SG Block Index

Block 690 Hougang ST 61

530690 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1986 · Lease from 1987 · ~60 yrs lease left · 144 units · 11 floors

60Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 690 Hougang ST 61 in Hougang scores 59.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 19.1 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 8.2 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 112 m straight-line from Yio Chu Kang Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 690 Hougang ST 61 in Singapore

Block 690 Hougang ST 61, Singapore 530690

Pillar scores

Transport
28
Food
85
Schools
98
Healthcare
53
Daily needs
63
Green space
54
Connectivity
36
Value (lease)
40
Leisure
76
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
60
Young Families
65
Seniors
57
Renters
50
Investors
56
EV Owners
67

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
41.4min
101NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
one-north
48.6min
101NELCCLS$2.24 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
65.9min
109CCLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
65.9min
16127858S$2.20 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

41 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 8 min (490 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 27 min riding

3m1011mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (202 m) to Blk 574
  2. Bus 101 · SBS Transit
    Blk 574Opp Hougang Ctrl Int · 6 stops · 7 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 minHawkerMarketClinicBlk 690

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 1480 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre8.2 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre19.8 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)32.7 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.6 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.5 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd13 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Family Care Medical Centre Pte Ltd7 min
  • Hougang Family Medicine Clinic8.2 min
  • Medlife Clinic & Surgery8.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Realty Park19 min
  • Pk Villas Terrace Pg19.2 min
  • Poh Huat Rd Pg21.8 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)22.1 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd25.4 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre25.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Ci Yuan CC8.7 min
  • Punggol CC16.4 min
  • Buangkok CC (U/C)23.6 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library19.4 min
  • Sengkang Public Library32.3 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 685-691 Hougang Street 61 Hougang Spring1.8 min
  • Blk 685-691 Hougang Street 61 Hougang Spring1.8 min
  • Blk 682-684 Hougang Street 614.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 690 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 646094.5 min walk · 145 m
  • Stop 646015.9 min walk · 189 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 5743 min walk
    101
  • BLK 6873 min walk
    109
  • BLK 298A4 min walk
    27
  • BLK 9194 min walk
    161
  • AFT PUNGGOL RD4 min walk
    858

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
slight premium

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 690 Hougang ST 61 is more liveable than 10% of them and cheaper than 74% — around S$551/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability10th 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 690 offers a solid liveability score (59.5/100). 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 get59.5/100overall 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 690 Hougang ST 61

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

5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$765k
median S$765k · S$587587 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
525577630Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Hougang West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 690 Hougang ST 61

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Feb '265-room10 TO 12121S$765kS$587
May '254-room10 TO 12103S$635kS$573

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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