units · 12 floors

71Overall / 100
Summary

Block 114 Hougang Ave 1 in Hougang scores 71.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 14.7 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 3.5 minutes from Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre), and 582 m straight-line from Xinghua Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
54
Food
90
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
92
Green space
89
Connectivity
52
Value (lease)
28
Leisure
44

Who it suits

Overall
71
Young Families
77
Seniors
72
Renters
67
Investors
58

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
38.8min
146NELNSLS$1.94 · 2 transfers
one-north
42.9min
146NELCCLS$2.15 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
55.9min
53MCCLEWLS$2.33 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
48min
25EWLEWLS$2.11 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

39 min door to door · S$1.94 · 2 transfers · 8 min (504 m) walking · 9 min waiting · 22 min riding

3m›146›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (174 m) to Aljunied CC
  2. Bus 146 · SBS Transit
    Aljunied CC → Kovan · 4 stops · 4 min
  3. Walk 1 min (97 m) to Kovan
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    Kovan → Dhoby Ghaut · 7 stops · 14 min
  5. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  6. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby Ghaut → Raffles 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 114

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 1541 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)3.5 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)12.7 min
  • Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre34.7 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd3.7 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd14.2 min
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd14.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Healthway Medical2.7 min
  • London (Mh) Clinic & Surgery3.6 min
  • Drs Lim & Chan Clinic3.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Aroozoo Ave Pg10.7 min
  • Jln Geneng Interim Pk12.9 min
  • Surin Ave Neighbourhood Pk13.2 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang8.4 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre18.9 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)22.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Aljunied CC3 min
  • Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)12.1 min
  • Hougang CC19.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Serangoon Public Library28.3 min
  • Cheng San Public Library35.4 min

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).

Resale context — 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%
Living in Hougang →Hougang estate data →Blocks near Kovan Mrt Station →Blocks near Xinghua Primary School →Commute to the CBD →