SG Block Index

Block 509 Hougang Ave 10

530509 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1985 · Lease from 1986 · ~59 yrs lease left · 48 units · 4 floors

64Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 509 Hougang Ave 10 in Hougang scores 64.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.8 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 16.5 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 226 m straight-line from Montfort Junior School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 509 Hougang Ave 10 in Singapore

Block 509 Hougang Ave 10, Singapore 530509

Pillar scores

Transport
70
Food
68
Schools
100
Healthcare
52
Daily needs
44
Green space
64
Connectivity
46
Value (lease)
38
Leisure
96
EV charging
87
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
64
Young Families
70
Seniors
59
Renters
60
Investors
58
EV Owners
67

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
36.2min
72NELNSLS$1.98 · 2 transfers
one-north
42min
101NELCCLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
58.7min
NELCCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
61.4min
25EWLEWLS$2.20 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

36 min door to door · S$1.98 · 2 transfers · 7 min (406 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 23 min riding

2m721mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (117 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 minMRTMarketClinicParkBlk 509

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 1600 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre16.5 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre21.7 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)26 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.6 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Care Medical Pte Ltd10.9 min
  • Neighbourhood Medical Clinic10.9 min
  • Medlife Clinic & Surgery12 min

Parks & green

green
  • Realty Park9.9 min
  • Jln Naung Pg15.6 min
  • Poh Huat Rd Pg17.9 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)12.9 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre16.7 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd26.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol CC10.4 min
  • Ci Yuan CC17 min
  • Hougang CC19.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library9.9 min
  • Sengkang Public Library33.9 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 508-517,520-533 Hougang Avenue 105.3 min
  • Blk 601-608 Hougang Avenue 49 min
  • Blk 830-835 Hougang Central9.3 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 509 Hougang Ave 10
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 1 parks.

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 643993.7 min walk · 170 m
  • Stop 643315.6 min walk · 100 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 5082 min walk
    72101
  • BLK 61511 min walk
    25

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 509 Hougang Ave 10 is more liveable than 21% of them and cheaper than 74% — around S$551/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability21th 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 509 offers a solid liveability score (64.4/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~59 years left).

What you get64.4/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+9.7%5 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds59 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 509 Hougang Ave 10

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

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room4-room5-roomExecutive a sale at this block
523586650Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Hougang West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 509 Hougang Ave 10

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jun '254-room04 TO 0684S$545kS$603
May '254-room01 TO 0389S$530kS$553
Sep '244-room01 TO 0384S$508kS$562

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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