SG Block Index

Block 319 Hougang Ave 5

530319 · Kangkar · Hougang · Built 1982 · Lease from 1983 · ~56 yrs lease left · 120 units · 11 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
72Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 319 Hougang Ave 5 in Hougang scores 71.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.9 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 23.2 minutes from Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre), and 335 m straight-line from Holy Innocents' Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 319 Hougang Ave 5 in Singapore

Block 319 Hougang Ave 5, Singapore 530319

Pillar scores

Transport
79
Food
58
Schools
99
Healthcare
67
Daily needs
73
Green space
97
Connectivity
45
Value (lease)
32
Leisure
73
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
72
Young Families
77
Seniors
69
Renters
68
Investors
69
EV Owners
74

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
37.6min
151NELNSLS$1.98 · 2 transfers
one-north
44.8min
151NELCCLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
61.8min
NELCCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
58min
854EWLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

38 min door to door · S$1.98 · 2 transfers · 8 min (491 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 23 min riding

3m1511mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (164 m) to Blk 316
  2. Bus 151 · SBS Transit
    Blk 316Hougang Ctrl Int · 2 stops · 3 min
  3. Walk 1 min (94 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 319

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)23.2 min
  • Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)23.4 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre27.9 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Tan Chuan Boon2.2 min
  • Lim King Chew8.5 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Healthcare Hougang Medical Clinic2.8 min
  • Stat Medical Clinic @ Hougang2.8 min
  • Meridian Medical And Dental Centre5.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Jln Naung Pg9.1 min
  • Realty Park11.6 min
  • Punggol Pk19.9 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)11.4 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre12.6 min
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang32.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Hougang CC9.2 min
  • Punggol CC17.1 min
  • Punggol Park CC22 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library13 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 301-319 Hougang Avenue 52.5 min
  • Blk 320-324 Hougang Avenue 53 min
  • Blk 327-328,332-334,358-363 Hougang Avenue 56.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 319 Hougang Ave 5
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 MRT, 2 supermarkets, 1 parks, 4 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 642412.1 min walk · 176 m
  • Stop 642313.2 min walk · 91 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 3163 min walk
    151
  • 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
slight premium

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 319 Hougang Ave 5 is more liveable than 61% of them but pricier than 86% — around S$764/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability61th 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 319 offers a strong liveability score (71.6/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~56 years left).

What you get71.6/100overall 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 319 Hougang Ave 5

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

4-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$598k
median S$598k · S$573573 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
464647830Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Kangkar (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 319 Hougang Ave 5

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jul '254-room04 TO 0697S$598kS$573
Dec '244-room07 TO 0993S$551kS$550
Aug '244-room04 TO 0693S$500kS$499

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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