SG Block Index

Block 175A Hougang ST 13

531175 · Tai Seng · Hougang · Built 2025 · ~98 yrs lease left · 109 units · 12 floors

56Overall / 100
Summary

Block 175A Hougang ST 13 in Hougang scores 55.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 23.2 minutes’ walk from Bartley Mrt Station MRT, 12.5 minutes from Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre), and 386 m straight-line from Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary).

Pillar scores

Transport
28
Food
54
Schools
92
Healthcare
60
Daily needs
39
Green space
88
Connectivity
46
Value (lease)
100
Leisure
22

Who it suits

Overall
56
Young Families
63
Seniors
52
Renters
44
Investors
67

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
42min
53MNELNSLS$1.90 · 2 transfers
one-north
46.1min
53MCCLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
60.2min
53MCCLEWLS$2.33 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
50.5min
25EWLEWLS$2.11 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

42 min door to door · S$1.90 · 2 transfers · 15 min (917 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 22 min riding

8m›53M›3m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 8 min (496 m) to Opp Blk 115
  2. Bus 53M · SBS Transit
    Opp Blk 115 → S'goon /blk 201 · 6 stops · 8 min
  3. Walk 3 min (189 m) to Serangoon
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    Serangoon → Dhoby Ghaut · 6 stops · 11 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 minHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 175A

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 1978 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)12.5 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)22.2 min
  • Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre35.6 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd12.7 min
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd20.9 min
  • Sivamani Minimart Pte Ltd22.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Lo & Lee Clinic & Surgery9.1 min
  • Healthway Medical11.6 min
  • Drs Lim & Chan Clinic12.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Tai Keng Gardens Pg12.2 min
  • Tai Keng Place Pg12.6 min
  • Thrift Dr Os15.5 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang2.4 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre26.4 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)29.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Aljunied CC12.4 min
  • Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)21.6 min
  • Hougang CC27.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Serangoon Public Library34.1 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 — Tai Seng

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$735▲ 13.6%
4 ROOMS$575▲ 17.5%
5 ROOMS$589▼ 2.3%
EXECUTIVES$626▲ 13.7%
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