How far is Block 540 Hougang Ave 8 from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Buangkok Mrt Station, about 8.4 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 540 Hougang Ave 8 to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 27 to Buangkok, then North East Line to Dhoby Ghaut, then North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 41 minutes with 2 transfers, roughly S$2.02.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 540?

Buangkok Hawker Centre is roughly 9.2 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 540 Hougang Ave 8?

Punggol Primary School, approximately 379 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 540 Hougang Ave 8?

Approximately 62 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1989 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 540 Hougang Ave 8?

It scores 66.7/100 overall: transport 57.8, food 72.5, schools 100, healthcare 64.8, daily needs 55.1, green space 82, connectivity 41.8, value 44, leisure 76.5.

Is Block 540 Hougang Ave 8 a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 66.7/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have tracked the wider market, and about 62 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Hougang West give the price trend.

Block 540 Hougang Ave 8

530540 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1989 · ~62 yrs lease left · 110 units · 12 floors

67Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 540 Hougang Ave 8 in Hougang scores 66.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.4 minutes’ walk from Buangkok Mrt Station MRT, 9.2 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 379 m straight-line from Punggol Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 540 Hougang Ave 8 in Singapore

Block 540 Hougang Ave 8, Singapore 530540

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Pillar scores

Transport: 58
Food: 73
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 65
Daily needs: 55
Green space: 82
Connectivity: 42
Value (lease): 44
Leisure: 77
EV charging: 95

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 67
Young Families: 72
Seniors: 64
Renters: 60
Investors: 61
EV Owners: 71

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 40.5min
one-north: 47.7min
Jurong East: 62.3min
Changi Airport: 57.6min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

41 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 11 min (716 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 24 min riding

5m›27›2m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 5 min (325 m) to Bet Blks 544/546
Bus 27 · SBS Transit
Bet Blks 544/546 → Buangkok · 1 stop · 1 min
Walk 2 min (159 m) to Buangkok
North East Line · SBS Transit
Buangkok → Dhoby Ghaut · 9 stops · 19 min
Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Dhoby Ghaut → Raffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min
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 · schematic

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 1937 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Buangkok Hawker Centre9.2 min
Ci Yuan Hawker Centre15.4 min
Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market32.3 min

Eateries nearby

food

Ong Sok EngA9.7 min
Hougang Green Food Court Pte. Ltd.9.7 min
Lim Siew KiangB9.7 min
Ken Seng Guan9.7 min
Fu Fa Food Court Pte. Ltd.9.7 min
Sf Investment Holding Pte. Ltd.9.7 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.2 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd9.7 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11 min

CHAS clinics

health

Everhealth Medical Centre0 min
Excel Family Clinic9.7 min
iDOC Clinic9.7 min

Parks & green

green

Punggol Pk14.1 min
Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)17 min
Realty Park22.4 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd13.9 min
Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)25.5 min
Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre29.2 min

Community clubs

leisure

Punggol CC10 min
Buangkok CC (U/C)12.1 min
Punggol Park CC12.5 min

Libraries

leisure

Cheng San Public Library13 min
Sengkang Public Library21.4 min

EV charging

Blk 534-545 Hougang Avenue 83.8 min
Blk 546-555 Hougang Street 517.3 min
Blk 556-566 Hougang Street 517.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 540 Hougang Ave 8

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 2 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 643615.9 min walk · 183 m
Stop 643696.3 min walk · 164 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 5354 min walk
88
AFT PUNGGOL RD4 min walk
858
BET BLKS 544/5465 min walk
27

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 540 Hougang Ave 8 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 540 offers a strong liveability score (66.7/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~62 years left).

What you get66.7/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+9.7%5 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds62 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 540 Hougang Ave 8

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

4-room3 sales · 12 mo

S$600k – S$655k

median S$605k · S$536–585 psf

5-room3 sales · 12 mo

S$630k – S$710k

median S$708k · S$484–545 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room5-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Hougang West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 540 Hougang Ave 8

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
May '26	4-room	10 TO 12	104 m²	S$655k	S$585
Apr '26	4-room	07 TO 09	104 m²	S$605k	S$540
Apr '26	4-room	01 TO 03	104 m²	S$600k	S$536
Mar '26	5-room	07 TO 09	121 m²	S$710k	S$545
Sep '25	5-room	04 TO 06	121 m²	S$630k	S$484
Sep '25	5-room	01 TO 03	121 m²	S$708k	S$544
Feb '25	4-room	10 TO 12	104 m²	S$670k	S$599

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 changeLatest txns

3 ROOMS$590▲ 6.3%2

4 ROOMS$553▲ 1.9%1

5 ROOMS$551▲ 9.7%3

EXECUTIVES$626▲ 5.5%2

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