SG Block Index

Block 230 Hougang Ave 1

530230 · Lorong Ah Soo · Hougang · Built 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 85 units · 11 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
72Overall / 100
Summary

Block 230 Hougang Ave 1 in Hougang scores 72/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.7 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 6.8 minutes from Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre), and 231 m straight-line from Xinghua Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
70
Food
84
Schools
99
Healthcare
62
Daily needs
85
Green space
91
Connectivity
51
Value (lease)
34
Leisure
44

Who it suits

Overall
72
Young Families
77
Seniors
70
Renters
69
Investors
60

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
35.6min
146NELNSLS$1.90 · 2 transfers
one-north
39.7min
146NELCCLS$2.11 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
55.1min
NELCCLEWLS$2.30 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
57.3min
854EWLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

36 min door to door · S$1.90 · 2 transfers · 7 min (452 m) walking · 9 min waiting · 19 min riding

2m›146›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (122 m) to Blk 232
  2. Bus 146 · SBS Transit
    Blk 232 → Kovan · 2 stops · 2 min
  3. Walk 1 min (97 m) to Kovan
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    Kovan → Dhoby Ghaut · 7 stops · 14 min
  5. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  6. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby Ghaut → Raffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min
  7. 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 230

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 1261 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)6.8 min
  • Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)8.1 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre37.1 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd8.2 min
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd8.7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Healthcare Medical @ Kovan5.4 min
  • Lim Country Clinic5.4 min
  • Parkway Shenton Medical Group8.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Aroozoo Ave Pg8.9 min
  • Surin Ave Neighbourhood Pk11.4 min
  • Richards Ave Pk16.2 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre15.7 min
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang17.6 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)18.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)6.7 min
  • Aljunied CC7.2 min
  • Hougang CC16.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library31.5 min
  • Serangoon Public Library33.3 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 — 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%
Living in Hougang →Hougang estate data →Blocks near Kovan Mrt Station →Blocks near Xinghua Primary School →Commute to the CBD →