SG Block Index

Block 468 Hougang Ave 8

530468 · Hougang East · Hougang · Built 1991 · Lease from 1992 · ~65 yrs lease left · 78 units · 16 floors

69Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 468 Hougang Ave 8 in Hougang scores 69.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.5 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 18.6 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 64 m straight-line from Chij Our Lady Of The Nativity.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 468 Hougang Ave 8 in Singapore

Block 468 Hougang Ave 8, Singapore 530468

Pillar scores

Transport
70
Food
64
Schools
100
Healthcare
64
Daily needs
55
Green space
100
Connectivity
38
Value (lease)
50
Leisure
80
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
69
Young Families
75
Seniors
66
Renters
62
Investors
70
EV Owners
74

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
40.6min
147NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
one-north
47.8min
147NELCCLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
68.1min
147NELEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
59.2min
88858S$2.11 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

41 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 9 min (585 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 24 min riding

4m1471mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (258 m) to Punggol PK
  2. Bus 147 · SBS Transit
    Punggol PKHougang Ctrl Int · 3 stops · 5 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 minMRTMarketClinicParkBlk 468

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 1295 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre18.6 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre24.7 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)28.9 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.7 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd12.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Medipoint Medical Centre (Ponggol Branch)1.9 min
  • Mission (Hougang) Medical Clinic6.6 min
  • Trucare Medical And Surgery6.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Punggol Pk5.8 min
  • Jln Naung Pg11.7 min
  • Realty Park14.7 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)14.8 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre19 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd23.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol Park CC9.2 min
  • Punggol CC10.2 min
  • Hougang CC22.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library8 min
  • Sengkang Public Library29.3 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 464-468 Hougang Avenue 100.7 min
  • Blk 401-413, 460-463 Hougang Avenue 10 Harmony View3 min
  • Blk 414-416 Hougang Avenue 10 Harmony View7.4 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 468 Hougang Ave 8
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 MRT, 2 supermarkets, 1 parks, 4 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 640712.8 min walk · 158 m
  • Stop 640793.2 min walk · 149 m
Buses that serve this block
  • PUNGGOL PK4 min walk
    147
  • BLK 4589 min walk
    88
  • AFT PUNGGOL RD9 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 468 Hougang Ave 8 is more liveable than 48% of them but pricier than 64% — around S$677/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability48th 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 468 offers a strong liveability score (69.2/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~65 years left).

What you get69.2/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+18.4%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds65 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 468 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$775k
median S$775k · S$595595 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
575658740Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Hougang East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 468 Hougang Ave 8

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jun '265-room04 TO 06121S$775kS$595
Jul '244-room01 TO 03105S$555kS$491

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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