Block 698A Hougang ST 61
531698 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1998 · Lease from 1999 · ~72 yrs lease left · 90 units · 14 floors
Block 698A Hougang ST 61 in Hougang scores 68.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 14.6 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 9 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 306 m straight-line from Montfort Junior School.
Where it is
OneMap · SLABlock 698A Hougang ST 61, Singapore 531698
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 54
- Food
- 84
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 60
- Daily needs
- 70
- Green space
- 57
- Connectivity
- 41
- Value (lease)
- 64
- Leisure
- 89
- EV charging
- 100
Who it suits
- Overall
- 69
- Young Families
- 73
- Seniors
- 66
- Renters
- 60
- Investors
- 66
- EV Owners
- 75
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 40.8min
- one-north
- 48min
- Jurong East
- 65.3min
- Changi Airport
- 56min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap41 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 9 min (558 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 25 min riding
- Walk 4 min (269 m) to Montfort Sch
- Bus 101 · SBS Transit
Montfort Sch → Opp Hougang Ctrl Int · 5 stops · 6 min - Walk 1 min (56 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 doorDistance 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 Station14.6 min
- Hougang Mrt Station15.4 min
- Buangkok Mrt Station16.3 min
Hawker centres
food- Ci Yuan Hawker Centre9 min
- Buangkok Hawker Centre16.4 min
- Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)30.1 min
Eateries nearby
food- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte LtdA2.7 min
- Sin Heng Kee Pte. Ltd.A4 min
- Montfort Secondary School4.4 min
- Hoe Geok KimA4.4 min
- Rapipah Bte RasidA4.4 min
- Tay Soon TeeA4.4 min
Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).
Supermarkets
daily- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd4.5 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.9 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd9.7 min
CHAS clinics
health- Care Medical Pte Ltd4.5 min
- Neighbourhood Medical Clinic4.5 min
- Medlife Clinic & Surgery5.6 min
Parks & green
green- Realty Park16 min
- Punggol Pk16.3 min
- Pk Villas Terrace Pg17.4 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)19.1 min
- Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd21.8 min
- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre22.8 min
Community clubs
leisure- Ci Yuan CC9.5 min
- Punggol CC11.8 min
- Punggol Park CC17.2 min
Libraries
leisure- Cheng San Public Library14.7 min
- Sengkang Public Library29.2 min
EV charging
ev- Blk 692-698 Hougang Street 61 Hougang Spring2.5 min
- Blk 682-684 Hougang Street 614.2 min
- Blk 685-691 Hougang Street 61 Hougang Spring4.7 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 1 hawker centres, 3 supermarkets, 4 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- Stop 643511.5 min walk · 76 m
- Stop 643593.4 min walk · 197 m
- OPP MONTFORT SCH2 min walk88
- AFT PUNGGOL RD2 min walk858
- MONTFORT SCH4 min walk101147
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 roomSet your budget to see if this block fits. Not sure? work it out from your income →
Value for money
liveability vs price · like-for-likeAmong 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 698A Hougang ST 61 is more liveable than 39% of them and cheaper than 74% — around S$551/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-06).
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 · leaseBlock 698A offers a strong liveability score (68.5/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and there is plenty of lease runway (~72 years left).
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 698A Hougang ST 61
Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation
Recent sales at Blk 698A Hougang ST 61
| Month | Type | Storey | Area | Price | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb '25 | 5-room | 04 TO 06 | 120 m² | S$735k | S$569 |
Subzone medians — Hougang West
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
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