Block 161 Hougang ST 11
530161 · Lorong Ah Soo · Hougang · Built 1996 · ~69 yrs lease left · 149 units · 14 floors
Block 161 Hougang ST 11 in Hougang scores 68.9/100 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).
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 66
- Food
- 28
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 59
- Daily needs
- 84
- Green space
- 100
- Connectivity
- 63
- Value (lease)
- 58
- Leisure
- 67
Who it suits
- Overall
- 69
- Young Families
- 76
- Seniors
- 64
- Renters
- 65
- Investors
- 63
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 · OneMap33 min door to door · S$1.90 · 1 transfer · 4 min (256 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 27 min riding
- 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
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorDistance 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- Serangoon Mrt Station10 min
- Serangoon Mrt Station10.7 min
- Serangoon Mrt Station11 min
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
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-lineEldercare 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
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