Block 441 Hougang Ave 8
530441 · Hougang East · Hougang · Built 1990 · ~63 yrs lease left · 12 units · 4 floors
61Overall / 100
Summary
Block 441 Hougang Ave 8 in Hougang scores 60.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 12.4 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 14.6 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 86 m straight-line from Punggol Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 48
- Food
- 46
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 60
- Daily needs
- 44
- Green space
- 98
- Connectivity
- 46
- Value (lease)
- 46
- Leisure
- 74
Who it suits
- Overall
- 61
- Young Families
- 69
- Seniors
- 57
- Renters
- 53
- Investors
- 65
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 38.5min
- one-north
- 45.7min
- Jurong East
- 59.7min
- Changi Airport
- 55.2min
NELNSLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
NELCCLS$2.20 · 1 transfer
NELCCLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
88858S$2.15 · 1 transfer
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap39 min door to door · S$1.98 · 1 transfer · 14 min (858 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 22 min riding
10m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 10 min (625 m) to Buangkok
- North East Line · SBS Transit
Buangkok → Dhoby Ghaut · 9 stops · 19 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 Station12.4 min
- Buangkok Mrt Station13.5 min
- Hougang Mrt Station13.5 min
PlannedDefu MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1889 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Buangkok Hawker Centre14.6 min
- Ci Yuan Hawker Centre21.1 min
- Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)38.1 min
Supermarkets
daily- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.6 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.1 min
CHAS clinics
health- Procross Medical Centre2.5 min
- Everhealth Medical Centre12.7 min
- Q & M Medical Clinic (Buangkok Mrt) Pte. Ltd.13.7 min
Parks & green
green- Punggol Pk8.3 min
- Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)16.8 min
- Jln Naung Pg20.9 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd19.3 min
- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)24 min
- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre28.2 min
Community clubs
leisure- Punggol Park CC5.4 min
- Punggol CC10.2 min
- Buangkok CC (U/C)17.5 min
Libraries
leisure- Cheng San Public Library12.3 min
- Sengkang Public Library26.7 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