SG Block Index

Block 143 Lor AH Soo

530143 · Lorong Ah Soo · Hougang · Built 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 96 units · 13 floors

59Overall / 100
Summary

Block 143 Lor AH Soo in Hougang scores 58.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 16 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 13.1 minutes from Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre), and 394 m straight-line from Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary).

Pillar scores

Transport
35
Food
62
Schools
95
Healthcare
56
Daily needs
54
Green space
94
Connectivity
52
Value (lease)
34
Leisure
47

Who it suits

Overall
59
Young Families
66
Seniors
56
Renters
52
Investors
53

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
36.5min
53MNELNSLS$1.90 · 2 transfers
one-north
40.6min
53MCCLS$2.07 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
54.6min
53MCCLEWLS$2.30 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
54.1min
24EWLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

37 min door to door · S$1.90 · 2 transfers · 12 min (709 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 20 min riding

5m›53M›3m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (288 m) to Opp The Minton
  2. Bus 53M · SBS Transit
    Opp The Minton → S'goon /blk 201 · 4 stops · 6 min
  3. Walk 3 min (189 m) to Serangoon
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    Serangoon → Dhoby Ghaut · 6 stops · 11 min
  5. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  6. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby Ghaut → Raffles 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 143

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 2127 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)13.1 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)14.5 min
  • Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre33.2 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.4 min
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd12.9 min
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd13.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Lo & Lee Clinic & Surgery8 min
  • Tein Clinic & Surgery9.7 min
  • Mission Medical Clinic12.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Aroozoo Ave Pg8 min
  • Jln Geneng Interim Pk8.9 min
  • Surin Ave Neighbourhood Pk10.1 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang14.5 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre26.2 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)28 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)12.3 min
  • Aljunied CC12.5 min
  • Braddell Heights CC (Pending U/C)26.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Serangoon Public Library26.7 min

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).

Resale context — 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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