SG Block Index

Block 361 Hougang Ave 5

530361 · Kangkar · Hougang · Built 1991 · Lease from 1992 · ~65 yrs lease left · 106 units · 13 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
71Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 361 Hougang Ave 5 in Hougang scores 71.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.8 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 23.5 minutes from Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre), and 350 m straight-line from Holy Innocents' Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 361 Hougang Ave 5 in Singapore

Block 361 Hougang Ave 5, Singapore 530361

Pillar scores

Transport
80
Food
57
Schools
100
Healthcare
69
Daily needs
58
Green space
93
Connectivity
48
Value (lease)
50
Leisure
71
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
71
Young Families
77
Seniors
68
Renters
66
Investors
72
EV Owners
76

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
36.6min
681NELNSLS$2.98 · 2 transfers
one-north
40.7min
681NELCCL2 transfers
Jurong East
57.3min
NELCCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
60.3min
51EWLEWLS$2.20 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

37 min door to door · S$2.98 · 2 transfers · 7 min (415 m) walking · 9 min waiting · 21 min riding

2m6811mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (126 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 361

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)23.5 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre25.6 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre27.1 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Tan Chuan Boon8.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Meridian Medical And Dental Centre1.8 min
  • Trucare Medical And Surgery6.1 min
  • Rafflesmedical6.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Jln Naung Pg7 min
  • Realty Park9.6 min
  • Punggol Pk17.4 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)9.5 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre13.6 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd30.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol CC14.7 min
  • Hougang CC15 min
  • Punggol Park CC19.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library10.6 min
  • Sengkang Public Library37.7 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 327-328,332-334,358-363 Hougang Avenue 52.5 min
  • Blk 320-324 Hougang Avenue 56.7 min
  • Blk 335-341 Hougang Avenue 76.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 361 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 642492.6 min walk · 162 m
  • Stop 642414.1 min walk · 262 m
Buses that serve this block
  • OPP THE MIDTOWN2 min walk
    681
  • BLK 3026 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
pays a premium

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 361 Hougang Ave 5 is more liveable than 60% of them but pricier than 86% — around S$764/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability60th 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 361 offers a strong liveability score (71.3/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~65 years left).

What you get71.3/100overall 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 361 Hougang Ave 5

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

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room4-room5-roomExecutive a sale at this block
457644830Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Kangkar (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 361 Hougang Ave 5

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
May '254-room04 TO 06104S$675kS$603
Sep '244-room07 TO 09104S$665kS$594

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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