Block 165 Hougang Ave 1
530165 · Tai Seng · Hougang · Built 1996 · ~69 yrs lease left · 132 units · 13 floors
62Overall / 100
Summary
Block 165 Hougang Ave 1 in Hougang scores 61.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 18.8 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 7.5 minutes from Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre), and 343 m straight-line from Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary).
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 25
- Food
- 71
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 66
- Daily needs
- 72
- Green space
- 89
- Connectivity
- 49
- Value (lease)
- 58
- Leisure
- 33
Who it suits
- Overall
- 62
- Young Families
- 69
- Seniors
- 61
- Renters
- 52
- Investors
- 62
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 38.9min
- one-north
- 43min
- Jurong East
- 57.1min
- Changi Airport
- 53.6min
53MNELNSLS$1.90 · 2 transfers
53MCCLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
53MCCLEWLS$2.33 · 2 transfers
45EWLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap39 min door to door · S$1.90 · 2 transfers · 12 min (709 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 22 min riding
5m›53M›3m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 5 min (287 m) to Opp Blk 115
- Bus 53M · SBS Transit
Opp Blk 115 → S'goon /blk 201 · 6 stops · 8 min - Walk 3 min (189 m) to Serangoon
- North East Line · SBS Transit
Serangoon → Dhoby Ghaut · 6 stops · 11 min - Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
- North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Dhoby Ghaut → Raffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-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- Kovan Mrt Station18.8 min
- Kovan Mrt Station21.3 min
- Kovan Mrt Station22.2 min
PlannedDefu MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1819 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)7.5 min
- Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)16.8 min
- Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre34.7 min
Supermarkets
daily- Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd7.6 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd18.3 min
- Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd18.7 min
CHAS clinics
health- Healthway Medical6.6 min
- Drs Lim & Chan Clinic7.6 min
- Lo & Lee Clinic & Surgery8.1 min
Parks & green
green- Tai Keng Gardens Pg11.3 min
- Tai Keng Place Pg11.6 min
- Aroozoo Ave Pg14.8 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang6.3 min
- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre22.9 min
- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)26 min
Community clubs
leisure- Aljunied CC7 min
- Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)16.2 min
- Hougang CC23.7 min
Libraries
leisure- Serangoon Public Library32 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 — Tai Seng
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$735▲ 13.6%2
4 ROOMS$575▲ 17.5%1
5 ROOMS$589▼ 2.3%1
EXECUTIVES$626▲ 13.7%1