SG Block Index

Block 836 Hougang Ctrl

530836 · Hougang Central · Hougang · Built 1995 · Lease from 1997 · ~70 yrs lease left · 87 units · 16 floors

63Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 836 Hougang Ctrl in Hougang scores 63.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 12.4 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 19.7 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 433 m straight-line from Montfort Junior School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 836 Hougang Ctrl in Singapore

Block 836 Hougang Ctrl, Singapore 530836

Pillar scores

Transport
55
Food
58
Schools
95
Healthcare
64
Daily needs
49
Green space
69
Connectivity
53
Value (lease)
60
Leisure
82
EV charging
63
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
63
Young Families
68
Seniors
60
Renters
57
Investors
68
EV Owners
61

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
31.9min
NELNSLS$1.94 · 1 transfer
one-north
38.1min
NELCCLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
52.1min
NELCCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
60.4min
25EWLEWLS$2.20 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

32 min door to door · S$1.94 · 1 transfer · 9 min (528 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 20 min riding

5mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (295 m) to Hougang
  2. North East Line · SBS Transit
    HougangDhoby Ghaut · 8 stops · 17 min
  3. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby GhautRaffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min
  5. 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 minMRTMarketClinicParkBlk 836

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 1249 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre19.7 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)24.9 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre26.8 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.5 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.6 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd14 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Radiant Medical + Aesthetic Centre6.4 min
  • Rafflesmedical6.8 min
  • My Family Clinic (Hougang Central)8.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Realty Park8.4 min
  • Jln Naung Pg12 min
  • Poh Huat Rd Pg19.5 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)11.3 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre15.1 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd31.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol CC15.7 min
  • Hougang CC18.2 min
  • Punggol Park CC20.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library11.9 min
  • Sengkang Public Library39 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 830-835 Hougang Central5.9 min
  • Blk 508-517,520-533 Hougang Avenue 1011.6 min
  • Blk 508-517,520-533 Hougang Avenue 1011.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 836 Hougang Ctrl
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 supermarkets, 1 parks, 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 645514.1 min walk · 62 m
  • Stop 645594.4 min walk · 88 m
Buses that serve this block
  • OPP BLK 7099 min walk
    25

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$466k · 3 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
pays a premium

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 836 Hougang Ctrl is more liveable than 13% of them but pricier than 57% — around S$665/psf for 3 room (as of 2025-12).

Liveability13th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 43%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (3-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2025-12

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 836 offers a solid liveability score (63.1/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~70 years left).

What you get63.1/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+6.9%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds70 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 Central. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 836 Hougang Ctrl

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

5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$899k
median S$899k · S$720720 psf
4-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$750k
median S$750k · S$711711 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room4-room a sale at this block
601694787May '24Jun '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Hougang Central (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 836 Hougang Ctrl

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
May '265-room07 TO 09116S$899kS$720
Feb '264-room04 TO 0698S$750kS$711
May '254-room10 TO 12100S$810kS$753
Apr '254-room13 TO 1596S$795kS$769
Feb '254-room13 TO 1596S$788kS$763
Dec '244-room10 TO 12100S$761kS$707

Subzone medians — Hougang Central

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$665
4 ROOMS$695▲ 6.9%
5 ROOMS$758▲ 12.5%
EXECUTIVES$865▲ 29.4%
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