SG Block Index

Block 626 Hougang Ave 8

530626 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1986 · ~59 yrs lease left · 136 units · 12 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km
60Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 626 Hougang Ave 8 in Hougang scores 60.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 19.6 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 13.5 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 238 m straight-line from Xinmin Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 626 Hougang Ave 8 in Singapore

Block 626 Hougang Ave 8, Singapore 530626

Pillar scores

Transport
35
Food
77
Schools
99
Healthcare
59
Daily needs
44
Green space
70
Connectivity
44
Value (lease)
38
Leisure
66
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
60
Young Families
66
Seniors
57
Renters
51
Investors
56
EV Owners
67

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
38.4min
112NELNSLS$1.98 · 2 transfers
one-north
45.6min
112NELCCLS$2.15 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
63.2min
147ACCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
55.1min
854eEWLEWL2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

38 min door to door · S$1.98 · 2 transfers · 8 min (463 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 24 min riding

2m1121mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (133 m) to Blk 627
  2. Bus 112 · SBS Transit
    Blk 627Kovan · 5 stops · 7 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 minHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 626

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre13.5 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)26.5 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre30.1 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ang Mo Supermarket Pte Ltd10.5 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd12 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • S Lee Clinic4.7 min
  • Chua Clinic6.9 min
  • Pow Family Clinic & Surgery7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Pk Villas Terrace Pg7.6 min
  • Poh Huat Rd Pg13.1 min
  • Parry Rd Pg15.5 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)20 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre22.4 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd34.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Ci Yuan CC12.6 min
  • The Serangoon CC17.1 min
  • Hwi Yoh CC22.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library21.7 min
  • Serangoon Public Library42.2 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 622-632 Hougang Avenue 81.5 min
  • Blk 644,645,652,655 Hougang Avenue 85.8 min
  • Blk 609-621 Hougang Avenue 87.4 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 626 Hougang Ave 8
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 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 633893.6 min walk · 107 m
  • Stop 633814.5 min walk · 137 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 6272 min walk
    112854e
  • OPP XINMIN PR SCH4 min walk
    147A

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 626 Hougang Ave 8 is more liveable than 11% of them and cheaper than 74% — around S$551/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability11th 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 626 offers a solid liveability score (60.2/100). 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 get60.2/100overall 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 626 Hougang Ave 8

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

3-room3 sales · 12 mo
S$435k – S$455k
median S$445k · S$577660 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block
567618670Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Hougang West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 626 Hougang Ave 8

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Apr '263-room10 TO 1264S$445kS$646
Jan '263-room01 TO 0364S$455kS$660
Jul '253-room01 TO 0370S$435kS$577
Aug '243-room10 TO 1264S$418kS$607

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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