SG Block Index

Block 637 Hougang Ave 8

530637 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1987 · ~60 yrs lease left · 120 units · 13 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km
64Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 637 Hougang Ave 8 in Hougang scores 63.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 21.5 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 11.1 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 402 m straight-line from Xinmin Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 637 Hougang Ave 8 in Singapore

Block 637 Hougang Ave 8, Singapore 530637

Pillar scores

Transport
39
Food
79
Schools
100
Healthcare
59
Daily needs
71
Green space
73
Connectivity
40
Value (lease)
40
Leisure
61
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
64
Young Families
70
Seniors
62
Renters
55
Investors
58
EV Owners
70

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
39.9min
165NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
one-north
49.1min
73CCLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
63.2min
73CCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
59.8min
25EWLEWLS$2.24 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

40 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 8 min (466 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 27 min riding

2m1651mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (139 m) to Blk 639
  2. Bus 165 · SBS Transit
    Blk 639Hougang Ctrl Int · 6 stops · 7 min
  3. Walk 1 min (94 m) to Hougang
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    HougangDhoby Ghaut · 8 stops · 17 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 637

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre11.1 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)24.2 min
  • Serangoon Garden Market28.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ang Mo Supermarket Pte Ltd2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.8 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd14.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • S Lee Clinic4.6 min
  • iPCARE Clinic5 min
  • Pow Family Clinic & Surgery9.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Pk Villas Terrace Pg4 min
  • Poh Huat Rd Pg9.6 min
  • Parry Rd Pg11.9 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)20.7 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre22.8 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd37 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Ci Yuan CC10.2 min
  • The Serangoon CC13.4 min
  • Hwi Yoh CC14.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library24.1 min
  • Serangoon Public Library38.7 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 633-642 & 647-648 Hougang Avenue 80.3 min
  • Blk 622-632 Hougang Avenue 87.1 min
  • Blk 644,645,652,655 Hougang Avenue 87.4 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 637 Hougang Ave 8
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 supermarkets, 2 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 633913 min walk · 106 m
  • Stop 633994.5 min walk · 141 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 6392 min walk
    165
  • BLK 6344 min walk
    25
  • GRACEHAVEN S ARMY6 min walk
    73

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 637 Hougang Ave 8 is more liveable than 19% of them and cheaper than 74% — around S$551/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability19th 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 637 offers a solid liveability score (63.9/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~60 years left).

What you get63.9/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+9.7%5 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds60 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 637 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$520k
median S$520k · S$575575 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
529561593Jul '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Hougang West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 637 Hougang Ave 8

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Feb '264-room13 TO 1584S$520kS$575
Aug '244-room07 TO 0984S$490kS$542
Jul '244-room07 TO 0984S$488kS$540

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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