SG Block Index

Block 654 Hougang Ave 8

530654 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1986 · ~59 yrs lease left · 18 units · 4 floors

59Overall / 100
Summary

Block 654 Hougang Ave 8 in Hougang scores 59.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 19.1 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 9.3 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 155 m straight-line from Xinmin Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
39
Food
65
Schools
100
Healthcare
60
Daily needs
58
Green space
72
Connectivity
39
Value (lease)
38
Leisure
75

Who it suits

Overall
59
Young Families
66
Seniors
58
Renters
51
Investors
55

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
40.7min
165NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
one-north
47.9min
165NELCCLS$2.24 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
64.3min
147CCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
61.7min
25EWLEWLS$2.24 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

41 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 10 min (612 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 26 min riding

4m›165›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (285 m) to Xinmin PR Sch
  2. Bus 165 · SBS Transit
    Xinmin PR Sch → Hougang Ctrl Int · 5 stops · 6 min
  3. Walk 1 min (94 m) to Hougang
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    Hougang → Dhoby Ghaut · 8 stops · 17 min
  5. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  6. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby Ghaut → Raffles 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 654

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre9.3 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)26.2 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre27.6 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ang Mo Supermarket Pte Ltd7.5 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.6 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • S Lee Clinic3.2 min
  • Chua Clinic6.1 min
  • Panhealth Family Clinic (Hougang)7.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Pk Villas Terrace Pg6.8 min
  • Poh Huat Rd Pg12.3 min
  • Parry Rd Pg14.7 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)19.7 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre22.1 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd32.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Ci Yuan CC8.4 min
  • The Serangoon CC16.3 min
  • Hwi Yoh CC18.6 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library21.2 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 change
3 ROOMS$590▲ 6.3%
4 ROOMS$553▲ 1.9%
5 ROOMS$551▲ 9.7%
EXECUTIVES$626▲ 5.5%
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