SG Block Index

Block 248 Hougang Ave 3

530248 · Lorong Ah Soo · Hougang · Built 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 181 units · 12 floors

59Overall / 100
Summary

Block 248 Hougang Ave 3 in Hougang scores 59.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 16.1 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 11.9 minutes from Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre), and 297 m straight-line from Xinghua Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
49
Food
56
Schools
97
Healthcare
54
Daily needs
66
Green space
77
Connectivity
45
Value (lease)
34
Leisure
41

Who it suits

Overall
59
Young Families
66
Seniors
56
Renters
54
Investors
53

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
39.2min
151NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
one-north
46.4min
151NELCCLS$2.24 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
66.7min
151NELEWLS$2.40 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
47.9min
25EWLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

39 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 7 min (404 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 26 min riding

1m›151›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 1 min (77 m) to Blk 248
  2. Bus 151 · SBS Transit
    Blk 248 → Hougang Ctrl Int · 4 stops · 6 min
  3. Walk 1 min (94 m) to Hougang
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    Hougang → Dhoby Ghaut · 8 stops · 17 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 minHawkerMarketClinicBlk 248

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)11.9 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)17 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre33.5 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Lim King Chew8.8 min
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd12.5 min
  • Tan Chuan Boon15.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • London (Mh) Clinic & Surgery11 min
  • Onecare Clinic Hougang11 min
  • Joash Family Clinic & Surgery14.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Realty Park15.7 min
  • Aroozoo Ave Pg16.2 min
  • Surin Ave Neighbourhood Pk19.5 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre9.8 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)13 min
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang21.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Hougang CC10.6 min
  • Aljunied CC11.5 min
  • Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)17 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library26.3 min
  • Serangoon Public Library40.6 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%
Living in Hougang →Hougang estate data →Blocks near Kovan Mrt Station →Blocks near Xinghua Primary School →Commute to the CBD →