How far is Block 238 Hougang Ave 1 from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Kovan Mrt Station, about 8.5 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 238 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 37 minutes with 2 transfers, roughly S$1.90.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 238?

Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre) is roughly 5.9 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 238 Hougang Ave 1?

Xinghua Primary School, approximately 139 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 238 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 238 Hougang Ave 1?

It scores 76.7/100 overall: transport 73.6, food 91, schools 100, healthcare 62.3, daily needs 93, green space 97.5, connectivity 50, value 34, leisure 47.4.

Is Block 238 Hougang Ave 1 a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 76.7/100 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 238 Hougang Ave 1

530238 · Lorong Ah Soo · Hougang · Built 1983 · Lease from 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 116 units · 13 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone

77Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 238 Hougang Ave 1 in Hougang scores 76.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.5 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 5.9 minutes from Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre), and 139 m straight-line from Xinghua Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 238 Hougang Ave 1 in Singapore

Block 238 Hougang Ave 1, Singapore 530238

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Pillar scores

Transport: 74
Food: 91
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 62
Daily needs: 93
Green space: 98
Connectivity: 50
Value (lease): 34
Leisure: 47
EV charging: 100

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 77
Young Families: 81
Seniors: 74
Renters: 73
Investors: 63
EV Owners: 78

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 36.8min
one-north: 40.9min
Jurong East: 59min
Changi Airport: 53.4min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

37 min door to door · S$1.90 · 2 transfers · 7 min (470 m) walking · 9 min waiting · 20 min riding

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

Walk 2 min (140 m) to Opp Yuying Sec Sch
Bus 146 · SBS Transit
Opp Yuying Sec Sch → Kovan · 3 stops · 3 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 1241 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)5.9 min
Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)6.5 min
Ci Yuan Hawker Centre37.1 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd6.5 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.9 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.2 min

CHAS clinics

health

London (Mh) Clinic & Surgery5 min
Onecare Clinic Hougang5 min
Healthcare Medical @ Kovan5.1 min

Parks & green

green

Aroozoo Ave Pg5.6 min
Surin Ave Neighbourhood Pk8.2 min
Jln Geneng Interim Pk14 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Xinghua Primary School139 m
Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary)984 m
Holy Innocents' Primary School1208 m

Eldercare centres

care

Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang15.4 min
Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre15.9 min
Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)18.3 min

Community clubs

leisure

Aljunied CC5 min
Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)6 min
Hougang CC17.3 min

Libraries

leisure

Serangoon Public Library31.1 min
Cheng San Public Library31.5 min

EV charging

Blk 230/232/234/236/238 Hougang Avenue 12.2 min
Blk 231/233/235/237 Hougang Street 212.6 min
The Promenade@Pelikat4.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 238 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 632792.9 min walk · 133 m
Stop 632714.2 min walk · 121 m

Buses that serve this block

OPP YUYING SEC SCH2 min walk
146
BLK 2394 min walk
53M
OPP BLK 1069 min walk
25

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 238 Hougang Ave 1 is more liveable than 91% of them but pricier than 62% — around S$610/psf for executive (as of 2026-06).

Liveability91th 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 238 offers a strong liveability score (76.7/100). 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 get76.7/100overall 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 238 Hougang Ave 1

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

5-room3 sales · 12 mo

S$905k – S$975k

median S$970k · S$618–666 psf

4-room2 sales · 12 mo

S$759k – S$778k

median S$768k · S$641–657 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room4-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Lorong Ah Soo (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 238 Hougang Ave 1

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
May '26	4-room	07 TO 09	110 m²	S$778k	S$657
Jan '26	5-room	04 TO 06	136 m²	S$970k	S$663
Jan '26	5-room	01 TO 03	136 m²	S$905k	S$618
Oct '25	5-room	07 TO 09	136 m²	S$975k	S$666
Aug '25	4-room	10 TO 12	110 m²	S$759k	S$641
May '25	5-room	01 TO 03	138 m²	S$915k	S$616
Dec '24	5-room	01 TO 03	138 m²	S$915k	S$616
Nov '24	5-room	07 TO 09	138 m²	S$975k	S$656
Aug '24	5-room	10 TO 12	138 m²	S$988k	S$665
Jul '24	5-room	04 TO 06	138 m²	S$968k	S$652

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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