SG Block Index

Block 610 Hougang Ave 8

530610 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1986 · ~59 yrs lease left · 72 units · 19 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km
63Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 610 Hougang Ave 8 in Hougang scores 62.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 16.1 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 13.9 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 304 m straight-line from Xinmin Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 610 Hougang Ave 8 in Singapore

Block 610 Hougang Ave 8, Singapore 530610

Pillar scores

Transport
41
Food
74
Schools
99
Healthcare
64
Daily needs
59
Green space
64
Connectivity
42
Value (lease)
38
Leisure
75
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
63
Young Families
68
Seniors
61
Renters
54
Investors
57
EV Owners
69

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
42.3min
660NSL1 transfer
one-north
47.9min
147ACCLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
62min
147ACCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
56.3min
854EWLEWLS$2.20 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

42 min door to door · 1 transfer · 4 min (246 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 34 min riding

1m6603mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 1 min (57 m) to Blk 608
  2. Bus 660 · SBS Transit
    Blk 608Dhoby Ghaut · 4 stops · 31 min
  3. Walk 3 min (160 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 minHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 610

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 1247 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre13.9 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)21.5 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre26.6 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd8.7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.1 min
  • Ang Mo Supermarket Pte Ltd13.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Pow Family Clinic & Surgery2.5 min
  • Chua Clinic5.4 min
  • A+Ffordable Clinic (Hougang)10.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Pk Villas Terrace Pg10 min
  • Poh Huat Rd Pg10.6 min
  • Realty Park14.6 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)15 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre17.4 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd31.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Ci Yuan CC14.4 min
  • Punggol CC19.2 min
  • Hougang CC20.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library18.2 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 609-621 Hougang Avenue 82.4 min
  • Blk 609-621 Hougang Avenue 82.4 min
  • Hougang Sports Complex7.9 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 610 Hougang Ave 8
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 supermarkets, 1 parks, 2 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 633794.3 min walk · 66 m
  • Stop 633314.8 min walk · 215 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 6081 min walk
    147A660
  • BLK 6155 min walk
    854

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
slight premium

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 610 Hougang Ave 8 is more liveable than 16% of them and cheaper than 74% — around S$551/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability16th 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 610 offers a solid liveability score (62.7/100). 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 get62.7/100overall 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 610 Hougang Ave 8

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

5-room3 sales · 12 mo
S$702k – S$825k
median S$758k · S$535628 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
523583643Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Hougang West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 610 Hougang Ave 8

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Feb '265-room07 TO 09122S$758kS$577
Sep '255-room13 TO 15122S$825kS$628
Jul '255-room04 TO 06122S$702kS$535
Mar '255-room19 TO 21122S$828kS$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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