SG Block Index

Block 211 Hougang ST 21

530211 · Lorong Ah Soo · Hougang · Built 1984 · Lease from 1985 · ~58 yrs lease left · 34 units · 4 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
81Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 211 Hougang ST 21 in Hougang scores 81/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4.3 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 3.3 minutes from Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre), and 331 m straight-line from Xinghua Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 211 Hougang ST 21 in Singapore

Block 211 Hougang ST 21, Singapore 530211

Pillar scores

Transport
90
Food
95
Schools
100
Healthcare
67
Daily needs
100
Green space
85
Connectivity
54
Value (lease)
36
Leisure
57
EV charging
93
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
81
Young Families
84
Seniors
79
Renters
80
Investors
66
EV Owners
80

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
31.7min
NELNSLS$1.90 · 1 transfer
one-north
37.9min
NELCCLS$2.07 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
51.9min
NELCCLEWLS$2.30 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
60.7min
25EWLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

32 min door to door · S$1.90 · 1 transfer · 11 min (729 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 17 min riding

7mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 7 min (496 m) to Kovan
  2. North East Line · SBS Transit
    KovanDhoby Ghaut · 7 stops · 14 min
  3. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby GhautRaffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min
  5. 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 · schematic5 min10 min15 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 211

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 1308 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)3.3 min
  • Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)11 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre31.9 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd3.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.9 min
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd11.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Healthcare Medical @ Kovan2.5 min
  • Lim Country Clinic2.5 min
  • Parkway Shenton Medical Group3.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Aroozoo Ave Pg8.8 min
  • Surin Ave Neighbourhood Pk9.2 min
  • Richards Ave Pk10.8 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre11.7 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)14 min
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang20.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)4.4 min
  • Aljunied CC10.1 min
  • Hougang CC13.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library27.2 min
  • Serangoon Public Library30.7 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 231/233/235/237 Hougang Street 214.2 min
  • Blk 230/232/234/236/238 Hougang Avenue 15.6 min
  • The Promenade@Pelikat8.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 211 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 632312.3 min walk · 69 m
  • Stop 632393.1 min walk · 81 m

Board here and check the LTA bus app for the services and live arrival times.

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 211 Hougang ST 21 is more liveable than 99% of them but pricier than 62% — around S$610/psf for executive (as of 2026-06).

Liveability99th 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 211 offers an outstanding liveability score (81/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~58 years left).

What you get81/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-9.3%executive median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds58 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 211 Hougang ST 21

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

3-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$570k
median S$570k · S$654654 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block
513645776Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Lorong Ah Soo (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 211 Hougang ST 21

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Sep '253-room04 TO 0681S$570kS$654
Apr '253-room04 TO 0668S$550kS$751

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 change
3 ROOMS$627▲ 16.5%
4 ROOMS$487▼ 4.2%
5 ROOMS$499▼ 25.0%
EXECUTIVES$610▼ 9.3%
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