How far is Block 140 Lor AH Soo from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Kovan Mrt Station, about 14.5 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 140 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 37 minutes with 2 transfers, roughly S$1.90.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 140?

Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre) is roughly 11.6 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 140 Lor AH Soo?

Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary), approximately 366 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 140 Lor AH Soo?

Approximately 57 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1984 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 140 Lor AH Soo?

It scores 67.7/100 overall: transport 46.5, food 83.9, schools 100, healthcare 61.4, daily needs 63.2, green space 95.1, connectivity 51.1, value 34, leisure 54.4.

Is Block 140 Lor AH Soo a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 67.7/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have tracked the wider market, and about 57 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 140 Lor AH Soo

530140 · Lorong Ah Soo · Hougang · Built 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 96 units · 13 floors

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Summary

Block 140 Lor AH Soo in Hougang scores 67.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 14.5 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 11.6 minutes from Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre), and 366 m straight-line from Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary).

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 140 Lor AH Soo in Singapore

Block 140 Lor AH Soo, Singapore 530140

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Pillar scores

Transport: 47
Food: 84
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 61
Daily needs: 63
Green space: 95
Connectivity: 51
Value (lease): 34
Leisure: 54
EV charging: 100

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 68
Young Families: 73
Seniors: 65
Renters: 61
Investors: 58
EV Owners: 72

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 37min
one-north: 41.1min
Jurong East: 55.2min
Changi Airport: 54.2min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

37 min door to door · S$1.90 · 2 transfers · 12 min (745 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 20 min riding

5m›53M›3m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 5 min (323 m) to Opp The Minton
Bus 53M · SBS Transit
Opp The Minton → S'goon /blk 201 · 4 stops · 6 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 2030 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)11.6 min
Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)13 min
Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre31.7 min

Eateries nearby

food

Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' Sch (Secondary)3.7 min
Goh Choon SoonA3.7 min
Chua Joo KeowA3.7 min
Lang Siew KinA3.7 min
Tan Siew LanA3.7 min
Mariani Binte HodriA3.7 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11 min
Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd11.4 min
Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd11.8 min

CHAS clinics

health

Lo & Lee Clinic & Surgery6.6 min
Tein Clinic & Surgery8.2 min
Mission Medical Clinic11 min

Parks & green

green

Aroozoo Ave Pg6.6 min
Jln Geneng Interim Pk7.5 min
Surin Ave Neighbourhood Pk8.6 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary)366 m
Xinghua Primary School943 m
Maris Stella High School1406 m

Eldercare centres

care

Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang13.1 min
Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre24.8 min
Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)26.6 min

Community clubs

leisure

Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)10.8 min
Aljunied CC11.1 min
Braddell Heights CC (Pending U/C)25.4 min

Libraries

leisure

Serangoon Public Library25.2 min
Cheng San Public Library39.9 min

EV charging

Blk 138-145 Lorong Ah Soo1.2 min
Blk 128-137 Lorong Ah Soo6.9 min
Blk 220-222 Hougang Street 21 Kovan Green10 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 140 Lor AH Soo

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 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 633013.7 min walk · 205 m
Stop 633093.8 min walk · 242 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 1265 min walk
45
OPP THE MINTON5 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 140 Lor AH Soo is more liveable than 46% of them but pricier than 62% — around S$610/psf for executive (as of 2026-06).

Liveability46th 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 140 offers a strong liveability score (67.7/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~57 years left).

What you get67.7/100overall liveability

Where price is heading-9.3%executive median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds57 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 140 Lor AH Soo

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

4-room1 sale · 12 mo

S$615k

median S$615k · S$555–555 psf

5-room1 sale · 12 mo

S$670k

median S$670k · S$475–475 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room5-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Lorong Ah Soo (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 140 Lor AH Soo

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Mar '26	4-room	10 TO 12	103 m²	S$615k	S$555
Jul '25	5-room	04 TO 06	131 m²	S$670k	S$475
Jan '25	5-room	07 TO 09	131 m²	S$732k	S$519
Jan '25	5-room	01 TO 03	131 m²	S$690k	S$489

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

Compare with nearby blocks →Living in Hougang →Hougang estate data →Blocks near Kovan 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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