How far is Block 161 Hougang ST 11 from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Serangoon Mrt Station, about 10 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 161 Hougang ST 11 to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 43 to Paya Lebar, then East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 33 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$1.90.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 161?

Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre) is roughly 16.9 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 161 Hougang ST 11?

Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary), approximately 774 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 161 Hougang ST 11?

Approximately 70 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1997 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 161 Hougang ST 11?

It scores 74.7/100 overall: transport 66.3, food 67.2, schools 100, healthcare 59.3, daily needs 84.3, green space 100, connectivity 63, value 60, leisure 67.3.

Is Block 161 Hougang ST 11 a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 74.7/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have tracked the wider market, and about 70 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 161 Hougang ST 11

530161 · Lorong Ah Soo · Hougang · Built 1996 · Lease from 1997 · ~70 yrs lease left · 149 units · 14 floors

75Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 161 Hougang ST 11 in Hougang scores 74.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 10 minutes’ walk from Serangoon Mrt Station MRT, 16.9 minutes from Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre), and 774 m straight-line from Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary).

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 161 Hougang ST 11 in Singapore

Block 161 Hougang ST 11, Singapore 530161

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Pillar scores

Transport: 66
Food: 67
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 59
Daily needs: 84
Green space: 100
Connectivity: 63
Value (lease): 60
Leisure: 67
EV charging: 90

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 75
Young Families: 80
Seniors: 71
Renters: 71
Investors: 67
EV Owners: 77

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 33.2min
one-north: 33.8min
Jurong East: 47.8min
Changi Airport: 46.6min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

33 min door to door · S$1.90 · 1 transfer · 4 min (256 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 27 min riding

1m›43›2m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 1 min (75 m) to Blk 161
Bus 43 · Go-Ahead Singapore
Blk 161 → Paya Lebar · 12 stops · 15 min
Walk 2 min (153 m) to Paya Lebar
East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Paya Lebar → Raffles Place · 6 stops · 12 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

PlannedSerangoon North MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2092 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)16.9 min
Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)19.2 min
Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre27.7 min

Eateries nearby

food

Food Loft (159) Pte. Ltd.1.6 min
Sf Investment Holding Pte. Ltd.B1.6 min
Lee Sing HuatB1.6 min
7 Star Restaurant Pte LtdB4.7 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte LtdA4.7 min
Nature Vegetarian Delights Private LimitedA5.3 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd1.6 min
Thong Chew Food Industries Pte Ltd11.1 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.7 min

CHAS clinics

health

Daily Medical Centre2.2 min
Mission Medical Clinic5.3 min
Gsh Clinic & Surgery Pte. Ltd.8.4 min

Parks & green

green

Jln Geneng Interim Pk4.7 min
Upper Serangoon Park8.2 min
Boundary Road Park9.6 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary)774 m
Yangzheng Primary School1189 m
Maris Stella High School1221 m

Eldercare centres

care

Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang20.1 min
Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)28.1 min
Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre29.6 min

Community clubs

leisure

Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)14.8 min
Braddell Heights CC (Pending U/C)16.6 min
Aljunied CC18.7 min

Libraries

leisure

Serangoon Public Library16.4 min

EV charging

Blk 159A Hougang Street 11 Food Centre1.8 min
Blk 154-157 Hougang Street 113.1 min
Blk 415-420 Lorong Lew Lian12.1 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 161 Hougang ST 11

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 MRT, 1 supermarkets, 3 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 622192.7 min walk · 187 m
Stop 620594.2 min walk · 67 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 1611 min walk
2443
AFT JLN CHERMAT3 min walk
70

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 161 Hougang ST 11 is more liveable than 83% of them but pricier than 62% — around S$610/psf for executive (as of 2026-06).

Liveability83th 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 161 offers a strong liveability score (74.7/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and there is plenty of lease runway (~70 years left).

What you get74.7/100overall liveability

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

How long it holds70 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 161 Hougang ST 11

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

4-room4 sales · 12 mo

S$695k – S$738k

median S$708k · S$627–666 psf

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

Monthly resale volume — Lorong Ah Soo (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 161 Hougang ST 11

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Apr '26	4-room	01 TO 03	103 m²	S$695k	S$627
Feb '26	4-room	10 TO 12	103 m²	S$738k	S$666
Feb '26	4-room	01 TO 03	103 m²	S$695k	S$627
Aug '25	4-room	07 TO 09	101 m²	S$720k	S$662
Jun '25	4-room	13 TO 15	103 m²	S$709k	S$639
Nov '24	4-room	07 TO 09	103 m²	S$701k	S$632

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 Serangoon 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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