SG Block Index

Block 504 Hougang Ave 8

530504 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1986 · Lease from 1987 · ~60 yrs lease left · 94 units · 10 floors

66Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 504 Hougang Ave 8 in Hougang scores 66.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 13.7 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 10.3 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 186 m straight-line from Montfort Junior School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 504 Hougang Ave 8 in Singapore

Block 504 Hougang Ave 8, Singapore 530504

Pillar scores

Transport
55
Food
80
Schools
96
Healthcare
62
Daily needs
70
Green space
58
Connectivity
44
Value (lease)
40
Leisure
86
EV charging
90
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
66
Young Families
70
Seniors
65
Renters
61
Investors
60
EV Owners
69

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
38.6min
72NELNSLS$1.98 · 2 transfers
one-north
45.8min
72NELCCLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
61.1min
NELCCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
58min
88858S$2.20 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

39 min door to door · S$1.98 · 2 transfers · 9 min (568 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 23 min riding

4m721mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (279 m) to Blk 508
  2. Bus 72 · SBS Transit
    Blk 508Opp Hougang Ctrl Int · 3 stops · 3 min
  3. Walk 1 min (56 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 504

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
PlannedSerangoon North MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1607 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre10.3 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre19.7 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)27.9 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd3.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.7 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd13.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Care Medical Pte Ltd3.3 min
  • Neighbourhood Medical Clinic3.3 min
  • Medlife Clinic & Surgery4.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Realty Park13.7 min
  • Pk Villas Terrace Pg15.4 min
  • Poh Huat Rd Pg17 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)16.8 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre20.5 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd24.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Ci Yuan CC10.8 min
  • Punggol CC13.8 min
  • Punggol Park CC19.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library15.8 min
  • Sengkang Public Library31.9 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blks 501-507 Hougang Avenue 81.5 min
  • Blk 682-684 Hougang Street 615.9 min
  • Blk 508-517,520-533 Hougang Avenue 1012.4 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 504 Hougang Ave 8
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 supermarkets, 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 643492.5 min walk · 161 m
  • Stop 643413.5 min walk · 192 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 5084 min walk
    72
  • OPP MONTFORT SCH4 min walk
    88
  • AFT PUNGGOL RD4 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$652k · 5 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
priced about right

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 504 Hougang Ave 8 is more liveable than 29% of them and cheaper than 74% — around S$551/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability29th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 74%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (5-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 504 offers a strong liveability score (66.4/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~60 years left).

What you get66.4/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+9.7%5 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds60 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 West. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 504 Hougang Ave 8

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

5-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$752k – S$800k
median S$776k · S$577614 psf
4-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$518k
median S$518k · S$573573 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room4-room a sale at this block
525577630Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Hougang West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 504 Hougang Ave 8

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jan '265-room07 TO 09121S$752kS$577
Jan '265-room10 TO 12121S$800kS$614
Aug '254-room01 TO 0384S$518kS$573
Mar '254-room01 TO 0390S$545kS$563
Mar '255-room01 TO 03121S$699kS$537
Jan '254-room04 TO 0684S$527kS$583

Subzone medians — Hougang West

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$590▲ 6.3%
4 ROOMS$553▲ 1.9%
5 ROOMS$551▲ 9.7%
EXECUTIVES$626▲ 5.5%
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