SG Block Index

Block 323 Hougang Ave 5

530323 · Kangkar · Hougang · Built 1982 · ~55 yrs lease left · 16 units · 4 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
69Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 323 Hougang Ave 5 in Hougang scores 68.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 10.4 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 24.7 minutes from Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre), and 411 m straight-line from Holy Innocents' Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 323 Hougang Ave 5 in Singapore

Block 323 Hougang Ave 5, Singapore 530323

Pillar scores

Transport
71
Food
56
Schools
100
Healthcare
66
Daily needs
71
Green space
95
Connectivity
42
Value (lease)
30
Leisure
68
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
69
Young Families
75
Seniors
66
Renters
64
Investors
67
EV Owners
72

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
38.2min
151NELNSLS$1.98 · 2 transfers
one-north
45.4min
151NELCCLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
61.6min
NELCCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
62.3min
87EWLEWLS$2.20 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

38 min door to door · S$1.98 · 2 transfers · 10 min (626 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 22 min riding

5m1511mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (300 m) to Blk 308
  2. Bus 151 · SBS Transit
    Blk 308Hougang Ctrl Int · 1 stop · 2 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 323

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)24.7 min
  • Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)24.8 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre28.2 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Tan Chuan Boon4.6 min
  • Lim King Chew10 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Healthcare Hougang Medical Clinic5.1 min
  • Stat Medical Clinic @ Hougang5.1 min
  • Meridian Medical And Dental Centre5.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Jln Naung Pg9.6 min
  • Realty Park12.2 min
  • Punggol Pk20 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)12 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre14.8 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd32.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Hougang CC11.4 min
  • Punggol CC17.3 min
  • Punggol Park CC22.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library13.2 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 320-324 Hougang Avenue 51.5 min
  • Blk 301-319 Hougang Avenue 54.8 min
  • Blk 327-328,332-334,358-363 Hougang Avenue 56.7 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 323 Hougang Ave 5
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 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 642413.2 min walk · 160 m
  • Stop 642493.8 min walk · 226 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 3275 min walk
    87
  • BLK 3085 min walk
    151

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 323 Hougang Ave 5 is more liveable than 47% of them but pricier than 86% — around S$764/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability47th 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 323 offers a strong liveability score (68.9/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~55 years left).

What you get68.9/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+8.1%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds55 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 323 Hougang Ave 5

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

3-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$420k
median S$420k · S$582582 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block
538654770Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Kangkar (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 323 Hougang Ave 5

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Aug '253-room01 TO 0367S$420kS$582

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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