How far is Block 126 Hougang Ave 1 from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Kovan Mrt Station, about 14.6 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 126 Hougang Ave 1 to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 113 to Kovan, then North East Line to Dhoby Ghaut, then North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 40 minutes with 2 transfers, roughly S$1.98.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 126?

Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre) is roughly 7.9 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 126 Hougang Ave 1?

Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary), approximately 317 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 126 Hougang Ave 1?

Approximately 56 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1983 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 126 Hougang Ave 1?

It scores 72.4/100 overall: transport 53.6, food 90.7, schools 100, healthcare 67.5, daily needs 76.5, green space 97.8, connectivity 52.2, value 32, leisure 60.

Is Block 126 Hougang Ave 1 a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 72.4/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have tracked the wider market, and about 56 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 126 Hougang Ave 1

530126 · Lorong Ah Soo · Hougang · Built 1982 · Lease from 1983 · ~56 yrs lease left · 127 units · 13 floors

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Summary

Block 126 Hougang Ave 1 in Hougang scores 72.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 14.6 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 7.9 minutes from Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre), and 317 m straight-line from Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary).

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 126 Hougang Ave 1 in Singapore

Block 126 Hougang Ave 1, Singapore 530126

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Pillar scores

Transport: 54
Food: 91
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 68
Daily needs: 77
Green space: 98
Connectivity: 52
Value (lease): 32
Leisure: 60
EV charging: 95

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 72
Young Families: 77
Seniors: 71
Renters: 67
Investors: 60
EV Owners: 74

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 39.6min
one-north: 40.8min
Jurong East: 54.9min
Changi Airport: 49.9min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

40 min door to door · S$1.98 · 2 transfers · 6 min (358 m) walking · 8 min waiting · 26 min riding

1m›113›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 1 min (34 m) to Blk 126
Bus 113 · SBS Transit
Blk 126 → Kovan · 7 stops · 9 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

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 1868 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)7.9 min
Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)13.1 min
Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre30.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' Sch (Secondary)2.4 min
Goh Choon SoonA2.4 min
Chua Joo KeowA2.4 min
Lang Siew KinA2.4 min
Tan Siew LanA2.4 min
Mariani Binte HodriA2.4 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd8.1 min
Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd10.6 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11 min

CHAS clinics

health

Lo & Lee Clinic & Surgery4.3 min
Tein Clinic & Surgery4.5 min
Healthway Medical7.1 min

Parks & green

green

Aroozoo Ave Pg6.6 min
Jln Geneng Interim Pk8.6 min
Surin Ave Neighbourhood Pk8.8 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary)317 m
Xinghua Primary School814 m
Maris Stella High School1496 m

Eldercare centres

care

Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang10.8 min
Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre23.3 min
Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)26.5 min

Community clubs

leisure

Aljunied CC7.4 min
Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)10.9 min
Hougang CC24.1 min

Libraries

leisure

Serangoon Public Library23.9 min
Cheng San Public Library39.7 min

EV charging

Blk 138-145 Lorong Ah Soo3.8 min
Blk 128-137 Lorong Ah Soo4.6 min
Blk 109-127 Hougang Avenue 15 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 126 Hougang Ave 1

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 hawker centres, 1 supermarkets, 3 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 633090.1 min walk · 28 m
Stop 633012.4 min walk · 100 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 1261 min walk
45113
PAYA LEBAR METH GIRLS' SCH4 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

priced about right

Among executive HDB flats islandwide (774 compared), Blk 126 Hougang Ave 1 is more liveable than 69% of them but pricier than 62% — around S$610/psf for executive (as of 2026-06).

Liveability69th 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 126 offers a strong liveability score (72.4/100). 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 get72.4/100overall 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 126 Hougang Ave 1

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

3-room4 sales · 12 mo

S$390k – S$483k

median S$470k · S$518–670 psf

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

Monthly resale volume — Lorong Ah Soo (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 126 Hougang Ave 1

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Mar '26	3-room	04 TO 06	70 m²	S$390k	S$518
Feb '26	3-room	04 TO 06	80 m²	S$475k	S$552
Jan '26	3-room	01 TO 03	67 m²	S$483k	S$670
Jul '25	3-room	10 TO 12	67 m²	S$465k	S$645
Oct '24	3-room	01 TO 03	70 m²	S$380k	S$504

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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