SG Block Index

Block 644 Hougang Ave 8

530644 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1986 · Lease from 1987 · ~60 yrs lease left · 116 units · 10 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km
66Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 644 Hougang Ave 8 in Hougang scores 65.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 18 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 11 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 176 m straight-line from Xinmin Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 644 Hougang Ave 8 in Singapore

Block 644 Hougang Ave 8, Singapore 530644

Pillar scores

Transport
48
Food
81
Schools
100
Healthcare
61
Daily needs
64
Green space
70
Connectivity
41
Value (lease)
40
Leisure
76
EV charging
99
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
66
Young Families
71
Seniors
63
Renters
58
Investors
59
EV Owners
71

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
38.8min
165NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
one-north
48.9min
147ACCLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
62.9min
147ACCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
60.3min
25EWLEWLS$2.24 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

39 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 8 min (479 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 26 min riding

2m1651mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (152 m) to Xinmin PR Sch
  2. Bus 165 · SBS Transit
    Xinmin PR SchHougang Ctrl Int · 5 stops · 6 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 644

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre11 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)24.6 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre28.3 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ang Mo Supermarket Pte Ltd6.4 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • S Lee Clinic0 min
  • Chua Clinic5.1 min
  • Pow Family Clinic & Surgery5.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Pk Villas Terrace Pg4.4 min
  • Poh Huat Rd Pg9.9 min
  • Parry Rd Pg12.3 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)18.6 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre21 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd33 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Ci Yuan CC10.1 min
  • The Serangoon CC13.9 min
  • Hwi Yoh CC18.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library20.1 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 622-632 Hougang Avenue 83.2 min
  • Blk 644,645,652,655 Hougang Avenue 83.4 min
  • Blk 633-642 & 647-648 Hougang Avenue 84.9 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 644 Hougang Ave 8
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 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 633911.6 min walk · 129 m
  • Stop 633812 min walk · 144 m
Buses that serve this block
  • XINMIN PR SCH2 min walk
    165
  • OPP XINMIN PR SCH3 min walk
    147A
  • BLK 6276 min walk
    25

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 644 Hougang Ave 8 is more liveable than 26% of them and cheaper than 74% — around S$551/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability26th 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 644 offers a strong liveability score (65.6/100). 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 get65.6/100overall 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 644 Hougang Ave 8

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

3-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$470k
median S$470k · S$633633 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block
567607648Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Hougang West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 644 Hougang Ave 8

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Sep '253-room07 TO 0969S$470kS$633
Feb '253-room04 TO 0660S$405kS$627

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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