SG Block Index

Block 693 Hougang ST 61

530693 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1986 · ~59 yrs lease left · 148 units · 13 floors

56Overall / 100
Summary

Block 693 Hougang ST 61 in Hougang scores 55.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 17.5 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 9 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 259 m straight-line from Yio Chu Kang Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
33
Food
66
Schools
100
Healthcare
52
Daily needs
63
Green space
50
Connectivity
34
Value (lease)
38
Leisure
79

Who it suits

Overall
56
Young Families
63
Seniors
54
Renters
47
Investors
53

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
44.6min
101NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
one-north
51.9min
101NELCCLS$2.24 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
69.5min
109CCLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
58.9min
88858S$2.20 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

45 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 11 min (705 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 27 min riding

6m›101›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (416 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 693

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 1667 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre9 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre19.1 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)32.2 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd6.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.1 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd12.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Medlife Clinic & Surgery7.7 min
  • Sia & Yeo Hougang Clinic Pte Ltd9.8 min
  • Excel Family Clinic12.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Realty Park18.2 min
  • Punggol Pk19.2 min
  • Pk Villas Terrace Pg19.5 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)21.3 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd24.5 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre25 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Ci Yuan CC9.5 min
  • Punggol CC14.7 min
  • Buangkok CC (U/C)22.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library17.6 min
  • Sengkang Public Library31.9 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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