SG Block Index

Block 373 Hougang ST 31

530373 · Lorong Ah Soo · Hougang · Built 1998 · ~71 yrs lease left · 128 units · 18 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
70Overall / 100
Summary

Block 373 Hougang ST 31 in Hougang scores 70.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.8 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 11.8 minutes from Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre), and 514 m straight-line from Xinghua Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
69
Food
56
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
76
Green space
84
Connectivity
50
Value (lease)
62
Leisure
71

Who it suits

Overall
70
Young Families
76
Seniors
68
Renters
65
Investors
65

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
35.8min
112NELNSLS$1.90 · 2 transfers
one-north
41.8min
136NELCCLS$2.11 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
57.6min
82CCLEWLS$2.33 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
54.9min
25EWLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

36 min door to door · S$1.90 · 2 transfers · 10 min (613 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 20 min riding

4m›112›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (283 m) to Opp S'goon JC
  2. Bus 112 · 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 373

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)11.8 min
  • Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)17.2 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre27 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Lim King Chew8.8 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.4 min
  • Tan Chuan Boon14.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Joash Family Clinic & Surgery3.6 min
  • Khoo Clinic & Surgery5.1 min
  • Simon Road Family Clinic8.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Realty Park9.3 min
  • Jln Naung Pg13.5 min
  • Richards Ave Pk14.1 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre5.2 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)6.7 min
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang26.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Hougang CC8.1 min
  • Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)14 min
  • Aljunied CC16.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library19.9 min
  • Serangoon Public Library36 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%
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