SG Block Index

Block 231 Hougang ST 21

530231 · Lorong Ah Soo · Hougang · Built 1983 · ~56 yrs lease left · 102 units · 13 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
79Overall / 100
Summary

Block 231 Hougang ST 21 in Hougang scores 78.7/100 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.

Pillar scores

Transport
87
Food
90
Schools
100
Healthcare
64
Daily needs
100
Green space
96
Connectivity
49
Value (lease)
32
Leisure
52

Who it suits

Overall
79
Young Families
83
Seniors
77
Renters
78
Investors
63

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

4m›146›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (230 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 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

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

Primary schools

straight-line

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

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%
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