SG Block Index

Block 356 Hougang Ave 7

530356 · Kangkar · Hougang · Built 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 24 units · 4 floors

68Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 356 Hougang Ave 7 in Hougang scores 68/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 11.5 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 21 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 159 m straight-line from Chij Our Lady Of The Nativity.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 356 Hougang Ave 7 in Singapore

Block 356 Hougang Ave 7, Singapore 530356

Pillar scores

Transport
68
Food
61
Schools
100
Healthcare
65
Daily needs
57
Green space
98
Connectivity
47
Value (lease)
34
Leisure
71
EV charging
90
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
68
Young Families
74
Seniors
65
Renters
63
Investors
67
EV Owners
69

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
36.8min
681NELNSLS$2.98 · 2 transfers
one-north
40.9min
681NELCCL2 transfers
Jurong East
61.2min
681NELEWL2 transfers
Changi Airport
58.5min
13627858S$2.20 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

37 min door to door · S$2.98 · 2 transfers · 6 min (351 m) walking · 9 min waiting · 22 min riding

1m6811mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 1 min (62 m) to Blk 355
  2. Bus 681 · SBS Transit
    Blk 355Hougang Ctrl Int · 2 stops · 2 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 356

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 1147 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre21 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre27.3 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)27.5 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Mission (Hougang) Medical Clinic0 min
  • Medipoint Medical Centre (Ponggol Branch)5.6 min
  • Trucare Medical And Surgery5.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Punggol Pk7.8 min
  • Jln Naung Pg10.7 min
  • Realty Park13.6 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)13.5 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre17.6 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd25.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol Park CC11.5 min
  • Punggol CC14.3 min
  • Hougang CC20.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library10.3 min
  • Sengkang Public Library31.6 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 351-357 Hougang Avenue 74.8 min
  • Blk 464-468 Hougang Avenue 107.1 min
  • Blk 401-413, 460-463 Hougang Avenue 10 Harmony View7.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 356 Hougang Ave 7
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 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 640591.4 min walk · 56 m
  • Stop 640512.8 min walk · 126 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 3551 min walk
    681
  • BLK 298A3 min walk
    27
  • BLK 465A3 min walk
    136
  • AFT PUNGGOL RD3 min walk
    858

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 356 Hougang Ave 7 is more liveable than 43% of them but pricier than 86% — around S$764/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability43th 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 356 offers a strong liveability score (68/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~57 years left).

What you get68/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+8.1%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds57 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 356 Hougang Ave 7

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

3-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$420k – S$485k
median S$453k · S$549582 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block
525648771Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Kangkar (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 356 Hougang Ave 7

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jan '263-room04 TO 0682S$485kS$549
Sep '253-room01 TO 0367S$420kS$582
Oct '243-room01 TO 0367S$405kS$562

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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