How far is Block 313 Hougang Ave 5 from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Hougang Mrt Station, about 13.2 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 313 Hougang Ave 5 to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 80 to Kovan, then North East Line to Dhoby Ghaut, then North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 39 minutes with 2 transfers, roughly S$1.94.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 313?

Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre) is roughly 22 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 313 Hougang Ave 5?

Holy Innocents' Primary School, approximately 200 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 313 Hougang Ave 5?

Approximately 66 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1993 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 313 Hougang Ave 5?

It scores 66.9/100 overall: transport 54.5, food 59.5, schools 95.8, healthcare 67.7, daily needs 75.3, green space 82.8, connectivity 44.7, value 52, leisure 63.6.

Is Block 313 Hougang Ave 5 a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 66.9/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been rising faster than most Singapore subzones, and about 66 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 Kangkar give the price trend.

Block 313 Hougang Ave 5

530313 · Kangkar · Hougang · Built 1981 · Lease from 1993 · ~66 yrs lease left · 180 units · 13 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone

67Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 313 Hougang Ave 5 in Hougang scores 66.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 13.2 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 22 minutes from Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre), and 200 m straight-line from Holy Innocents' Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 313 Hougang Ave 5 in Singapore

Block 313 Hougang Ave 5, Singapore 530313

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Pillar scores

Transport: 55
Food: 60
Schools: 96
Healthcare: 68
Daily needs: 75
Green space: 83
Connectivity: 45
Value (lease): 52
Leisure: 64
EV charging: 90

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 67
Young Families: 72
Seniors: 65
Renters: 60
Investors: 70
EV Owners: 70

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 39min
one-north: 46.2min
Jurong East: 62.8min
Changi Airport: 53.7min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

39 min door to door · S$1.94 · 2 transfers · 12 min (771 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 21 min riding

7m›80›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 7 min (441 m) to Blk 25
Bus 80 · SBS Transit
Blk 25 → Kovan · 3 stops · 4 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 591 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)22 min
Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)22.2 min
Buangkok Hawker Centre31.2 min

Eateries nearby

food

Tan Buay KuanB1.6 min
Goh Lim Hua1.6 min
Chang Cheng Food Paradise Pte. Ltd.B1.6 min
Ong Kian ChipB1.6 min
Tan Siew KhimB1.6 min
He TingtingB1.6 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Tan Chuan Boon1.6 min
Lim King Chew7.3 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.9 min

CHAS clinics

health

Healthcare Hougang Medical Clinic1.9 min
Stat Medical Clinic @ Hougang1.9 min
Meridian Medical And Dental Centre8.6 min

Parks & green

green

Jln Naung Pg12.3 min
Realty Park14.8 min
Punggol Pk23.1 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre10.6 min
Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)13.8 min
Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang31.4 min

Community clubs

leisure

Hougang CC7.1 min
Punggol CC20.3 min
Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)22 min

Libraries

leisure

Cheng San Public Library16.2 min

EV charging

Blk 301-319 Hougang Avenue 51.8 min
Blk 320-324 Hougang Avenue 56.2 min
Blk 15-18 Hougang Avenue 3 Hougang View10.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 313 Hougang Ave 5

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 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 642394.8 min walk · 244 m
Stop 642315.1 min walk · 243 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 15 min walk
25
BLK 257 min walk
80
BLK 218 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$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 313 Hougang Ave 5 is more liveable than 38% of them but pricier than 86% — around S$764/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability38th 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 313 offers a strong liveability score (66.9/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~66 years left).

What you get66.9/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+8.1%4 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds66 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 313 Hougang Ave 5

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

3-room4 sales · 12 mo

S$430k – S$465k

median S$448k · S$608–677 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Kangkar (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 313 Hougang Ave 5

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
May '26	3-room	04 TO 06	68 m²	S$465k	S$635
Mar '26	3-room	04 TO 06	71 m²	S$465k	S$608
Jan '26	3-room	04 TO 06	59 m²	S$430k	S$677
Sep '25	3-room	04 TO 06	59 m²	S$430k	S$677
Jun '25	3-room	07 TO 09	59 m²	S$448k	S$705
Apr '25	3-room	04 TO 06	59 m²	S$411k	S$647
Apr '25	3-room	10 TO 12	59 m²	S$411k	S$647
Nov '24	3-room	01 TO 03	71 m²	S$418k	S$547
Oct '24	3-room	07 TO 09	59 m²	S$410k	S$646
Sep '24	3-room	01 TO 03	59 m²	S$370k	S$583
Aug '24	3-room	10 TO 12	59 m²	S$380k	S$598
Aug '24	3-room	10 TO 12	71 m²	S$437k	S$572

Showing 12 of 13 sales in the last 2 years.

Subzone medians — 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

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