SG Block Index

Block 444 Hougang Ave 8

530444 · Hougang East · Hougang · Built 1990 · Lease from 1991 · ~64 yrs lease left · 80 units · 9 floors

60Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 444 Hougang Ave 8 in Hougang scores 60/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 13.6 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 15.8 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 170 m straight-line from Punggol Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 444 Hougang Ave 8 in Singapore

Block 444 Hougang Ave 8, Singapore 530444

Pillar scores

Transport
30
Food
67
Schools
100
Healthcare
59
Daily needs
45
Green space
96
Connectivity
43
Value (lease)
48
Leisure
70
EV charging
80
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
60
Young Families
67
Seniors
57
Renters
50
Investors
65
EV Owners
62

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
36.7min
NELNSLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
one-north
44min
NELCCLS$2.20 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
58min
NELCCLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
67.2min
27S$2.27 · direct

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

37 min door to door · S$1.98 · 1 transfer · 12 min (744 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 22 min riding

8mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 8 min (511 m) to Buangkok
  2. North East Line · SBS Transit
    BuangkokDhoby Ghaut · 9 stops · 19 min
  3. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby GhautRaffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min
  5. 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 minMRTMarketClinicParkBlk 444

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 2002 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre15.8 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre22.3 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)39.3 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd14.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd14.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Procross Medical Centre2.3 min
  • Everhealth Medical Centre13.9 min
  • Q & M Medical Clinic (Buangkok Mrt) Pte. Ltd.14.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Punggol Pk8.1 min
  • Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)16.6 min
  • Jln Naung Pg22.1 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd20.5 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)25.2 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre29.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol Park CC5.2 min
  • Punggol CC11.4 min
  • Buangkok CC (U/C)18.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library13.5 min
  • Sengkang Public Library27 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 435-458 Hougang Avenue 6/82 min
  • Blk 534-545 Hougang Avenue 811.6 min
  • Blk 277 Compassvale Link Aspella14.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 444 Hougang Ave 8
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 parks, 1 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 645718.2 min walk · 188 m
  • Stop 677198.5 min walk · 162 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BET BLKS 544/5465 min walk
    27

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
pays a premium

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 444 Hougang Ave 8 is more liveable than 13% of them but pricier than 64% — around S$677/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability13th 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 444 offers a solid liveability score (60/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~64 years left).

What you get60/100overall 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 444 Hougang Ave 8

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

4-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$665k
median S$665k · S$588588 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
493603713Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Hougang East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 444 Hougang Ave 8

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Aug '254-room07 TO 09105S$665kS$588
Feb '254-room04 TO 06103S$570kS$514

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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