SG Block Index

Block 532 Hougang Ave 6

530532 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1986 · Lease from 1987 · ~60 yrs lease left · 94 units · 10 floors

71Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 532 Hougang Ave 6 in Hougang scores 71.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.4 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 11.5 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 312 m straight-line from Montfort Junior School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 532 Hougang Ave 6 in Singapore

Block 532 Hougang Ave 6, Singapore 530532

Pillar scores

Transport
75
Food
82
Schools
100
Healthcare
59
Daily needs
57
Green space
89
Connectivity
44
Value (lease)
40
Leisure
93
EV charging
91
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
71
Young Families
77
Seniors
68
Renters
67
Investors
62
EV Owners
72

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
38min
NELNSLS$1.94 · 1 transfer
one-north
45.2min
NELCCLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
59.3min
NELCCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
61.1min
89858S$2.20 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

38 min door to door · S$1.94 · 1 transfer · 15 min (985 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 20 min riding

12mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 12 min (752 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 532

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 1775 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre11.5 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre12.7 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)32.8 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.7 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd8.7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Everhealth Medical Centre6.8 min
  • Healthway Medical8.5 min
  • Family Healthcare Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd8.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Punggol Pk10.4 min
  • Jln Naung Pg18.1 min
  • Realty Park18.3 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd16.2 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)21.2 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre25.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol CC5.6 min
  • Punggol Park CC11.3 min
  • Buangkok CC (U/C)14.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library8.5 min
  • Sengkang Public Library23.7 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 534-545 Hougang Avenue 84.6 min
  • Blk 546-555 Hougang Street 516.3 min
  • Blk 508-517,520-533 Hougang Avenue 109.1 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 532 Hougang Ave 6
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 4 supermarkets, 3 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 643690.5 min walk · 46 m
  • Stop 643612.7 min walk · 73 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 5227 min walk
    89
  • AFT PUNGGOL RD7 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
strong value

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 532 Hougang Ave 6 is more liveable than 55% of them and cheaper than 74% — around S$551/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability55th 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 532 offers a strong liveability score (71.4/100). 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 get71.4/100overall 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 532 Hougang Ave 6

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

4-room3 sales · 12 mo
S$530k – S$577k
median S$565k · S$553638 psf
5-room3 sales · 12 mo
S$640k – S$690k
median S$650k · S$491530 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room5-room a sale at this block
473565656Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Hougang West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 532 Hougang Ave 6

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jul '264-room01 TO 0389S$530kS$553
Feb '264-room04 TO 0684S$565kS$625
Jan '265-room04 TO 06121S$650kS$499
Dec '254-room10 TO 1284S$577kS$638
Dec '255-room04 TO 06121S$690kS$530
Sep '255-room01 TO 03121S$640kS$491
Feb '255-room07 TO 09121S$743kS$570
Nov '244-room10 TO 1284S$545kS$603

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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