How far is Block 135 Lor AH Soo from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Bartley Mrt Station, about 19.1 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 135 Lor AH Soo to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 53M to S'goon /blk 201, then North East Line to Dhoby Ghaut, then North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 41 minutes with 2 transfers, roughly S$1.90.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 135?

Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre) is roughly 11.4 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 135 Lor AH Soo?

Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary), approximately 207 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 135 Lor AH Soo?

Approximately 58 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1985 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 135 Lor AH Soo?

It scores 62.1/100 overall: transport 28, food 80.4, schools 99.2, healthcare 70, daily needs 51.5, green space 90.7, connectivity 44.9, value 36, leisure 39.8.

Is Block 135 Lor AH Soo a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 62.1/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been rising faster than most Singapore subzones, and about 58 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 Tai Seng give the price trend.

Block 135 Lor AH Soo

530135 · Tai Seng · Hougang · Built 1984 · Lease from 1985 · ~58 yrs lease left · 194 units · 15 floors

62Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 135 Lor AH Soo in Hougang scores 62.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 19.1 minutes’ walk from Bartley Mrt Station MRT, 11.4 minutes from Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre), and 207 m straight-line from Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary).

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 135 Lor AH Soo in Singapore

Block 135 Lor AH Soo, Singapore 530135

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Pillar scores

Transport: 28
Food: 80
Schools: 99
Healthcare: 70
Daily needs: 52
Green space: 91
Connectivity: 45
Value (lease): 36
Leisure: 40
EV charging: 100

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 62
Young Families: 68
Seniors: 61
Renters: 52
Investors: 58
EV Owners: 67

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 41.1min
one-north: 45.2min
Jurong East: 59.2min
Changi Airport: 55.7min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

41 min door to door · S$1.90 · 2 transfers · 14 min (848 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 22 min riding

7m›53M›3m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 7 min (426 m) to Opp Blk 115
Bus 53M · SBS Transit
Opp Blk 115 → S'goon /blk 201 · 6 stops · 8 min
Walk 3 min (189 m) to Serangoon
North East Line · SBS Transit
Serangoon → Dhoby Ghaut · 6 stops · 11 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 1957 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)11.4 min
Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)18.3 min
Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre31.5 min

Eateries nearby

food

Jin Xin Yuan Pte. Ltd.2.3 min
Lin MinxiB2.3 min
Xu ShubinB2.3 min
Soh Thian ChinB2.3 min
Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary)4.5 min
Tan Ah HeokA4.5 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd11.5 min
Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd14.1 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd16.2 min

CHAS clinics

health

Lo & Lee Clinic & Surgery2.3 min
Tein Clinic & Surgery8.2 min
Healthway Medical10.5 min

Parks & green

green

Tai Keng Gardens Pg8.1 min
Tai Keng Place Pg8.5 min
Aroozoo Ave Pg11.8 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary)207 m
Xinghua Primary School991 m
Maris Stella High School1372 m

Eldercare centres

care

Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang6.9 min
Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre26.8 min
Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)30 min

Community clubs

leisure

Aljunied CC10.9 min
Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)16.1 min
Hougang CC27.6 min

Libraries

leisure

Serangoon Public Library27.4 min

EV charging

Blk 128-137 Lorong Ah Soo1.7 min
Blk 109-127 Hougang Avenue 18.7 min
Blk 109-127 Hougang Avenue 18.7 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 135 Lor AH Soo

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 parks, 2 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 633014.3 min walk · 258 m
Stop 633095.4 min walk · 273 m

Buses that serve this block

OPP BLK 1157 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$515k · 3 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

pays a premium

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 135 Lor AH Soo is more liveable than 11% of them but pricier than 80% — around S$735/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability11th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 20%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (3-room 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 135 offers a solid liveability score (62.1/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~58 years left).

What you get62.1/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+13.6%3 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds58 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 Tai Seng. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 135 Lor AH Soo

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

4-room5 sales · 12 mo

S$470k – S$663k

median S$622k · S$420–581 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Tai Seng (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 135 Lor AH Soo

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	4-room	04 TO 06	104 m²	S$470k	S$420
Apr '26	4-room	07 TO 09	113 m²	S$622k	S$511
Sep '25	4-room	13 TO 15	106 m²	S$663k	S$581
Aug '25	4-room	10 TO 12	106 m²	S$635k	S$557
Jul '25	4-room	01 TO 03	104 m²	S$570k	S$509
Mar '25	4-room	10 TO 12	106 m²	S$620k	S$543

Subzone medians — Tai Seng

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$735▲ 13.6%2

4 ROOMS$575▲ 17.5%1

5 ROOMS$589▼ 2.3%1

EXECUTIVES$626▲ 13.7%1

Compare with nearby blocks →Living in Hougang →Hougang estate data →Blocks near Bartley Mrt Station →Blocks near Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary) →Commute to the CBD →Buying your first home →Upgrading or investing →

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