SG Block Index

Block 231 Hougang ST 21

530231 · Lorong Ah Soo · Hougang · Built 1983 · Lease from 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 102 units · 13 floors

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

Block 231 Hougang ST 21 in Hougang scores 80.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.4 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 3.4 minutes from Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre), and 274 m straight-line from Xinghua Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 231 Hougang ST 21 in Singapore

Block 231 Hougang ST 21, Singapore 530231

Pillar scores

Transport
87
Food
95
Schools
100
Healthcare
64
Daily needs
100
Green space
96
Connectivity
49
Value (lease)
34
Leisure
52
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
81
Young Families
84
Seniors
79
Renters
78
Investors
65
EV Owners
81

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
37.3min
146NELNSLS$1.90 · 2 transfers
one-north
41.4min
146NELCCLS$2.11 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
54.4min
NELCCLEWLS$2.30 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
58.2min
854EWLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

37 min door to door · S$1.90 · 2 transfers · 9 min (560 m) walking · 9 min waiting · 19 min riding

4m1461mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (230 m) to Blk 232
  2. Bus 146 · SBS Transit
    Blk 232Kovan · 2 stops · 2 min
  3. Walk 1 min (97 m) to Kovan
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    KovanDhoby Ghaut · 7 stops · 14 min
  5. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  6. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby GhautRaffles 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 231

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 1339 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)3.4 min
  • Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)8.4 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre35 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd4.9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.1 min
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Healthcare Medical @ Kovan2 min
  • Lim Country Clinic2 min
  • Parkway Shenton Medical Group4.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Aroozoo Ave Pg6.6 min
  • Surin Ave Neighbourhood Pk8 min
  • Richards Ave Pk13.1 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre14.2 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)16.6 min
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang17.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)3.3 min
  • Aljunied CC7.5 min
  • Hougang CC15.6 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library29.8 min
  • Serangoon Public Library29.9 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 231/233/235/237 Hougang Street 211.3 min
  • Blk 230/232/234/236/238 Hougang Avenue 14.2 min
  • The Promenade@Pelikat5.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 231 Hougang ST 21
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 2 hawker centres, 3 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 632391.6 min walk · 59 m
  • Stop 632311.8 min walk · 72 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 2324 min walk
    146

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 231 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 231 offers an outstanding liveability score (80.6/100). 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 get80.6/100overall 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 231 Hougang ST 21

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

5-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$980k – S$1.03m
median S$1.00m · S$641673 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
525650776Aug '24Jun '25Mar '26
Monthly resale volume — Lorong Ah Soo (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 231 Hougang ST 21

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jan '265-room04 TO 06142S$980kS$641
Sep '255-room10 TO 12142S$1.03mS$673
May '255-room01 TO 03140S$990kS$657
Feb '255-room07 TO 09140S$1.07mS$711
Aug '245-room10 TO 12142S$1.15mS$752

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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