SG Block Index

Block 358 Hougang Ave 5

530358 · Kangkar · Hougang · Built 1991 · Lease from 1992 · ~65 yrs lease left · 60 units · 16 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
74Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 358 Hougang Ave 5 in Hougang scores 73.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 22.6 minutes from Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre), and 268 m straight-line from Holy Innocents' Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 358 Hougang Ave 5 in Singapore

Block 358 Hougang Ave 5, Singapore 530358

Pillar scores

Transport
86
Food
59
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
64
Green space
96
Connectivity
47
Value (lease)
50
Leisure
76
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
74
Young Families
79
Seniors
70
Renters
69
Investors
73
EV Owners
77

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
38.3min
681NELNSLS$2.98 · 2 transfers
one-north
42.4min
681NELCCL2 transfers
Jurong East
56min
NELCCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
59min
51EWLEWLS$2.20 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

38 min door to door · S$2.98 · 2 transfers · 8 min (520 m) walking · 9 min waiting · 21 min riding

4m6811mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (231 m) to Opp The Midtown
  2. Bus 681 · SBS Transit
    Opp The MidtownHougang Ctrl Int · 1 stop · 1 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 358

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)22.6 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre24.7 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre26.2 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Tan Chuan Boon7.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Meridian Medical And Dental Centre1 min
  • Trucare Medical And Surgery5.2 min
  • Rafflesmedical5.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Jln Naung Pg6.1 min
  • Realty Park8.7 min
  • Punggol Pk16.6 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)8.6 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre12.7 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd29.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol CC13.8 min
  • Hougang CC14.1 min
  • Punggol Park CC18.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library9.8 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 327-328,332-334,358-363 Hougang Avenue 51.6 min
  • Blk 335-341 Hougang Avenue 75.9 min
  • Blk 804 Hougang Avenue 106.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 358 Hougang Ave 5
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 MRT, 2 supermarkets, 2 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 642491.7 min walk · 98 m
  • Stop 640194.2 min walk · 204 m
Buses that serve this block
  • OPP THE MIDTOWN4 min walk
    681
  • BLK 3025 min walk
    51

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 358 Hougang Ave 5 is more liveable than 71% of them but pricier than 86% — around S$764/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability71th 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 358 offers a strong liveability score (73.6/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~65 years left).

What you get73.6/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+8.1%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds65 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 358 Hougang Ave 5

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

Executive1 sale · 12 mo
S$899k
median S$899k · S$572572 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)Executive a sale at this block
544579614Sep '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Kangkar (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 358 Hougang Ave 5

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Mar '26Executive01 TO 03146S$899kS$572

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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