How far is Block 236 Hougang Ave 1 from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Kovan Mrt Station, about 7.6 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 236 Hougang Ave 1 to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 146 to Kovan, then North East Line to Dhoby Ghaut, then North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 36 minutes with 2 transfers, roughly S$1.90.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 236?

Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre) is roughly 5.6 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 236 Hougang Ave 1?

Xinghua Primary School, approximately 142 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 236 Hougang Ave 1?

Approximately 57 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1984 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 236 Hougang Ave 1?

It scores 77.8/100 overall: transport 78.5, food 94.1, schools 100, healthcare 64.1, daily needs 90.2, green space 95.8, connectivity 50.9, value 34, leisure 46.9.

Is Block 236 Hougang Ave 1 a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 77.8/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have tracked the wider market, and about 57 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Lorong Ah Soo give the price trend.

Block 236 Hougang Ave 1

530236 · Lorong Ah Soo · Hougang · Built 1983 · Lease from 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 96 units · 13 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone

78Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 236 Hougang Ave 1 in Hougang scores 77.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.6 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 5.6 minutes from Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre), and 142 m straight-line from Xinghua Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 236 Hougang Ave 1 in Singapore

Block 236 Hougang Ave 1, Singapore 530236

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Pillar scores

Transport: 79
Food: 94
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 64
Daily needs: 90
Green space: 96
Connectivity: 51
Value (lease): 34
Leisure: 47
EV charging: 100

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 78
Young Families: 82
Seniors: 76
Renters: 75
Investors: 64
EV Owners: 79

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 35.6min
one-north: 39.8min
Jurong East: 56.9min
Changi Airport: 55.6min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

36 min door to door · S$1.90 · 2 transfers · 7 min (461 m) walking · 9 min waiting · 19 min riding

2m›146›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 2 min (131 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

Fastest itinerary · fares & times from OneMap, Singapore Land Authority

What’s nearby

walk times, door to door

Walk-time rings · schematic

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 1239 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)5.6 min
Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)6.9 min
Ci Yuan Hawker Centre35.9 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.1 min
Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd7.5 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.3 min

CHAS clinics

health

Healthcare Medical @ Kovan4.2 min
Lim Country Clinic4.2 min
London (Mh) Clinic & Surgery6 min

Parks & green

green

Aroozoo Ave Pg6.7 min
Surin Ave Neighbourhood Pk9.2 min
Jln Geneng Interim Pk15 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Xinghua Primary School142 m
Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary)1030 m
Holy Innocents' Primary School1163 m

Eldercare centres

care

Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre14.6 min
Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang16.4 min
Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)17.1 min

Community clubs

leisure

Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)5.5 min
Aljunied CC6 min
Hougang CC15.7 min

Libraries

leisure

Cheng San Public Library30.3 min
Serangoon Public Library32.1 min

EV charging

Blk 230/232/234/236/238 Hougang Avenue 10.1 min
Blk 231/233/235/237 Hougang Street 213.6 min
The Promenade@Pelikat5.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 236 Hougang Ave 1

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 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 632392.5 min walk · 176 m
Stop 632692.6 min walk · 112 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 2322 min walk
146
OPP BLK 24111 min walk
854

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 236 Hougang Ave 1 is more liveable than 95% of them but pricier than 62% — around S$610/psf for executive (as of 2026-06).

Liveability95th 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 236 offers a strong liveability score (77.8/100). 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 get77.8/100overall 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 236 Hougang Ave 1

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

4-room1 sale · 12 mo

S$632k

median S$632k · S$565–565 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Lorong Ah Soo (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 236 Hougang Ave 1

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	4-room	07 TO 09	104 m²	S$632k	S$565
Sep '24	4-room	07 TO 09	104 m²	S$628k	S$561

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 changeLatest txns

3 ROOMS$627▲ 16.5%1

4 ROOMS$487▼ 4.2%1

5 ROOMS$499▼ 25.0%1

EXECUTIVES$610▼ 9.3%2

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