SG Block Index

Block 523 Hougang Ave 6

530523 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1986 · ~59 yrs lease left · 110 units · 12 floors

62Overall / 100
Summary

Block 523 Hougang Ave 6 in Hougang scores 61.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.4 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 16.5 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 108 m straight-line from Montfort Junior School.

Pillar scores

Transport
63
Food
30
Schools
100
Healthcare
64
Daily needs
55
Green space
70
Connectivity
52
Value (lease)
38
Leisure
100

Who it suits

Overall
62
Young Families
69
Seniors
58
Renters
57
Investors
56

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
33.6min
NELNSLS$1.94 · 1 transfer
one-north
40.7min
NELCCLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
54.8min
NELCCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
56.7min
89858BS$2.20 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

34 min door to door · S$1.94 · 1 transfer · 11 min (695 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 20 min riding

7m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 7 min (462 m) to Hougang
  2. North East Line · SBS Transit
    Hougang → Dhoby Ghaut · 8 stops · 17 min
  3. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby Ghaut → Raffles 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 523

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 1582 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre16.5 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre18 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)27.4 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.2 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd12.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Family Healthcare Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd0 min
  • Healthway Medical7.5 min
  • Radiant Medical + Aesthetic Centre12.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Realty Park11.4 min
  • Punggol Pk15.4 min
  • Jln Naung Pg17 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)14.4 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre18.2 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd21.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol CC6 min
  • Punggol Park CC16.2 min
  • Ci Yuan CC18.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library7.5 min
  • Sengkang Public Library28.7 min

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).

Resale context — 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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