SG Block Index

Block 222 Hougang ST 21

530222 · Lorong Ah Soo · Hougang · Built 1990 · Lease from 1992 · ~65 yrs lease left · 72 units · 9 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
78Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 222 Hougang ST 21 in Hougang scores 78.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.7 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 6.2 minutes from Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre), and 744 m straight-line from Xinghua Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 222 Hougang ST 21 in Singapore

Block 222 Hougang ST 21, Singapore 530222

Pillar scores

Transport
72
Food
92
Schools
100
Healthcare
57
Daily needs
100
Green space
89
Connectivity
52
Value (lease)
50
Leisure
73
EV charging
99
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
78
Young Families
82
Seniors
75
Renters
75
Investors
67
EV Owners
81

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
33.6min
NELNSLS$1.90 · 1 transfer
one-north
41.1min
101CCLS$2.07 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
55.1min
101CCLEWLS$2.30 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
56.7min
80EWLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

34 min door to door · S$1.90 · 1 transfer · 14 min (886 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 17 min riding

10mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 10 min (653 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 222

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 1838 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)6.2 min
  • Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)13.4 min
  • Serangoon Garden Market31.7 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.2 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.2 min
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd10.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Healthcare Medical @ Kovan6 min
  • Lim Country Clinic6 min
  • Parkway Shenton Medical Group7.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Surin Ave Neighbourhood Pk1.9 min
  • Aroozoo Ave Pg5 min
  • Jln Geneng Interim Pk7 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre19.8 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)19.8 min
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang20.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)4.1 min
  • Aljunied CC12.5 min
  • Hougang CC21.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Serangoon Public Library22.7 min
  • Cheng San Public Library33 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 220-222 Hougang Street 21 Kovan Green3.2 min
  • Blk 231/233/235/237 Hougang Street 216.9 min
  • The Promenade@Pelikat7.9 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 222 Hougang ST 21
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 2 supermarkets, 3 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 632293.3 min walk · 192 m
  • Stop 632215.5 min walk · 336 m
Buses that serve this block
  • OPP THE HELPING HAND5 min walk
    80101

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 222 Hougang ST 21 is more liveable than 96% of them but pricier than 62% — around S$610/psf for executive (as of 2026-06).

Liveability96th 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 222 offers a strong liveability score (78.1/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~65 years left).

What you get78.1/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-9.3%executive median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds65 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 222 Hougang ST 21

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

Executive1 sale · 12 mo
S$1.23m
median S$1.23m · S$734734 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)Executive a sale at this block
574668762Jul '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Lorong Ah Soo (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 222 Hougang ST 21

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
May '26Executive01 TO 03156S$1.23mS$734
Apr '25Executive04 TO 06156S$1.25mS$744
Jul '24Executive04 TO 06148S$1.06mS$665

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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