Block 340 Hougang Ave 7
530340 · Kangkar · Hougang · Built 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 48 units · 4 floors
Near an LTA Silver Zone
48Overall / 100
Summary
Block 340 Hougang Ave 7 in Hougang scores 47.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 14.6 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 28.8 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 343 m straight-line from Chij Our Lady Of The Nativity.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 51
- Food
- 0
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 56
- Daily needs
- 35
- Green space
- 75
- Connectivity
- 36
- Value (lease)
- 34
- Leisure
- 45
Who it suits
- Overall
- 48
- Young Families
- 58
- Seniors
- 42
- Renters
- 40
- Investors
- 56
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 41.9min
- one-north
- 49.1min
- Jurong East
- 63.4min
- Changi Airport
- 65.5min
147NELNSLS$1.98 · 2 transfers
147NELCCLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
NELCCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
11989858S$2.20 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap42 min door to door · S$1.98 · 2 transfers · 12 min (752 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 23 min riding
7m›147›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 7 min (425 m) to Blk 355
- Bus 147 · SBS Transit
Blk 355 → Hougang Ctrl Int · 2 stops · 3 min - Walk 1 min (94 m) to Hougang
- North East Line · SBS Transit
Hougang → Dhoby Ghaut · 8 stops · 17 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
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-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- Hougang Mrt Station14.6 min
- Hougang Mrt Station16.7 min
- Hougang Mrt Station18.2 min
PlannedDefu MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 895 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Buangkok Hawker Centre28.8 min
- Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)30.3 min
- Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)31.2 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.6 min
- Tan Chuan Boon13.5 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd15.7 min
CHAS clinics
health- Meridian Medical And Dental Centre7.8 min
- Mission (Hougang) Medical Clinic10.5 min
- Trucare Medical And Surgery10.5 min
Parks & green
green- Jln Naung Pg13.8 min
- Punggol Pk15.6 min
- Realty Park16.4 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)16.3 min
- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre20.4 min
- Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd33.5 min
Community clubs
leisure- Hougang CC17.7 min
- Punggol CC19 min
- Punggol Park CC19.3 min
Libraries
leisure- Cheng San Public Library15 min
- Sengkang Public Library39.4 min
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).
Resale context — 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