SG Block Index

Block 437 Hougang Ave 8

530437 · Hougang East · Hougang · Built 1990 · Lease from 1991 · ~64 yrs lease left · 84 units · 13 floors

68Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 437 Hougang Ave 8 in Hougang scores 68.4/100 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.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 437 Hougang Ave 8 in Singapore

Block 437 Hougang Ave 8, Singapore 530437

Pillar scores

Transport
65
Food
79
Schools
100
Healthcare
62
Daily needs
43
Green space
94
Connectivity
43
Value (lease)
48
Leisure
82
EV charging
92
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
68
Young Families
74
Seniors
65
Renters
62
Investors
70
EV Owners
71

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
41min
147NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
one-north
48.2min
147NELCCLS$2.24 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
61min
NELCCLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
54.3min
88858S$2.15 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

41 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 8 min (481 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 26 min riding

3m1471mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (154 m) to Blk 436
  2. Bus 147 · SBS Transit
    Blk 436Hougang Ctrl Int · 4 stops · 6 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 437

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 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

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

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

Eldercare 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

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 435-458 Hougang Avenue 6/84.3 min
  • Blk 417-434 Hougang Avenue 6/8/107.2 min
  • Blk 534-545 Hougang Avenue 88.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 437 Hougang Ave 8
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 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 640312.7 min walk · 53 m
  • Stop 640393.4 min walk · 97 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 4363 min walk
    88147
  • AFT PUNGGOL RD3 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
slight premium

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 437 Hougang Ave 8 is more liveable than 44% of them but pricier than 64% — around S$677/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability44th 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 437 offers a strong liveability score (68.4/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~64 years left).

What you get68.4/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+18.4%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds64 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 437 Hougang Ave 8

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

5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$728k
median S$728k · S$550550 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
529637745Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Hougang East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 437 Hougang Ave 8

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Dec '255-room01 TO 03123S$728kS$550
Jun '254-room07 TO 09103S$640kS$577
Nov '244-room13 TO 15113S$680kS$559

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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