SG Block Index

Block 157 Hougang ST 11

530157 · Lorong Ah Soo · Hougang · Built 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 12 units · 4 floors

74Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 157 Hougang ST 11 in Hougang scores 74.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.9 minutes’ walk from Serangoon Mrt Station MRT, 14.8 minutes from Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre), and 706 m straight-line from Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary).

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 157 Hougang ST 11 in Singapore

Block 157 Hougang ST 11, Singapore 530157

Pillar scores

Transport
66
Food
75
Schools
100
Healthcare
60
Daily needs
88
Green space
98
Connectivity
54
Value (lease)
34
Leisure
76
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
74
Young Families
79
Seniors
71
Renters
71
Investors
62
EV Owners
77

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
39.1min
58NELNSLS$1.82 · 2 transfers
one-north
40.1min
58CCLS$2.02 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
54.2min
58CCLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
48min
70EWLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

39 min door to door · S$1.82 · 2 transfers · 13 min (830 m) walking · 9 min waiting · 16 min riding

7m583mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 7 min (402 m) to Aft Jln Chermat
  2. Bus 58 · SBS Transit
    Aft Jln ChermatS'goon /blk 413 · 2 stops · 2 min
  3. Walk 3 min (195 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 157

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
PlannedSerangoon North MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2053 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)14.8 min
  • Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)17.3 min
  • Serangoon Garden Market27.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd2.7 min
  • Thong Chew Food Industries Pte Ltd9.1 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Mission Medical Clinic3.3 min
  • Daily Medical Centre3.3 min
  • Gsh Clinic & Surgery Pte. Ltd.6.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Jln Geneng Interim Pk2.1 min
  • Upper Serangoon Park8.2 min
  • Surin Ave Neighbourhood Pk8.8 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang19.7 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)26.1 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre27.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)12.7 min
  • Aljunied CC16.4 min
  • Braddell Heights CC (Pending U/C)16.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Serangoon Public Library16.3 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 154-157 Hougang Street 112 min
  • Blk 159A Hougang Street 11 Food Centre2.9 min
  • Blk 138-145 Lorong Ah Soo9 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 157 Hougang ST 11
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 MRT, 2 supermarkets, 4 parks, 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 622192.9 min walk · 136 m
  • Stop 630114 min walk · 216 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 1616 min walk
    70
  • AFT JLN CHERMAT7 min walk
    58

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
good value

Among executive HDB flats islandwide (774 compared), Blk 157 Hougang ST 11 is more liveable than 79% of them but pricier than 62% — around S$610/psf for executive (as of 2026-06).

Liveability79th 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 157 offers a strong liveability score (74.1/100). 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 get74.1/100overall 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 157 Hougang ST 11

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 157 Hougang ST 11 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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