SG Block Index

Block 174B Hougang Ave 1

532174 · Tai Seng · Hougang · Built 2013 · Lease from 2014 · ~87 yrs lease left · 166 units · 13 floors

66Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 174B Hougang Ave 1 in Hougang scores 65.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 20.5 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 8.7 minutes from Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre), and 479 m straight-line from Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary).

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 174B Hougang Ave 1 in Singapore

Block 174B Hougang Ave 1, Singapore 532174

Pillar scores

Transport
34
Food
79
Schools
98
Healthcare
64
Daily needs
63
Green space
91
Connectivity
50
Value (lease)
94
Leisure
29
EV charging
64
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
66
Young Families
71
Seniors
63
Renters
54
Investors
71
EV Owners
65

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
42.4min
51EWLS$1.94 · 1 transfer
one-north
43.8min
45CCLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
57.9min
45CCLEWLS$2.33 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
46.4min
25EWLEWLS$2.11 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

42 min door to door · S$1.94 · 1 transfer · 12 min (760 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 28 min riding

4m517mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (278 m) to Opp Blk 169
  2. Bus 51 · SBS Transit
    Opp Blk 169Opp Eunos · 10 stops · 15 min
  3. Walk 7 min (454 m) to Eunos
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    EunosRaffles Place · 7 stops · 14 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 minHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 174B

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 1793 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)8.7 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)18.5 min
  • Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre34.7 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd8.9 min
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd19.9 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd20 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Healthway Medical7.8 min
  • Lo & Lee Clinic & Surgery8.1 min
  • Drs Lim & Chan Clinic8.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Tai Keng Gardens Pg11.2 min
  • Tai Keng Place Pg11.6 min
  • Paya Lebar Crescent Os16.5 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang5.7 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre21.6 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)24.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Aljunied CC8.8 min
  • Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)17.9 min
  • Hougang CC22.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Serangoon Public Library33.2 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 128-137 Lorong Ah Soo7.4 min
  • Blk 108 Hougang Avenue 17.4 min
  • Blk 109-127 Hougang Avenue 110.9 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 174B Hougang Ave 1
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 hawker centres, 1 supermarkets, 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 631092.3 min walk · 157 m
  • Stop 622393 min walk · 222 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 1723 min walk
    45
  • OPP BLK 1694 min walk
    2551

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$515k · 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 174B Hougang Ave 1 is more liveable than 20% of them but pricier than 80% — around S$735/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability20th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 20%

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 2026-06

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 174B offers a strong liveability score (65.6/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is near-fresh (~87 years left).

What you get65.6/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+13.6%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds87 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 Tai Seng. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 174B Hougang Ave 1

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

3-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$510k – S$515k
median S$513k · S$718725 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block
638687735Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Tai Seng (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 174B Hougang Ave 1

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jun '263-room10 TO 1266S$515kS$725
Aug '253-room10 TO 1266S$510kS$718
Jun '253-room07 TO 0966S$503kS$708
Oct '243-room13 TO 1566S$490kS$690
Aug '243-room04 TO 0666S$460kS$648

Subzone medians — 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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