SG Block Index

Block 308 Hougang Ave 5

530308 · Kangkar · Hougang · Built 1982 · Lease from 1983 · ~56 yrs lease left · 178 units · 13 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
64Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 308 Hougang Ave 5 in Hougang scores 63.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 12.6 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 25.1 minutes from Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre), and 214 m straight-line from Holy Innocents' Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 308 Hougang Ave 5 in Singapore

Block 308 Hougang Ave 5, Singapore 530308

Pillar scores

Transport
49
Food
55
Schools
93
Healthcare
65
Daily needs
70
Green space
80
Connectivity
50
Value (lease)
32
Leisure
62
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
64
Young Families
69
Seniors
62
Renters
58
Investors
64
EV Owners
70

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
33.2min
87NELNSLS$1.98 · 2 transfers
one-north
39.3min
87NELCCLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
59.6min
87NELEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
57.6min
854EWLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

33 min door to door · S$1.98 · 2 transfers · 6 min (359 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 22 min riding

1m871mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 1 min (70 m) to Blk 308
  2. Bus 87 · SBS Transit
    Blk 308Hougang Ctrl Int · 1 stop · 2 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 minMRTMarketClinicParkBlk 308

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)25.1 min
  • Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)25.2 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre30.6 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Tan Chuan Boon3 min
  • Lim King Chew10.4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Healthcare Hougang Medical Clinic2.7 min
  • Stat Medical Clinic @ Hougang2.7 min
  • Meridian Medical And Dental Centre8.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Jln Naung Pg11.8 min
  • Realty Park14.3 min
  • Punggol Pk22.6 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre13.7 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)14.1 min
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang34.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Hougang CC10.2 min
  • Punggol CC19.8 min
  • Punggol Park CC24.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library15.7 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 301-319 Hougang Avenue 52.7 min
  • Blk 320-324 Hougang Avenue 57.9 min
  • Blk 327-328,332-334,358-363 Hougang Avenue 59.3 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 308 Hougang Ave 5
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 supermarkets, 3 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 642416.4 min walk · 53 m
  • Stop 642497.4 min walk · 135 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 3081 min walk
    87
  • BLK 110 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$740k · 4 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
pays a premium

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 308 Hougang Ave 5 is more liveable than 26% of them but pricier than 86% — around S$764/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability26th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 14%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (4-room 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 308 offers a solid liveability score (63.7/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~56 years left).

What you get63.7/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+8.1%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds56 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 Kangkar. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 308 Hougang Ave 5

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

3-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$438k – S$450k
median S$444k · S$607624 psf
4-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$578k
median S$578k · S$577577 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room4-room a sale at this block
486657827Jul '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Kangkar (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 308 Hougang Ave 5

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Sep '253-room10 TO 1267S$450kS$624
Sep '254-room10 TO 1293S$578kS$577
Aug '253-room04 TO 0667S$438kS$607
May '254-room07 TO 0993S$558kS$557
Oct '244-room04 TO 0693S$520kS$519
Jul '243-room04 TO 0667S$425kS$589

Subzone medians — Kangkar

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$571▼ 0.4%
4 ROOMS$764▲ 8.1%
5 ROOMS$921▲ 89.7%
EXECUTIVES$540▼ 5.4%
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