SG Block Index

Block 421 Hougang Ave 10

530421 · Hougang East · Hougang · Built 1988 · ~61 yrs lease left · 84 units · 13 floors

69Overall / 100
Summary

Block 421 Hougang Ave 10 in Hougang scores 69.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.3 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 15 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 309 m straight-line from Punggol Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
81
Food
45
Schools
100
Healthcare
63
Daily needs
68
Green space
95
Connectivity
43
Value (lease)
42
Leisure
90

Who it suits

Overall
69
Young Families
76
Seniors
66
Renters
66
Investors
69

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
38.7min
87NELNSLS$1.98 · 2 transfers
one-north
45.9min
87NELCCLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
66.2min
87NELEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
53.8min
89858BS$2.15 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

39 min door to door · S$1.98 · 2 transfers · 8 min (488 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 23 min riding

3m871mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (199 m) to Blk 412
  2. Bus 87 · SBS Transit
    Blk 412Opp Hougang Ctrl Int · 3 stops · 3 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 421

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 1542 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre15 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre20.9 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)30.3 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.6 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd12.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Healthway Medical4.9 min
  • Medipoint Medical Centre (Ponggol Branch)5.6 min
  • Radiant Medical + Aesthetic Centre8.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Punggol Pk7.7 min
  • Jln Naung Pg13.2 min
  • Realty Park16.1 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)16.2 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd19.8 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre20.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol CC6.2 min
  • Punggol Park CC8.8 min
  • Buangkok CC (U/C)17.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library4.9 min
  • Sengkang Public Library27.2 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 — 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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