SG Block Index

Block 431 Hougang Ave 6

530431 · Hougang East · Hougang · Built 1988 · Lease from 1989 · ~62 yrs lease left · 14 units · 4 floors

72Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 431 Hougang Ave 6 in Hougang scores 72/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.3 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 13.6 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 334 m straight-line from Punggol Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 431 Hougang Ave 6 in Singapore

Block 431 Hougang Ave 6, Singapore 530431

Pillar scores

Transport
78
Food
72
Schools
100
Healthcare
58
Daily needs
61
Green space
89
Connectivity
47
Value (lease)
44
Leisure
90
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

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

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
37min
161NELNSLS$1.98 · 2 transfers
one-north
44.2min
161NELCCLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
59.1min
NELCCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
55.5min
88858S$2.15 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

37 min door to door · S$1.98 · 2 transfers · 8 min (481 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 23 min riding

3m1611mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (154 m) to Opp Punggol CC
  2. Bus 161 · SBS Transit
    Opp Punggol CCHougang Ctrl Int · 3 stops · 3 min
  3. Walk 1 min (94 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 431

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 1630 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre13.6 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre19.4 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)32 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.1 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Healthway Medical6.2 min
  • Family Healthcare Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd8.9 min
  • Everhealth Medical Centre11.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Punggol Pk8.8 min
  • Jln Naung Pg14.9 min
  • Realty Park16.8 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)18 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd18.3 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre22.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol CC4.7 min
  • Punggol Park CC9.8 min
  • Buangkok CC (U/C)16.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library6.2 min
  • Sengkang Public Library25.7 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 417-434 Hougang Avenue 6/8/103 min
  • Blk 401-413, 460-463 Hougang Avenue 10 Harmony View4.7 min
  • Hougang Mall6.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 431 Hougang Ave 6
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 2 supermarkets, 1 parks, 2 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 643713 min walk · 138 m
  • Stop 643793.4 min walk · 112 m
Buses that serve this block
  • OPP PUNGGOL CC3 min walk
    161
  • BLK 4364 min walk
    88
  • AFT PUNGGOL RD4 min walk
    858

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
priced about right

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 431 Hougang Ave 6 is more liveable than 63% of them but pricier than 64% — around S$677/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability63th 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 431 offers a strong liveability score (72/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~62 years left).

What you get72/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+18.4%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds62 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 431 Hougang Ave 6

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
546676805Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Hougang East (area liquidity)

No registered resale at Blk 431 Hougang Ave 6 in the last 2 years — figures above reflect Hougang East medians.

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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