Block 835 Hougang Ctrl
530835 · Hougang Central · Hougang · Built 1991 · ~64 yrs lease left · 82 units · 19 floors
61Overall / 100
Summary
Block 835 Hougang Ctrl in Hougang scores 60.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 10.4 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 17.7 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 369 m straight-line from Montfort Junior School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 67
- Food
- 26
- Schools
- 92
- Healthcare
- 65
- Daily needs
- 50
- Green space
- 70
- Connectivity
- 53
- Value (lease)
- 48
- Leisure
- 87
Who it suits
- Overall
- 61
- Young Families
- 67
- Seniors
- 57
- Renters
- 56
- Investors
- 64
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 32.7min
- one-north
- 38.8min
- Jurong East
- 52.9min
- Changi Airport
- 58.4min
NELNSLS$1.94 · 1 transfer
NELCCLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
NELCCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
854EWLEWLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap33 min door to door · S$1.94 · 1 transfer · 9 min (579 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 20 min riding
6m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 6 min (346 m) to Hougang
- North East Line · SBS Transit
Hougang → Dhoby Ghaut · 8 stops · 17 min - Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
- North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Dhoby Ghaut → Raffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-time rings · schematic
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- Hougang Mrt Station10.4 min
- Hougang Mrt Station12.3 min
- Hougang Mrt Station13.3 min
PlannedDefu MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1357 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Ci Yuan Hawker Centre17.7 min
- Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)23.3 min
- Buangkok Hawker Centre25 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.9 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd12 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.9 min
CHAS clinics
health- Radiant Medical + Aesthetic Centre6.5 min
- Rafflesmedical7.1 min
- Family Healthcare Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd10.9 min
Parks & green
green- Realty Park7.2 min
- Jln Naung Pg12.4 min
- Poh Huat Rd Pg17.7 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)10.1 min
- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre13.9 min
- Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd29.7 min
Community clubs
leisure- Punggol CC13.7 min
- Hougang CC17 min
- Ci Yuan CC18.2 min
Libraries
leisure- Cheng San Public Library12.2 min
- Sengkang Public Library37.2 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 Central
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns
3 ROOMS$665—1
4 ROOMS$695▲ 6.9%1
5 ROOMS$758▲ 12.5%1
EXECUTIVES$865▲ 29.4%1