SG Block Index

Block 530 Hougang Ave 6

530530 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1986 · ~59 yrs lease left · 16 units · 4 floors

67Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 530 Hougang Ave 6 in Hougang scores 66.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.8 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 14.1 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 182 m straight-line from Montfort Junior School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 530 Hougang Ave 6 in Singapore

Block 530 Hougang Ave 6, Singapore 530530

Pillar scores

Transport
59
Food
76
Schools
100
Healthcare
61
Daily needs
53
Green space
72
Connectivity
45
Value (lease)
38
Leisure
95
EV charging
89
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
67
Young Families
72
Seniors
64
Renters
61
Investors
59
EV Owners
68

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
37.4min
NELNSLS$1.94 · 1 transfer
one-north
44.6min
NELCCLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
58.6min
NELCCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
60.5min
89858S$2.20 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

37 min door to door · S$1.94 · 1 transfer · 15 min (927 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 20 min riding

11mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 11 min (694 m) to Hougang
  2. North East Line · SBS Transit
    HougangDhoby Ghaut · 8 stops · 17 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 530

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 1756 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre14.1 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre19.2 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)30.9 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Family Healthcare Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd4.8 min
  • Everhealth Medical Centre11 min
  • Medlife Clinic & Surgery15.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Punggol Pk13 min
  • Realty Park14.8 min
  • Jln Naung Pg17.4 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)17.9 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd18.8 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre21.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol CC5.6 min
  • Punggol Park CC13.8 min
  • Ci Yuan CC19.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library7.9 min
  • Sengkang Public Library26.3 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 508-517,520-533 Hougang Avenue 104.9 min
  • Blk 508-517,520-533 Hougang Avenue 104.9 min
  • Blk 534-545 Hougang Avenue 88.7 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 530 Hougang Ave 6
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 2 supermarkets, 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 643696.1 min walk · 192 m
  • Stop 643617.5 min walk · 133 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 5226 min walk
    89
  • AFT PUNGGOL RD6 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 530 Hougang Ave 6 is more liveable than 30% of them and cheaper than 74% — around S$551/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability30th 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 530 offers a strong liveability score (66.5/100). 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 get66.5/100overall 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 530 Hougang Ave 6

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

3-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$450k
median S$450k · S$597597 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block
567607648Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Hougang West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 530 Hougang Ave 6

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
May '263-room01 TO 0370S$450kS$597
Dec '243-room01 TO 0364S$435kS$631

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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