SG Block Index

Block 699 Hougang ST 52

530699 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1998 · Lease from 1999 · ~72 yrs lease left · 128 units · 18 floors

69Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 699 Hougang ST 52 in Hougang scores 69.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 12.6 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 10.2 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 283 m straight-line from Montfort Junior School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 699 Hougang ST 52 in Singapore

Block 699 Hougang ST 52, Singapore 530699

Pillar scores

Transport
57
Food
86
Schools
100
Healthcare
60
Daily needs
66
Green space
70
Connectivity
39
Value (lease)
64
Leisure
88
EV charging
95
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
69
Young Families
74
Seniors
67
Renters
61
Investors
66
EV Owners
74

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
41.3min
101NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
one-north
48.5min
101NELCCLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
65.9min
147CCLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
57.7min
88858S$2.15 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

41 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 9 min (589 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 25 min riding

5m1011mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (301 m) to Montfort Sch
  2. Bus 101 · SBS Transit
    Montfort SchOpp Hougang Ctrl Int · 5 stops · 6 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 699

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 1813 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre10.2 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre13.7 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)31.5 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd5.9 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.1 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Everhealth Medical Centre5.2 min
  • Medlife Clinic & Surgery7 min
  • Sia & Yeo Hougang Clinic Pte Ltd9.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Punggol Pk14.2 min
  • Realty Park17.4 min
  • Pk Villas Terrace Pg18.8 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd19.1 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)20.5 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre24.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol CC9.7 min
  • Ci Yuan CC10.7 min
  • Punggol Park CC15 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library12.7 min
  • Sengkang Public Library26.5 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 692-698 Hougang Street 61 Hougang Spring3.8 min
  • Blk 546-555 Hougang Street 514.7 min
  • Blk 534-545 Hougang Avenue 85.3 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 699 Hougang ST 52
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 supermarkets, 3 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 643512.9 min walk · 203 m
  • Stop 643613.2 min walk · 147 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 5355 min walk
    88
  • MONTFORT SCH5 min walk
    101147
  • AFT PUNGGOL RD5 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
good value

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 699 Hougang ST 52 is more liveable than 44% of them and cheaper than 74% — around S$551/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability44th 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 699 offers a strong liveability score (69.3/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and there is plenty of lease runway (~72 years left).

What you get69.3/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+9.7%5 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds72 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 699 Hougang ST 52

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

5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$830k
median S$830k · S$643643 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
521592664Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Hougang West (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 699 Hougang ST 52

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Dec '255-room16 TO 18120S$830kS$643
Jun '255-room13 TO 15120S$840kS$650
Jan '255-room13 TO 15120S$821kS$636

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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