Block 304 Hougang Ave 5
530304 · Kangkar · Hougang · Built 1983 · ~56 yrs lease left · 179 units · 13 floors
Near an LTA Silver Zone
65Overall / 100
Summary
Block 304 Hougang Ave 5 in Hougang scores 65.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.1 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 23.6 minutes from Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre), and 159 m straight-line from Holy Innocents' Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 83
- Food
- 5
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 69
- Daily needs
- 73
- Green space
- 99
- Connectivity
- 48
- Value (lease)
- 32
- Leisure
- 77
Who it suits
- Overall
- 65
- Young Families
- 74
- Seniors
- 62
- Renters
- 62
- Investors
- 65
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 36.5min
- one-north
- 43.1min
- Jurong East
- 57.1min
- Changi Airport
- 57.6min
151NELNSLS$1.98 · 2 transfers
136NELCCLS$2.15 · 2 transfers
NELCCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
51EWLEWLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap37 min door to door · S$1.98 · 2 transfers · 8 min (515 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 22 min riding
3m›151›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 3 min (188 m) to Blk 308
- Bus 151 · SBS Transit
Blk 308 → Hougang Ctrl Int · 1 stop · 2 min - Walk 1 min (94 m) to Hougang
- North East Line · SBS Transit
Hougang → Dhoby Ghaut · 8 stops · 17 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 doorWalk-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- Hougang Mrt Station8.1 min
- Hougang Mrt Station12.9 min
- Hougang Mrt Station14.4 min
PlannedDefu MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 745 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)23.6 min
- Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)26.1 min
- Buangkok Hawker Centre26.1 min
Supermarkets
daily- Tan Chuan Boon3.9 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.9 min
- Lim King Chew11.3 min
CHAS clinics
health- Meridian Medical And Dental Centre3.6 min
- Healthcare Hougang Medical Clinic3.6 min
- Stat Medical Clinic @ Hougang3.6 min
Parks & green
green- Jln Naung Pg7.3 min
- Realty Park9.8 min
- Punggol Pk18.1 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)9.6 min
- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre13.7 min
- Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd30.9 min
Community clubs
leisure- Hougang CC11.1 min
- Punggol CC15.3 min
- Punggol Park CC20.2 min
Libraries
leisure- Cheng San Public Library11.2 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 — Kangkar
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$571▼ 0.4%7
4 ROOMS$764▲ 8.1%9
5 ROOMS$921▲ 89.7%1
EXECUTIVES$540▼ 5.4%1