SG Block Index

Block 689 Hougang ST 61

530689 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1986 · ~59 yrs lease left · 110 units · 12 floors

58Overall / 100
Summary

Block 689 Hougang ST 61 in Hougang scores 57.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 18.4 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 7.5 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 150 m straight-line from Yio Chu Kang Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
34
Food
71
Schools
100
Healthcare
55
Daily needs
66
Green space
58
Connectivity
35
Value (lease)
38
Leisure
80

Who it suits

Overall
58
Young Families
65
Seniors
57
Renters
50
Investors
54

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
42.3min
101NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
one-north
49.5min
101NELCCLS$2.24 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
65.6min
109CCLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
65.6min
16127858S$2.20 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

42 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 9 min (545 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 27 min riding

4m›101›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (256 m) to Blk 574
  2. Bus 101 · SBS Transit
    Blk 574 → Opp Hougang Ctrl Int · 6 stops · 7 min
  3. Walk 1 min (56 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 minHawkerMarketClinicBlk 689

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 1475 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre7.5 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre19.1 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)32 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.9 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd6.8 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd12.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Family Care Medical Centre Pte Ltd6.3 min
  • Medlife Clinic & Surgery7.5 min
  • Hougang Family Medicine Clinic7.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Realty Park18.3 min
  • Pk Villas Terrace Pg18.5 min
  • Poh Huat Rd Pg21.1 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)21.4 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd24.7 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre25.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Ci Yuan CC8 min
  • Punggol CC15.7 min
  • Buangkok CC (U/C)22.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library18.7 min
  • Sengkang Public Library31.6 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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