How far is Block 686 Hougang ST 61 from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Hougang Mrt Station, about 16.8 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 686 Hougang ST 61 to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 72 to Opp Hougang Ctrl Int, then North East Line to Dhoby Ghaut, then North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 43 minutes with 2 transfers, roughly S$2.02.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 686?

Ci Yuan Hawker Centre is roughly 5.7 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 686 Hougang ST 61?

Yio Chu Kang Primary School, approximately 227 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 686 Hougang ST 61?

Approximately 60 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1987 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 686 Hougang ST 61?

It scores 66.8/100 overall: transport 47.6, food 88.9, schools 100, healthcare 59.6, daily needs 70, green space 70.5, connectivity 35.2, value 40, leisure 84.4.

Is Block 686 Hougang ST 61 a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 66.8/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have tracked the wider market, and about 60 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Hougang West give the price trend.

Block 686 Hougang ST 61

530686 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1986 · Lease from 1987 · ~60 yrs lease left · 158 units · 12 floors

67Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 686 Hougang ST 61 in Hougang scores 66.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 16.8 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 5.7 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 227 m straight-line from Yio Chu Kang Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 686 Hougang ST 61 in Singapore

Block 686 Hougang ST 61, Singapore 530686

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Pillar scores

Transport: 48
Food: 89
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 60
Daily needs: 70
Green space: 71
Connectivity: 35
Value (lease): 40
Leisure: 84
EV charging: 100

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 67
Young Families: 72
Seniors: 65
Renters: 59
Investors: 60
EV Owners: 72

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 43min
one-north: 50.2min
Jurong East: 64.4min
Changi Airport: 65min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

43 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 10 min (643 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 25 min riding

6m›72›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 6 min (354 m) to Blk 917
Bus 72 · SBS Transit
Blk 917 → Opp Hougang Ctrl Int · 5 stops · 6 min
Walk 1 min (56 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

Fastest itinerary · fares & times from OneMap, Singapore Land Authority

What’s nearby

walk times, door to door

Walk-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

PlannedSerangoon North MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1404 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Ci Yuan Hawker Centre5.7 min
Buangkok Hawker Centre18.5 min
Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)30.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Sin Heng Kee Pte. Ltd.A1.6 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte LtdA2.8 min
Ong Chwee Seng4.3 min
Broadway Food Centre (Holdings) Pte Ltd4.3 min
Yeo Ah SingA4.3 min
Sweet Talk (F&B) Pte. Ltd.A4.3 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.3 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd5.7 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11 min

CHAS clinics

health

Family Care Medical Centre Pte Ltd4.2 min
Hougang Family Medicine Clinic5.7 min
Care Medical Pte Ltd5.7 min

Parks & green

green

Realty Park16.7 min
Pk Villas Terrace Pg16.9 min
Poh Huat Rd Pg19.5 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)19.8 min
Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre23.5 min
Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd24.1 min

Community clubs

leisure

Ci Yuan CC6.2 min
Punggol CC15.2 min
Buangkok CC (U/C)22.3 min

Libraries

leisure

Cheng San Public Library18.1 min
Sengkang Public Library29.1 min

EV charging

Blk 685-691 Hougang Street 61 Hougang Spring1.4 min
Blk 685-691 Hougang Street 61 Hougang Spring1.4 min
Blk 682-684 Hougang Street 613 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 686 Hougang ST 61

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 646091.2 min walk · 78 m
Stop 646012.6 min walk · 98 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 6872 min walk
109
BLK 298A3 min walk
27
BLK 9193 min walk
161
AFT PUNGGOL RD3 min walk
858
BLK 9176 min walk
72

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 686 Hougang ST 61 is more liveable than 31% of them and cheaper than 74% — around S$551/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability31th 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 686 offers a strong liveability score (66.8/100). 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 get66.8/100overall 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 686 Hougang ST 61

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

4-room1 sale · 12 mo

S$510k

median S$510k · S$538–538 psf

5-room1 sale · 12 mo

S$790k

median S$790k · S$607–607 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room5-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Hougang West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 686 Hougang ST 61

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
May '26	4-room	01 TO 03	88 m²	S$510k	S$538
Jul '25	5-room	10 TO 12	121 m²	S$790k	S$607
Apr '25	5-room	01 TO 03	121 m²	S$660k	S$507
Mar '25	5-room	01 TO 03	121 m²	S$663k	S$509
Sep '24	4-room	01 TO 03	84 m²	S$452k	S$500
Aug '24	5-room	04 TO 06	121 m²	S$650k	S$499

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 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

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