How far is Block 172 Hougang Ave 1 from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Kovan Mrt Station, about 18.1 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 172 Hougang Ave 1 to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 854 to Kembangan, then East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 41 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$2.07.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 172?

Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre) is roughly 6.5 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 172 Hougang Ave 1?

Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary), approximately 518 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 172 Hougang Ave 1?

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 172 Hougang Ave 1?

It scores 67.2/100 overall: transport 29.7, food 83.6, schools 100, healthcare 68.8, daily needs 78.2, green space 87.7, connectivity 51.1, value 60, leisure 34.4.

Is Block 172 Hougang Ave 1 a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 67.2/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been rising faster than most Singapore subzones, 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 Tai Seng give the price trend.

Block 172 Hougang Ave 1

530172 · Tai Seng · Hougang · Built 1996 · Lease from 1997 · ~70 yrs lease left · 114 units · 13 floors

67Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 172 Hougang Ave 1 in Hougang scores 67.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 18.1 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 6.5 minutes from Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre), and 518 m straight-line from Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary).

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 172 Hougang Ave 1 in Singapore

Block 172 Hougang Ave 1, Singapore 530172

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Pillar scores

Transport: 30
Food: 84
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 69
Daily needs: 78
Green space: 88
Connectivity: 51
Value (lease): 60
Leisure: 34
EV charging: 87

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 67
Young Families: 73
Seniors: 66
Renters: 57
Investors: 66
EV Owners: 70

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 41.4min
one-north: 45.8min
Jurong East: 56min
Changi Airport: 44.4min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

41 min door to door · S$2.07 · 1 transfer · 4 min (237 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 35 min riding

3m›854›1m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 3 min (151 m) to Opp Blk 169
Bus 854 · Tower Transit Services
Opp Blk 169 → Kembangan · 13 stops · 19 min
Walk 1 min (59 m) to Kembangan
East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Kembangan → Raffles Place · 8 stops · 16 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

PlannedDefu MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1689 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)6.5 min
Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)16.1 min
Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre35.6 min

Eateries nearby

food

Koh Gek Yeow5.5 min
Lim Chia LiangB5.5 min
Abi Group Pte LtdB5.5 min
As Shalihin Restaurant Pte. Ltd.B5.5 min
S-11 Cheong Lok F&B Holdings Pte. Ltd.6.2 min
Xin Yuan Ji Pte. Ltd.B6.2 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd6.6 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd17.6 min
Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd18.2 min

CHAS clinics

health

Healthway Medical5.5 min
Drs Lim & Chan Clinic6.6 min
Lifecare Family Clinic & Surgery6.6 min

Parks & green

green

Tai Keng Gardens Pg12.2 min
Tai Keng Place Pg12.5 min
Aroozoo Ave Pg14.2 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary)518 m
Xinghua Primary School829 m
Maris Stella High School1659 m

Eldercare centres

care

Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang6.7 min
Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre21.8 min
Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)25 min

Community clubs

leisure

Aljunied CC6.4 min
Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)15.6 min
Hougang CC22.6 min

Libraries

leisure

Serangoon Public Library31.5 min
Cheng San Public Library38.2 min

EV charging

Blk 108 Hougang Avenue 15.2 min
Blk 109-127 Hougang Avenue 18.3 min
Blk 109-127 Hougang Avenue 18.3 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 172 Hougang Ave 1

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 hawker centres, 1 supermarkets, 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 632994.7 min walk · 263 m
Stop 632914.8 min walk · 265 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 1721 min walk
45
OPP BLK 1693 min walk
854
OPP BLK 1158 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$515k · 3 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

pays a premium

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 172 Hougang Ave 1 is more liveable than 26% of them but pricier than 80% — around S$735/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability26th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 20%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (3-room 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 172 offers a strong liveability score (67.2/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~70 years left).

What you get67.2/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+13.6%3 room 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 Tai Seng. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 172 Hougang Ave 1

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

4-room2 sales · 12 mo

S$610k – S$689k

median S$649k · S$561–634 psf

5-room1 sale · 12 mo

S$770k

median S$770k · S$591–591 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room5-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Tai Seng (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 172 Hougang Ave 1

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Mar '26	4-room	01 TO 03	101 m²	S$610k	S$561
Nov '25	4-room	13 TO 15	101 m²	S$689k	S$634
Aug '25	5-room	07 TO 09	121 m²	S$770k	S$591
Feb '25	4-room	07 TO 09	101 m²	S$615k	S$566
Sep '24	4-room	01 TO 03	101 m²	S$558k	S$513

Subzone medians — 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

Compare with nearby blocks →Living in Hougang →Hougang estate data →Blocks near Kovan 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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