Block 437 Hougang Ave 8
530437 · Hougang East · Hougang · Built 1990 · ~63 yrs lease left · 84 units · 13 floors
64Overall / 100
Summary
Block 437 Hougang Ave 8 in Hougang scores 64.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 10.3 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 12.4 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 189 m straight-line from Punggol Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 65
- Food
- 54
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 62
- Daily needs
- 43
- Green space
- 94
- Connectivity
- 43
- Value (lease)
- 46
- Leisure
- 82
Who it suits
- Overall
- 64
- Young Families
- 72
- Seniors
- 61
- Renters
- 58
- Investors
- 67
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 41min
- one-north
- 48.2min
- Jurong East
- 61min
- Changi Airport
- 54.3min
147NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
147NELCCLS$2.24 · 2 transfers
NELCCLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
88858S$2.15 · 1 transfer
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap41 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 8 min (481 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 26 min riding
3m›147›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 3 min (154 m) to Blk 436
- Bus 147 · SBS Transit
Blk 436 → Hougang Ctrl Int · 4 stops · 6 min - Walk 1 min (94 m) to Hougang
- North East Line · SBS Transit
Hougang → Dhoby Ghaut · 8 stops · 17 min - Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
- North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Dhoby Ghaut → Raffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-time rings · schematic
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- Hougang Mrt Station10.3 min
- Buangkok Mrt Station11.3 min
- Hougang Mrt Station11.4 min
PlannedDefu MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1797 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Buangkok Hawker Centre12.4 min
- Ci Yuan Hawker Centre19 min
- Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)35.9 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.8 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.1 min
CHAS clinics
health- Procross Medical Centre4.6 min
- Medipoint Medical Centre (Ponggol Branch)8.9 min
- Everhealth Medical Centre10.5 min
Parks & green
green- Punggol Pk7.8 min
- Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)18.4 min
- Jln Naung Pg18.8 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd17.1 min
- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)21.9 min
- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre26 min
Community clubs
leisure- Punggol Park CC7.6 min
- Punggol CC8.1 min
- Buangkok CC (U/C)15.3 min
Libraries
leisure- Cheng San Public Library10.1 min
- Sengkang Public Library24.5 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 changeLatest txns
3 ROOMS$555▼ 15.9%1
4 ROOMS$677▲ 18.4%14
5 ROOMS$573▼ 1.5%4
EXECUTIVES$688▲ 10.5%2