SG Block Index

Block 408 Hougang Ave 10

530408 · Hougang East · Hougang · Built 1984 · Lease from 1986 · ~59 yrs lease left · 120 units · 13 floors

66Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 408 Hougang Ave 10 in Hougang scores 66/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.1 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 20.6 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 253 m straight-line from Chij Our Lady Of The Nativity.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 408 Hougang Ave 10 in Singapore

Block 408 Hougang Ave 10, Singapore 530408

Pillar scores

Transport
58
Food
54
Schools
100
Healthcare
62
Daily needs
62
Green space
95
Connectivity
45
Value (lease)
38
Leisure
81
EV charging
91
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
66
Young Families
73
Seniors
63
Renters
60
Investors
66
EV Owners
69

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
38.3min
NELNSLS$1.94 · 1 transfer
one-north
45.5min
NELCCLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
59.6min
NELCCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
57.3min
89858BS$2.15 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

38 min door to door · S$1.94 · 1 transfer · 16 min (1002 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 20 min riding

12mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 12 min (769 m) to Hougang
  2. North East Line · SBS Transit
    HougangDhoby Ghaut · 8 stops · 17 min
  3. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby GhautRaffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min
  5. 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 408

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 1292 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre20.6 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre25.9 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)31.2 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.3 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd15 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Medipoint Medical Centre (Ponggol Branch)4.3 min
  • Healthway Medical6.6 min
  • My Family Clinic (Hougang Central)7.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Punggol Pk8.2 min
  • Jln Naung Pg14.1 min
  • Realty Park17 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)17.2 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre21.3 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd25.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol CC10.3 min
  • Punggol Park CC11.6 min
  • Hougang CC24.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library6.6 min
  • Sengkang Public Library31.7 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 401-413, 460-463 Hougang Avenue 10 Harmony View4.6 min
  • Blk 464-468 Hougang Avenue 105.5 min
  • Hougang Mall6.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 408 Hougang Ave 10
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 2 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 644296.6 min walk · 170 m
  • Stop 644217.2 min walk · 206 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 4215 min walk
    89
  • AFT PUNGGOL RD5 min walk
    858B

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$656k · 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 408 Hougang Ave 10 is more liveable than 34% of them but pricier than 64% — around S$677/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability34th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 36%

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 408 offers a strong liveability score (66/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~59 years left).

What you get66/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+18.4%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds59 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 Hougang East. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 408 Hougang Ave 10

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

5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$763k
median S$763k · S$586586 psf
4-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$660k
median S$660k · S$632632 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room4-room a sale at this block
497623749Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Hougang East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 408 Hougang Ave 10

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jan '265-room13 TO 15121S$763kS$586
Nov '254-room07 TO 0997S$660kS$632
Dec '245-room07 TO 09121S$765kS$587
Sep '245-room04 TO 06123S$690kS$521

Subzone medians — Hougang East

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$555▼ 15.9%
4 ROOMS$677▲ 18.4%
5 ROOMS$573▼ 1.5%
EXECUTIVES$688▲ 10.5%
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