SG Block Index

Block 578 Hougang Ave 4

530578 · Trafalgar · Hougang · Built 1995 · ~68 yrs lease left · 66 units · 15 floors

59Overall / 100
Summary

Block 578 Hougang Ave 4 in Hougang scores 59.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 17.5 minutes’ walk from Renjong Lrt Station MRT, 9.6 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 126 m straight-line from Yio Chu Kang Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
44
Food
64
Schools
98
Healthcare
58
Daily needs
53
Green space
72
Connectivity
35
Value (lease)
56
Leisure
68

Who it suits

Overall
59
Young Families
66
Seniors
57
Renters
50
Investors
63

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
42.5min
101NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
one-north
49.7min
101NELCCLS$2.24 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
66.6min
109CCLEWLS$2.40 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
63.7min
16127858S$2.20 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

43 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 8 min (447 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 28 min riding

3m›101›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (158 m) to Opp Blk 913
  2. Bus 101 · SBS Transit
    Opp Blk 913 → Opp Hougang Ctrl Int · 7 stops · 9 min
  3. Walk 1 min (56 m) to Hougang
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    Hougang → Dhoby Ghaut · 8 stops · 17 min
  5. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  6. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby Ghaut → Raffles 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 minHawkerMarketClinicBlk 578

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 1574 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre9.6 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre16.9 min
  • Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market29.6 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.7 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Sia & Yeo Hougang Clinic Pte Ltd4.1 min
  • Family Care Medical Centre Pte Ltd7.3 min
  • Excel Family Clinic10 min

Parks & green

green
  • Luxus Hills Park17.5 min
  • Mugliston Pk Pg20.1 min
  • Realty Park21.1 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd21.1 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)24.2 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre28 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Ci Yuan CC10.3 min
  • Punggol CC17 min
  • Buangkok CC (U/C)20.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library19.9 min
  • Sengkang Public Library25.9 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 — Trafalgar

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$751▲ 0.0%
3 ROOMS$832▲ 21.5%
4 ROOMS$614▼ 1.3%
5 ROOMS$613▲ 8.1%
EXECUTIVES$567▼ 1.4%
Living in Hougang →Hougang estate data →Blocks near Renjong Lrt Station →Blocks near Yio Chu Kang Primary School →Commute to the CBD →