SG Block Index

Block 670 Hougang Ave 8

530670 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1987 · Lease from 1988 · ~61 yrs lease left · 32 units · 4 floors

65Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 670 Hougang Ave 8 in Hougang scores 65.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 14.4 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 9.2 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 255 m straight-line from Xinmin Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 670 Hougang Ave 8 in Singapore

Block 670 Hougang Ave 8, Singapore 530670

Pillar scores

Transport
48
Food
79
Schools
100
Healthcare
55
Daily needs
66
Green space
68
Connectivity
40
Value (lease)
42
Leisure
87
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
65
Young Families
71
Seniors
62
Renters
58
Investors
59
EV Owners
71

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
38.8min
72NELNSLS$1.98 · 2 transfers
one-north
46min
72NELCCLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
66.3min
72NELEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
60.9min
25EWLEWLS$2.20 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

39 min door to door · S$1.98 · 2 transfers · 8 min (477 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 24 min riding

3m721mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (189 m) to Blk 681
  2. Bus 72 · SBS Transit
    Blk 681Opp Hougang Ctrl Int · 4 stops · 4 min
  3. Walk 1 min (56 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 670

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 1233 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre9.2 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre24.5 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)25.6 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.8 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd6.4 min
  • Ang Mo Supermarket Pte Ltd13.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • A+Ffordable Clinic (Hougang)8.1 min
  • Central 24-Hr Clinic (Hougang)8.1 min
  • Medica Clinic8.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Pk Villas Terrace Pg11.1 min
  • Realty Park14 min
  • Poh Huat Rd Pg14.6 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)17.1 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre20.9 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd29.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Ci Yuan CC9.7 min
  • Punggol CC17.4 min
  • Hwi Yoh CC25.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library16.4 min
  • Sengkang Public Library35.4 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 668-680 Hougang Avenue 82 min
  • Blk 682-684 Hougang Street 617.8 min
  • Blk 601-608 Hougang Avenue 48.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 670 Hougang Ave 8
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 hawker centres, 2 supermarkets, 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 644114.2 min walk · 74 m
  • Stop 644195.2 min walk · 74 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 6813 min walk
    72
  • BLK 61511 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 670 Hougang Ave 8 is more liveable than 23% of them and cheaper than 74% — around S$551/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability23th 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 670 offers a strong liveability score (65.2/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~61 years left).

What you get65.2/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+9.7%5 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds61 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 670 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$595k
median S$595k · S$537537 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
527560593Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Hougang West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 670 Hougang Ave 8

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Sep '254-room04 TO 06103S$595kS$537
Apr '255-room01 TO 03122S$645kS$491

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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