SG Block Index

Block 127 Hougang Ave 1

530127 · Lorong Ah Soo · Hougang · Built 1981 · Lease from 1982 · ~55 yrs lease left · 24 units · 4 floors

62Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 127 Hougang Ave 1 in Hougang scores 62.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 18.6 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 8.4 minutes from Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre), and 391 m straight-line from Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary).

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 127 Hougang Ave 1 in Singapore

Block 127 Hougang Ave 1, Singapore 530127

Pillar scores

Transport
26
Food
85
Schools
100
Healthcare
65
Daily needs
66
Green space
74
Connectivity
49
Value (lease)
30
Leisure
39
EV charging
95
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
62
Young Families
68
Seniors
61
Renters
53
Investors
54
EV Owners
66

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
41.4min
113NELNSLS$1.98 · 2 transfers
one-north
42.2min
53MCCLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
56.2min
53MCCLEWLS$2.33 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
51.6min
45EWLS$2.15 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

41 min door to door · S$1.98 · 2 transfers · 8 min (465 m) walking · 8 min waiting · 26 min riding

2m1131mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (141 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 127

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 1826 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)8.4 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)16.6 min
  • Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre36.3 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd9.1 min
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd16.5 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd16.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Tein Clinic & Surgery1.4 min
  • London (Mh) Clinic & Surgery7.6 min
  • Lo & Lee Clinic & Surgery8.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Aroozoo Ave Pg12.5 min
  • Jln Geneng Interim Pk14.5 min
  • Surin Ave Neighbourhood Pk14.7 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang13.8 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre23.1 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)26.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Aljunied CC6.3 min
  • Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)16.1 min
  • Hougang CC23.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Serangoon Public Library29.8 min
  • Cheng San Public Library39.5 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 109-127 Hougang Avenue 13.8 min
  • Blk 109-127 Hougang Avenue 13.8 min
  • Blk 128-137 Lorong Ah Soo8.7 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 127 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 632995.1 min walk · 301 m
  • Stop 632915.2 min walk · 245 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 1262 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
pays a premium

Among executive HDB flats islandwide (774 compared), Blk 127 Hougang Ave 1 is more liveable than 27% of them but pricier than 62% — around S$610/psf for executive (as of 2026-06).

Liveability27th 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 127 offers a solid liveability score (62.1/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~55 years left).

What you get62.1/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-9.3%executive median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds55 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 127 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 127 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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