Block 120 Hougang Ave 1
530120 · Lorong Ah Soo · Hougang · Built 1982 · Lease from 1983 · ~56 yrs lease left · 34 units · 4 floors
Block 120 Hougang Ave 1 in Hougang scores 73.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.1 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 6.3 minutes from Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre), and 502 m straight-line from Xinghua Primary School.
Where it is
OneMap · SLABlock 120 Hougang Ave 1, Singapore 530120
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 57
- Food
- 93
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 61
- Daily needs
- 91
- Green space
- 95
- Connectivity
- 46
- Value (lease)
- 32
- Leisure
- 56
- EV charging
- 100
Who it suits
- Overall
- 73
- Young Families
- 78
- Seniors
- 72
- Renters
- 68
- Investors
- 61
- EV Owners
- 76
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 42min
- one-north
- 45.4min
- Jurong East
- 59.5min
- Changi Airport
- 53min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap42 min door to door · S$1.94 · 2 transfers · 11 min (687 m) walking · 8 min waiting · 24 min riding
- Walk 5 min (363 m) to Aljunied CC
- Bus 113 · SBS Transit
Aljunied CC → Kovan · 5 stops · 6 min - Walk 1 min (91 m) to Kovan
- North East Line · SBS Transit
Kovan → Dhoby Ghaut · 7 stops · 14 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
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorDistance 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- Kovan Mrt Station9.1 min
- Kovan Mrt Station12.8 min
- Kovan Mrt Station13.5 min
Hawker centres
food- Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)6.3 min
- Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)7.1 min
- Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre35.3 min
Eateries nearby
food- Tay Wei Xun Jonas @ Ato1.3 min
- Lau Chern Wei, Jeremy1.3 min
- Tay Cheng Sek Molly5.5 min
- Toh Yong KhongB5.5 min
- Hg 106 Food Place Pte Ltd7 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte LtdA7 min
Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).
Supermarkets
daily- Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd7 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd8.5 min
CHAS clinics
health- London (Mh) Clinic & Surgery5.5 min
- Onecare Clinic Hougang5.5 min
- Healthway Medical8.4 min
Parks & green
green- Aroozoo Ave Pg2.9 min
- Surin Ave Neighbourhood Pk6.5 min
- Jln Geneng Interim Pk9.4 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang15.9 min
- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre18.6 min
- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)21.1 min
Community clubs
leisure- Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)4.8 min
- Aljunied CC5.5 min
- Hougang CC19.5 min
Libraries
leisure- Serangoon Public Library27.3 min
- Cheng San Public Library34.4 min
EV charging
ev- The Promenade@Pelikat1.3 min
- Blk 108 Hougang Avenue 18.1 min
- Blk 109-127 Hougang Avenue 18.4 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 1 MRT, 2 hawker centres, 3 supermarkets, 3 parks, 3 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- Stop 632895.6 min walk · 250 m
- Stop 632815.8 min walk · 269 m
- BLK 1155 min walk45
- ALJUNIED CC5 min walk113
- BLK 105 MKT/FC6 min walk53M
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 · executiveSet your budget to see if this block fits. Not sure? work it out from your income →
Value for money
liveability vs price · like-for-likeAmong executive HDB flats islandwide (774 compared), Blk 120 Hougang Ave 1 is more liveable than 74% of them but pricier than 62% — around S$610/psf for executive (as of 2026-06).
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 · leaseBlock 120 offers a strong liveability score (73.3/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~56 years left).
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 120 Hougang Ave 1
Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation
No registered resale at Blk 120 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
See what’s for sale
Browse current for-sale listings near Blk 120 Hougang Ave 1 on Singapore’s property portals. These open on third-party sites — SG Block Index doesn’t list or sell property.