Block 653 Hougang Ave 8
530653 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1987 · ~60 yrs lease left · 64 units · 17 floors
58Overall / 100
Summary
Block 653 Hougang Ave 8 in Hougang scores 58.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 20.3 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 8.3 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 210 m straight-line from Xinmin Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 31
- Food
- 68
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 59
- Daily needs
- 63
- Green space
- 71
- Connectivity
- 38
- Value (lease)
- 40
- Leisure
- 71
Who it suits
- Overall
- 58
- Young Families
- 66
- Seniors
- 57
- Renters
- 49
- Investors
- 55
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 41.9min
- one-north
- 49.1min
- Jurong East
- 64.2min
- Changi Airport
- 61.6min
165NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
165NELCCLS$2.24 · 2 transfers
147CCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
25EWLEWLS$2.24 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap42 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 11 min (668 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 26 min riding
6m›165›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 6 min (341 m) to Xinmin PR Sch
- Bus 165 · SBS Transit
Xinmin PR Sch → Hougang Ctrl Int · 5 stops · 6 min - Walk 1 min (94 m) to Hougang
- North East Line · SBS Transit
Hougang → Dhoby Ghaut · 8 stops · 17 min - Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
- North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Dhoby Ghaut → Raffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-time rings · schematic
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- Hougang Mrt Station20.3 min
- Hougang Mrt Station22.2 min
- Kovan Mrt Station25.3 min
PlannedSerangoon North MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 855 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Ci Yuan Hawker Centre8.3 min
- Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)27.3 min
- Buangkok Hawker Centre29.7 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ang Mo Supermarket Pte Ltd6.5 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.2 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.9 min
CHAS clinics
health- S Lee Clinic4.4 min
- Panhealth Family Clinic (Hougang)6.5 min
- Hougang Family Medicine Clinic8.3 min
Parks & green
green- Pk Villas Terrace Pg8 min
- Poh Huat Rd Pg13.5 min
- Parry Rd Pg15.9 min
Primary schools
straight-line- Xinmin Primary School210 m
- Hougang Primary School508 m
- Rosyth School720 m
Eldercare centres
care- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)20.9 min
- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre23.2 min
- Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd34.5 min
Community clubs
leisure- Ci Yuan CC7.4 min
- The Serangoon CC16.9 min
- Hwi Yoh CC17.6 min
Libraries
leisure- Cheng San Public Library22.4 min
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).
Resale context — Hougang West
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns
3 ROOMS$590▲ 6.3%2
4 ROOMS$553▲ 1.9%1
5 ROOMS$551▲ 9.7%3
EXECUTIVES$626▲ 5.5%2