SG Block Index

Block 314 Hougang Ave 5

530314 · Kangkar · Hougang · Built 1982 · Lease from 1993 · ~66 yrs lease left · 105 units · 13 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
65Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 314 Hougang Ave 5 in Hougang scores 65.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 14.7 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 21.9 minutes from Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre), and 242 m straight-line from Holy Innocents' Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 314 Hougang Ave 5 in Singapore

Block 314 Hougang Ave 5, Singapore 530314

Pillar scores

Transport
50
Food
59
Schools
96
Healthcare
68
Daily needs
76
Green space
79
Connectivity
45
Value (lease)
52
Leisure
58
EV charging
78
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
65
Young Families
71
Seniors
64
Renters
58
Investors
69
EV Owners
66

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
40.5min
87NELNSLS$1.98 · 2 transfers
one-north
47.5min
81CCLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
61.5min
81CCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
52.4min
25EWLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

41 min door to door · S$1.98 · 2 transfers · 10 min (616 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 23 min riding

5m871mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (327 m) to Blk 316
  2. Bus 87 · SBS Transit
    Blk 316Hougang Ctrl Int · 2 stops · 3 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 314

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)21.9 min
  • Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)22 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre32.8 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Tan Chuan Boon3.2 min
  • Lim King Chew7.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd15.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Healthcare Hougang Medical Clinic3.5 min
  • Stat Medical Clinic @ Hougang3.5 min
  • Meridian Medical And Dental Centre10.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Jln Naung Pg13.9 min
  • Realty Park16.3 min
  • Punggol Pk24.7 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre10.5 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)13.6 min
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang31.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Hougang CC7 min
  • Punggol CC21.9 min
  • Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)21.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library17.8 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 301-319 Hougang Avenue 53.4 min
  • Blk 15-18 Hougang Avenue 3 Hougang View10.7 min
  • Blk 19-23 Hougang Avenue 3 Hougang View11.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 314 Hougang Ave 5
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 supermarkets, 2 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 642394.6 min walk · 266 m
  • Stop 642315 min walk · 278 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 14 min walk
    25
  • BLK 3165 min walk
    87
  • BLK 217 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 314 Hougang Ave 5 is more liveable than 31% of them but pricier than 86% — around S$764/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability31th 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 314 offers a strong liveability score (65.2/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~66 years left).

What you get65.2/100overall 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 314 Hougang Ave 5

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

4-room4 sales · 12 mo
S$535k – S$565k
median S$543k · S$534558 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
470650829Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Kangkar (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 314 Hougang Ave 5

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Apr '264-room04 TO 0691S$545kS$556
Mar '264-room10 TO 1291S$535kS$546
Aug '254-room04 TO 0694S$540kS$534
Aug '254-room01 TO 0394S$565kS$558
Apr '254-room04 TO 0694S$600kS$593
Sep '244-room01 TO 0391S$495kS$505

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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