SG Block Index

Block 252 Hougang Ave 3

530252 · Lorong Ah Soo · Hougang · Built 1984 · Lease from 1985 · ~58 yrs lease left · 182 units · 12 floors

47Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 252 Hougang Ave 3 in Hougang scores 47.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 19.4 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 15.1 minutes from Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre), and 362 m straight-line from Xinghua Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 252 Hougang Ave 3 in Singapore

Block 252 Hougang Ave 3, Singapore 530252

Pillar scores

Transport
24
Food
44
Schools
91
Healthcare
43
Daily needs
45
Green space
58
Connectivity
46
Value (lease)
36
Leisure
25
EV charging
74
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
47
Young Families
54
Seniors
42
Renters
39
Investors
47
EV Owners
52

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
39.7min
87NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
one-north
47min
87NELCCLS$2.24 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
62.5min
81CCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
50min
25EWLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

40 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 6 min (376 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 26 min riding

2m871mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (87 m) to Blk 248
  2. Bus 87 · SBS Transit
    Blk 248Hougang Ctrl Int · 4 stops · 6 min
  3. Walk 1 min (56 m) to Hougang
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    HougangDhoby Ghaut · 8 stops · 17 min
  5. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  6. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby GhautRaffles 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 minMarketClinicBlk 252

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)15.1 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)20.3 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre36.8 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Lim King Chew12.1 min
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd15.8 min
  • Tan Chuan Boon18.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • London (Mh) Clinic & Surgery14.3 min
  • Onecare Clinic Hougang14.3 min
  • Joash Family Clinic & Surgery17.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Realty Park18.9 min
  • Aroozoo Ave Pg19.5 min
  • Surin Ave Neighbourhood Pk22.7 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre13.1 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)16.3 min
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang24.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Hougang CC13.9 min
  • Aljunied CC14.7 min
  • Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)20.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library29.5 min
  • Serangoon Public Library43.9 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 247-254 Hougang Avenue 34.1 min
  • Blk 15-18 Hougang Avenue 3 Hougang View11.8 min
  • Blk 239-246 Hougang Street 22 Hougang Heights14.3 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 252 Hougang Ave 3
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk
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 630796.7 min walk · 56 m
  • Stop 630717.3 min walk · 97 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 2482 min walk
    87
  • OPP BLK 2483 min walk
    25
  • AFT DEFU AVE 16 min walk
    81

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
pays a premium

Among executive HDB flats islandwide (774 compared), Blk 252 Hougang Ave 3 is more liveable than 0% of them but pricier than 62% — around S$610/psf for executive (as of 2026-06).

Liveability0th 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 252 offers a moderate liveability score (47.4/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~58 years left).

What you get47.4/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-9.3%executive median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds58 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 252 Hougang Ave 3

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

3-room3 sales · 12 mo
S$420k – S$455k
median S$450k · S$582631 psf
4-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$501k
median S$501k · S$485485 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room4-room a sale at this block
467558649Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Lorong Ah Soo (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 252 Hougang Ave 3

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jun '263-room07 TO 0967S$420kS$582
Jun '264-room04 TO 0696S$501kS$485
May '263-room10 TO 1267S$450kS$624
Aug '253-room04 TO 0667S$455kS$631
May '254-room07 TO 0993S$580kS$579
Mar '254-room07 TO 0999S$580kS$544
Aug '244-room07 TO 0999S$578kS$542

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 change
3 ROOMS$627▲ 16.5%
4 ROOMS$487▼ 4.2%
5 ROOMS$499▼ 25.0%
EXECUTIVES$610▼ 9.3%
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