SG Block Index

Block 124 Hougang Ave 1

530124 · Lorong Ah Soo · Hougang · Built 1981 · ~54 yrs lease left · 139 units · 12 floors

67Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 124 Hougang Ave 1 in Hougang scores 66.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 17.2 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 7 minutes from Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre), and 424 m straight-line from Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary).

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 124 Hougang Ave 1 in Singapore

Block 124 Hougang Ave 1, Singapore 530124

Pillar scores

Transport
37
Food
87
Schools
100
Healthcare
66
Daily needs
75
Green space
83
Connectivity
49
Value (lease)
28
Leisure
44
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
67
Young Families
72
Seniors
65
Renters
59
Investors
56
EV Owners
70

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
41.9min
113NELNSLS$1.98 · 2 transfers
one-north
42.3min
53MCCLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
56.4min
53MCCLEWLS$2.33 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
52.1min
45EWLS$2.15 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

42 min door to door · S$1.98 · 2 transfers · 8 min (506 m) walking · 8 min waiting · 26 min riding

3m1131mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (182 m) to Blk 126
  2. Bus 113 · SBS Transit
    Blk 126Kovan · 7 stops · 9 min
  3. Walk 1 min (91 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 minHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 124

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 1740 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)7 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)15.2 min
  • Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre34.9 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd7.7 min
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd15.1 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd15.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Tein Clinic & Surgery0 min
  • Lo & Lee Clinic & Surgery7 min
  • Healthway Medical7.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Aroozoo Ave Pg11.1 min
  • Jln Geneng Interim Pk13.1 min
  • Surin Ave Neighbourhood Pk13.4 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang12.4 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre21.7 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)24.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Aljunied CC4.9 min
  • Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)14.7 min
  • Hougang CC22.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Serangoon Public Library28.4 min
  • Cheng San Public Library38.1 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 109-127 Hougang Avenue 12.4 min
  • Blk 109-127 Hougang Avenue 12.4 min
  • Blk 128-137 Lorong Ah Soo7.3 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 124 Hougang Ave 1
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 hawker centres, 1 supermarkets, 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 632993.7 min walk · 193 m
  • Stop 632913.8 min walk · 145 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 1263 min walk
    45113
  • PAYA LEBAR METH GIRLS' SCH5 min walk
    53M

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
slight premium

Among executive HDB flats islandwide (774 compared), Blk 124 Hougang Ave 1 is more liveable than 41% of them but pricier than 62% — around S$610/psf for executive (as of 2026-06).

Liveability41th 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 124 offers a strong liveability score (66.5/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~54 years left).

What you get66.5/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-9.3%executive median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds54 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 124 Hougang Ave 1

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

3-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$456k – S$480k
median S$468k · S$517544 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block
506564622Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Lorong Ah Soo (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 124 Hougang Ave 1

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Mar '263-room10 TO 1282S$456kS$517
Oct '253-room10 TO 1282S$480kS$544
Aug '243-room07 TO 0967S$432kS$599

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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