Block 233 Hougang ST 21
530233 · Lorong Ah Soo · Hougang · Built 1983 · Lease from 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 28 units · 4 floors
Block 233 Hougang ST 21 in Hougang scores 79.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.4 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 4.5 minutes from Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre), and 230 m straight-line from Xinghua Primary School.
Where it is
OneMap · SLABlock 233 Hougang ST 21, Singapore 530233
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 81
- Food
- 95
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 63
- Daily needs
- 96
- Green space
- 98
- Connectivity
- 50
- Value (lease)
- 34
- Leisure
- 51
- EV charging
- 100
Who it suits
- Overall
- 79
- Young Families
- 83
- Seniors
- 77
- Renters
- 76
- Investors
- 64
- EV Owners
- 80
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 36.7min
- one-north
- 40.8min
- Jurong East
- 55.8min
- Changi Airport
- 56.7min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap37 min door to door · S$1.90 · 2 transfers · 8 min (529 m) walking · 9 min waiting · 19 min riding
- Walk 3 min (199 m) to Blk 232
- Bus 146 · SBS Transit
Blk 232 → Kovan · 2 stops · 2 min - Walk 1 min (97 m) to Kovan
- North East Line · SBS Transit
Kovan → Dhoby Ghaut · 7 stops · 14 min - Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
- North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Dhoby Ghaut → Raffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorDistance 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- Kovan Mrt Station6.4 min
- Kovan Mrt Station10.8 min
- Kovan Mrt Station11.7 min
Hawker centres
food- Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)4.5 min
- Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)7.5 min
- Ci Yuan Hawker Centre36 min
Eateries nearby
food- Mcdonald'S Restaurants Pte. Ltd.A3.1 min
- sharon alyssia sng mei yunB4 min
- Lee Qian Ying4 min
- Srisun Prata . Com Food Holding'S Pte. Ltd.B4 min
- Hatter Street Pte LtdA4 min
- Knuckles Pte LtdA4 min
Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).
Supermarkets
daily- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd5.9 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.2 min
- Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd8.2 min
CHAS clinics
health- Healthcare Medical @ Kovan3.1 min
- Lim Country Clinic3.1 min
- Parkway Shenton Medical Group5.9 min
Parks & green
green- Aroozoo Ave Pg5.8 min
- Surin Ave Neighbourhood Pk7.7 min
- Richards Ave Pk14.1 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre15.3 min
- Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang17.1 min
- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)17.6 min
Community clubs
leisure- Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)4.4 min
- Aljunied CC6.7 min
- Hougang CC16.7 min
Libraries
leisure- Serangoon Public Library29.9 min
- Cheng San Public Library30.9 min
EV charging
ev- Blk 231/233/235/237 Hougang Street 210.3 min
- Blk 230/232/234/236/238 Hougang Avenue 14.1 min
- The Promenade@Pelikat5 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 1 MRT, 2 hawker centres, 3 supermarkets, 2 parks, 3 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- Stop 632392.7 min walk · 131 m
- Stop 632312.8 min walk · 146 m
- BLK 2323 min walk146
- OPP BLK 24112 min walk854
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 · executiveSet your budget to see if this block fits. Not sure? work it out from your income →
Value for money
liveability vs price · like-for-likeAmong executive HDB flats islandwide (774 compared), Blk 233 Hougang ST 21 is more liveable than 98% of them but pricier than 62% — around S$610/psf for executive (as of 2026-06).
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 · leaseBlock 233 offers a strong liveability score (79.1/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~57 years left).
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 233 Hougang ST 21
Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation
Recent sales at Blk 233 Hougang ST 21
| Month | Type | Storey | Area | Price | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep '25 | 5-room | 01 TO 03 | 139 m² | S$1.00m | S$668 |
| Jul '24 | 4-room | 04 TO 06 | 103 m² | S$621k | S$560 |
Subzone medians — Lorong Ah Soo
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
See what’s for sale
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