SG Block Index

Block 446 Hougang Ave 8

530446 · Hougang East · Hougang · Built 1990 · Lease from 1991 · ~64 yrs lease left · 72 units · 13 floors

62Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 446 Hougang Ave 8 in Hougang scores 62.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 12.9 minutes’ walk from Ranggung Lrt Station MRT, 15.2 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 80 m straight-line from Punggol Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 446 Hougang Ave 8 in Singapore

Block 446 Hougang Ave 8, Singapore 530446

Pillar scores

Transport
36
Food
68
Schools
100
Healthcare
60
Daily needs
50
Green space
100
Connectivity
45
Value (lease)
48
Leisure
70
EV charging
80
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
62
Young Families
70
Seniors
60
Renters
53
Investors
66
EV Owners
63

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
38.5min
NELNSLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
one-north
45.8min
NELCCLS$2.20 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
59.8min
NELCCLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
57.4min
89858BS$2.15 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

39 min door to door · S$1.98 · 1 transfer · 14 min (862 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 22 min riding

10mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 10 min (629 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 446

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 1916 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre15.2 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre22.5 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)38.9 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd9.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.1 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd14 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Procross Medical Centre1.2 min
  • Everhealth Medical Centre14 min
  • Prohealth Medical Group @Buangkok14.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Punggol Pk7 min
  • Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)15.5 min
  • Jln Naung Pg21.8 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd19.9 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)24.9 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre29 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol Park CC4.1 min
  • Punggol CC11.6 min
  • Buangkok CC (U/C)18.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library13.5 min
  • Sengkang Public Library25.9 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 435-458 Hougang Avenue 6/80.9 min
  • Blk 417-434 Hougang Avenue 6/8/1010.7 min
  • Blk 534-545 Hougang Avenue 811.7 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 446 Hougang Ave 8
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 supermarkets, 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 677197.4 min walk · 152 m
  • Stop 645718.3 min walk · 171 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 4586 min walk
    89
  • AFT PUNGGOL RD6 min walk
    858B

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 446 Hougang Ave 8 is more liveable than 21% of them but pricier than 64% — around S$677/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability21th 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 446 offers a solid liveability score (62.3/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~64 years left).

What you get62.3/100overall 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 446 Hougang Ave 8

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

Executive3 sales · 12 mo
S$980k – S$1.10m
median S$1.00m · S$624690 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)Executive a sale at this block
594647700Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Hougang East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 446 Hougang Ave 8

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Apr '26Executive04 TO 06146S$1.00mS$636
Nov '25Executive04 TO 06146S$980kS$624
Sep '25Executive10 TO 12148S$1.10mS$690
Nov '24Executive10 TO 12148S$1.04mS$653

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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