SG Block Index

Block 708 Hougang Ave 2

530708 · Kovan · Hougang · Built 1984 · Lease from 1985 · ~58 yrs lease left · 112 units · 10 floors

70Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 708 Hougang Ave 2 in Hougang scores 70/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 11.7 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 13.9 minutes from Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre), and 553 m straight-line from Holy Innocents' Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 708 Hougang Ave 2 in Singapore

Block 708 Hougang Ave 2, Singapore 530708

Pillar scores

Transport
67
Food
77
Schools
100
Healthcare
68
Daily needs
57
Green space
76
Connectivity
50
Value (lease)
36
Leisure
89
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
70
Young Families
75
Seniors
68
Renters
65
Investors
64
EV Owners
74

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
35.7min
112NELNSLS$1.94 · 2 transfers
one-north
43.5min
82CCLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
57.5min
82CCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
52.8min
25EWLEWLS$2.20 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

36 min door to door · S$1.94 · 2 transfers · 8 min (474 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 21 min riding

3m1121mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (144 m) to Opp Blk 709
  2. Bus 112 · SBS Transit
    Opp Blk 709Kovan · 3 stops · 4 min
  3. Walk 1 min (97 m) to Kovan
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    KovanDhoby Ghaut · 7 stops · 14 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 708

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
PlannedDefu MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1214 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)13.9 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre20 min
  • Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)21.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Lim King Chew12.1 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd14.5 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd15 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Joash Family Clinic & Surgery6 min
  • Khoo Clinic & Surgery7.2 min
  • Healthcare Hougang Medical Clinic16.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Realty Park6.2 min
  • Jln Naung Pg10.9 min
  • Poh Huat Rd Pg11.8 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)4.6 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre6.4 min
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang31.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Hougang CC9.5 min
  • Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)16.2 min
  • Punggol CC16.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library15.3 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 701-702,707-710 Hougang Avenue 20.5 min
  • Blk 703-706,711-712 Hougang Avenue 24 min
  • Blk 19-23 Hougang Avenue 3 Hougang View6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 708 Hougang Ave 2
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 parks, 2 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 633490.4 min walk · 29 m
  • Stop 633412.4 min walk · 115 m
Buses that serve this block
  • OPP BLK 7093 min walk
    2582112

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$522k · 4 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
good value

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 708 Hougang Ave 2 is more liveable than 53% of them and cheaper than 65% — around S$539/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability53th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 65%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (4-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 708 offers a strong liveability score (70/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~58 years left).

What you get70/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+4.4%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds58 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 Kovan. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 708 Hougang Ave 2

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

4-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$540k – S$595k
median S$568k · S$507594 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
497551604Apr '24May '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Kovan (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 708 Hougang Ave 2

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Dec '254-room07 TO 0993S$595kS$594
Aug '254-room01 TO 0399S$540kS$507
Jun '254-room04 TO 0691S$551kS$563

Subzone medians — Kovan

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$582▲ 11.7%
4 ROOMS$539▲ 4.4%
5 ROOMS$509▲ 5.2%
EXECUTIVES$601▲ 5.3%
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