SG Block Index

Block 145 Lor AH Soo

530145 · Lorong Ah Soo · Hougang · Built 1983 · Lease from 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 80 units · 13 floors

64Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 145 Lor AH Soo in Hougang scores 64.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 16.4 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 12.1 minutes from Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre), and 296 m straight-line from Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary).

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 145 Lor AH Soo in Singapore

Block 145 Lor AH Soo, Singapore 530145

Pillar scores

Transport
39
Food
83
Schools
94
Healthcare
61
Daily needs
55
Green space
94
Connectivity
56
Value (lease)
34
Leisure
49
EV charging
83
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
64
Young Families
69
Seniors
62
Renters
58
Investors
56
EV Owners
65

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
34.1min
53MNELNSLS$1.90 · 2 transfers
one-north
38.2min
53MCCLS$2.07 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
52.3min
53MCCLEWLS$2.30 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
53.1min
45EWLS$2.15 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

34 min door to door · S$1.90 · 2 transfers · 9 min (562 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 20 min riding

2m53M3mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (141 m) to Opp The Minton
  2. Bus 53M · SBS Transit
    Opp The MintonS'goon /blk 201 · 4 stops · 6 min
  3. Walk 3 min (189 m) to Serangoon
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    SerangoonDhoby Ghaut · 6 stops · 11 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 145

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 2140 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)12.1 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)14.9 min
  • Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre31.9 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd12 min
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd12.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Lo & Lee Clinic & Surgery6.7 min
  • Tein Clinic & Surgery8.7 min
  • Daily Medical Centre11.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Aroozoo Ave Pg8.4 min
  • Jln Geneng Interim Pk9.3 min
  • Surin Ave Neighbourhood Pk10.5 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang13.2 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre26.6 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)28.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Aljunied CC11.6 min
  • Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)12.7 min
  • Braddell Heights CC (Pending U/C)25.6 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Serangoon Public Library25.4 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 138-145 Lorong Ah Soo4.3 min
  • Blk 128-137 Lorong Ah Soo7 min
  • Blk 159A Hougang Street 11 Food Centre11.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 145 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 633013.9 min walk · 223 m
  • Stop 633094.3 min walk · 297 m
Buses that serve this block
  • THE MINTON2 min walk
    45
  • OPP THE MINTON2 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 145 Lor AH Soo is more liveable than 33% of them but pricier than 62% — around S$610/psf for executive (as of 2026-06).

Liveability33th 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 145 offers a solid liveability score (64.1/100). 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 get64.1/100overall 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 145 Lor AH Soo

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

Executive4 sales · 12 mo
S$985k – S$1.01m
median S$988k · S$592634 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)Executive a sale at this block
580637693Oct '24Aug '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Lorong Ah Soo (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 145 Lor AH Soo

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Feb '26Executive01 TO 03155S$988kS$592
Nov '25Executive10 TO 12148S$988kS$620
Oct '25Executive10 TO 12148S$1.01mS$634
Oct '25Executive01 TO 03148S$985kS$618
May '25Executive01 TO 03148S$969kS$608
Nov '24Executive07 TO 09146S$929kS$591

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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