SG Block Index

Block 371 Hougang ST 31

530371 · Lorong Ah Soo · Hougang · Built 1998 · ~71 yrs lease left · 128 units · 18 floors

73Overall / 100
Summary

Block 371 Hougang ST 31 in Hougang scores 73.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.9 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 10.9 minutes from Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre), and 597 m straight-line from Holy Innocents' Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
78
Food
59
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
74
Green space
85
Connectivity
52
Value (lease)
62
Leisure
77

Who it suits

Overall
73
Young Families
78
Seniors
71
Renters
69
Investors
66

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
33.6min
153NELNSLS$1.90 · 2 transfers
one-north
39.7min
153NELCCLS$2.11 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
57.3min
101CCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
54.9min
25EWLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

34 min door to door · S$1.90 · 2 transfers · 7 min (469 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 20 min riding

2m›153›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (139 m) to Opp S'goon JC
  2. Bus 153 · SBS Transit
    Opp S'goon JC → Kovan · 2 stops · 2 min
  3. Walk 1 min (97 m) to Kovan
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    Kovan → Dhoby Ghaut · 7 stops · 14 min
  5. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  6. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby Ghaut → Raffles 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 371

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 1040 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)10.9 min
  • Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)18 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre24.9 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd9.4 min
  • Lim King Chew9.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd14.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Joash Family Clinic & Surgery2.6 min
  • Khoo Clinic & Surgery4.1 min
  • Simon Road Family Clinic7.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Realty Park7.3 min
  • Jln Naung Pg11.5 min
  • Richards Ave Pk13.2 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)4.7 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre6 min
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang27.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Hougang CC8.8 min
  • Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)13.1 min
  • Aljunied CC17.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library17.9 min
  • Serangoon Public Library35 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 — Lorong Ah Soo

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$627▲ 16.5%
4 ROOMS$487▼ 4.2%
5 ROOMS$499▼ 25.0%
EXECUTIVES$610▼ 9.3%
Living in Hougang →Hougang estate data →Blocks near Kovan Mrt Station →Blocks near Holy Innocents' Primary School →Commute to the CBD →