How far is Block 210 Hougang ST 21 from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Kovan Mrt Station, about 2.9 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 210 Hougang ST 21 to the city centre by public transport?

Take North East Line to Dhoby Ghaut, then North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 31 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$1.90.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 210?

Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre) is roughly 1.9 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 210 Hougang ST 21?

Xinghua Primary School, approximately 427 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 210 Hougang ST 21?

Approximately 57 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1984 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 210 Hougang ST 21?

It scores 81.4/100 overall: transport 91, food 95, schools 100, healthcare 65, daily needs 100, green space 89.8, connectivity 56.1, value 34, leisure 55.3.

Is Block 210 Hougang ST 21 a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 81.4/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have tracked the wider market, and about 57 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 210 Hougang ST 21

530210 · Lorong Ah Soo · Hougang · Built 1983 · Lease from 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 58 units · 4 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone

81Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 210 Hougang ST 21 in Hougang scores 81.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 2.9 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 1.9 minutes from Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre), and 427 m straight-line from Xinghua Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 210 Hougang ST 21 in Singapore

Block 210 Hougang ST 21, Singapore 530210

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Pillar scores

Transport: 91
Food: 95
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 65
Daily needs: 100
Green space: 90
Connectivity: 56
Value (lease): 34
Leisure: 55
EV charging: 91

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 81
Young Families: 85
Seniors: 79
Renters: 81
Investors: 66
EV Owners: 79

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 30.6min
one-north: 36.7min
Jurong East: 50.8min
Changi Airport: 58.4min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

31 min door to door · S$1.90 · 1 transfer · 10 min (644 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 17 min riding

6m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 6 min (411 m) to Kovan
North East Line · SBS Transit
Kovan → Dhoby Ghaut · 7 stops · 14 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

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 1431 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)1.9 min
Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)11.5 min
Ci Yuan Hawker Centre32.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

7 Stars (210) Pte. Ltd.0 min
Heng Nyi Cheng0 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte LtdA0 min
Chow Kum YewB0 min
Lim See KhengB0 min
Wei XiaolingB0 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd2.3 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.7 min
Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd12.1 min

CHAS clinics

health

Healthcare Medical @ Kovan1.8 min
Lim Country Clinic1.8 min
Parkway Shenton Medical Group2.3 min

Parks & green

green

Aroozoo Ave Pg7.8 min
Surin Ave Neighbourhood Pk8.1 min
Richards Ave Pk11.3 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Xinghua Primary School427 m
Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary)1118 m
Holy Innocents' Primary School1182 m

Eldercare centres

care

Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre13.2 min
Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)14.9 min
Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang21 min

Community clubs

leisure

Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)3.4 min
Aljunied CC10.6 min
Hougang CC15.3 min

Libraries

leisure

Cheng San Public Library28.2 min
Serangoon Public Library29.4 min

EV charging

Blk 231/233/235/237 Hougang Street 214.6 min
Blk 230/232/234/236/238 Hougang Avenue 16.1 min
Blk 220-222 Hougang Street 21 Kovan Green6.4 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 210 Hougang ST 21

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 2 supermarkets, 2 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 632212.1 min walk · 129 m
Stop 632312.7 min walk · 124 m

Buses that serve this block

KOVAN STN EXIT C5 min walk
80

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

strong value

Among executive HDB flats islandwide (774 compared), Blk 210 Hougang ST 21 is more liveable than 100% of them but pricier than 62% — around S$610/psf for executive (as of 2026-06).

Liveability100th 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 210 offers an outstanding liveability score (81.4/100). 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 get81.4/100overall 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 210 Hougang ST 21

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

Monthly resale volume — Lorong Ah Soo (area liquidity)

No registered resale at Blk 210 Hougang ST 21 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 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

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See what’s for sale

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