SG Block Index

Block 622 Hougang Ave 8

530622 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1985 · Lease from 1986 · ~59 yrs lease left · 24 units · 4 floors

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

Block 622 Hougang Ave 8 in Hougang scores 63.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 18.3 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 12.2 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 175 m straight-line from Xinmin Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 622 Hougang Ave 8 in Singapore

Block 622 Hougang Ave 8, Singapore 530622

Pillar scores

Transport
45
Food
79
Schools
100
Healthcare
61
Daily needs
51
Green space
70
Connectivity
42
Value (lease)
38
Leisure
73
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
63
Young Families
69
Seniors
60
Renters
55
Investors
57
EV Owners
69

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
41.4min
660NSL1 transfer
one-north
47.1min
147ACCLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
61.1min
147ACCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
57.9min
854EWLEWLS$2.24 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

41 min door to door · 1 transfer · 5 min (284 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 33 min riding

2m6603mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (95 m) to Opp Xinmin PR Sch
  2. Bus 660 · SBS Transit
    Opp Xinmin PR SchDhoby Ghaut · 3 stops · 30 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 622

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre12.2 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)25.2 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre28.8 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ang Mo Supermarket Pte Ltd9.1 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • S Lee Clinic3.3 min
  • Chua Clinic5.6 min
  • Pow Family Clinic & Surgery5.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Pk Villas Terrace Pg6.3 min
  • Poh Huat Rd Pg11.8 min
  • Parry Rd Pg14.2 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)18.7 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre21.1 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd33.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Ci Yuan CC11.3 min
  • The Serangoon CC15.8 min
  • Hwi Yoh CC20.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library20.4 min
  • Serangoon Public Library40.9 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 622-632 Hougang Avenue 82.2 min
  • Blk 609-621 Hougang Avenue 86.1 min
  • Blk 609-621 Hougang Avenue 86.1 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 622 Hougang Ave 8
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 supermarkets, 1 parks, 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 633892.3 min walk · 74 m
  • Stop 633813.2 min walk · 93 m
Buses that serve this block
  • OPP XINMIN PR SCH2 min walk
    147A660
  • BLK 6275 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
priced about right

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 622 Hougang Ave 8 is more liveable than 17% of them and cheaper than 74% — around S$551/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability17th 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 622 offers a solid liveability score (63.1/100). 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 get63.1/100overall 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 622 Hougang Ave 8

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

Executive1 sale · 12 mo
S$865k
median S$865k · S$543543 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)Executive a sale at this block
532588644Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Hougang West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 622 Hougang Ave 8

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
May '26Executive01 TO 03148S$865kS$543
Oct '24Executive01 TO 03155S$956kS$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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