SG Block Index

Block 614 Hougang Ave 8

530614 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1985 · Lease from 1986 · ~59 yrs lease left · 110 units · 12 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km
69Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 614 Hougang Ave 8 in Hougang scores 68.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 14.4 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 13.4 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 360 m straight-line from Xinmin Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 614 Hougang Ave 8 in Singapore

Block 614 Hougang Ave 8, Singapore 530614

Pillar scores

Transport
58
Food
77
Schools
100
Healthcare
67
Daily needs
67
Green space
70
Connectivity
46
Value (lease)
38
Leisure
80
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
69
Young Families
73
Seniors
67
Renters
62
Investors
60
EV Owners
73

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
36.8min
112NELNSLS$1.94 · 2 transfers
one-north
44min
112NELCCLS$2.15 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
64.3min
112NELEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
54min
25EWLEWLS$2.20 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

37 min door to door · S$1.94 · 2 transfers · 8 min (463 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 23 min riding

2m1121mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (133 m) to Blk 615
  2. Bus 112 · SBS Transit
    Blk 615Kovan · 4 stops · 6 min
  3. Walk 1 min (97 m) to Kovan
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    KovanDhoby Ghaut · 7 stops · 14 min
  5. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  6. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby GhautRaffles 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 614

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 1210 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre13.4 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)18.2 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre26.1 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd8.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.6 min
  • Ang Mo Supermarket Pte Ltd12.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Pow Family Clinic & Surgery1.9 min
  • Chua Clinic4.9 min
  • A+Ffordable Clinic (Hougang)9.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Poh Huat Rd Pg7.3 min
  • Pk Villas Terrace Pg7.7 min
  • Realty Park11.3 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)11.8 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre14.1 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd30.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Ci Yuan CC13.9 min
  • Hougang CC17.2 min
  • Punggol CC17.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library16.5 min
  • Serangoon Public Library41.9 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 609-621 Hougang Avenue 81.1 min
  • Blk 609-621 Hougang Avenue 81.1 min
  • Hougang Sports Complex4.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 614 Hougang Ave 8
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 supermarkets, 2 parks, 4 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 633311.5 min walk · 91 m
  • Stop 633392.2 min walk · 116 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 6152 min walk
    25112

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
good value

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 614 Hougang Ave 8 is more liveable than 39% of them and cheaper than 74% — around S$551/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability39th 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 614 offers a strong liveability score (68.5/100). 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 get68.5/100overall 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 614 Hougang Ave 8

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

4-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$530k
median S$530k · S$586586 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
529563596Jul '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Hougang West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 614 Hougang Ave 8

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Dec '254-room04 TO 0684S$530kS$586
May '254-room01 TO 0384S$502kS$556
Apr '254-room10 TO 12104S$610kS$545
Jul '244-room07 TO 0984S$510kS$564
Jul '244-room10 TO 1284S$518kS$573

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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