SG Block Index

Block 677 Hougang Ave 8

530677 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1986 · Lease from 1988 · ~61 yrs lease left · 119 units · 13 floors

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

Block 677 Hougang Ave 8 in Hougang scores 66.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 15.8 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 10.8 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 162 m straight-line from Xinmin Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 677 Hougang Ave 8 in Singapore

Block 677 Hougang Ave 8, Singapore 530677

Pillar scores

Transport
50
Food
81
Schools
100
Healthcare
63
Daily needs
63
Green space
72
Connectivity
41
Value (lease)
42
Leisure
81
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
66
Young Families
72
Seniors
64
Renters
59
Investors
60
EV Owners
72

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
37.2min
165NELNSLS$1.98 · 2 transfers
one-north
49.3min
147ACCLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
63.3min
147ACCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
60.3min
25EWLEWLS$2.20 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

37 min door to door · S$1.98 · 2 transfers · 8 min (476 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 24 min riding

2m1651mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (149 m) to Blk 679
  2. Bus 165 · SBS Transit
    Blk 679Hougang Ctrl Int · 4 stops · 4 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 677

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 1141 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre10.8 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)22.9 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre26.1 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.4 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd8 min
  • Ang Mo Supermarket Pte Ltd10.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Chua Clinic0.2 min
  • Pow Family Clinic & Surgery3.4 min
  • A+Ffordable Clinic (Hougang)9.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Pk Villas Terrace Pg8.3 min
  • Poh Huat Rd Pg11.9 min
  • Realty Park15.5 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)16.4 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre18.8 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd30.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Ci Yuan CC11.3 min
  • The Serangoon CC17.8 min
  • Punggol CC18.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library17.9 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 668-680 Hougang Avenue 82.5 min
  • Blk 609-621 Hougang Avenue 83.8 min
  • Blk 609-621 Hougang Avenue 83.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 677 Hougang Ave 8
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 supermarkets, 1 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 633812.8 min walk · 191 m
  • Stop 633893.1 min walk · 206 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 6082 min walk
    147A
  • BLK 6792 min walk
    165
  • BLK 6158 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 677 Hougang Ave 8 is more liveable than 29% of them and cheaper than 74% — around S$551/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability29th 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 677 offers a strong liveability score (66.4/100). 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 get66.4/100overall 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 677 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$565k
median S$565k · S$590590 psf
3-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$420k
median S$420k · S$610610 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room3-room a sale at this block
527589650Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Hougang West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 677 Hougang Ave 8

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Mar '264-room10 TO 1289S$565kS$590
Oct '253-room04 TO 0664S$420kS$610
Mar '253-room10 TO 1264S$424kS$615

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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