SG Block Index

Block 178C Hougang ST 12

533178 · Tai Seng · Hougang · Built 2025 · ~98 yrs lease left · 106 units · 13 floors

58Overall / 100
Summary

Block 178C Hougang ST 12 in Hougang scores 58.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 23.3 minutes’ walk from Bartley Mrt Station MRT, 12.3 minutes from Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre), and 564 m straight-line from Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary).

Pillar scores

Transport
35
Food
54
Schools
90
Healthcare
59
Daily needs
41
Green space
85
Connectivity
55
Value (lease)
100
Leisure
22

Who it suits

Overall
58
Young Families
64
Seniors
54
Renters
48
Investors
68

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
37.8min
146CCLEWLS$1.94 · 2 transfers
one-north
41.2min
146CCLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
55.2min
146CCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
44.4min
854EWLEWLS$2.07 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

38 min door to door · S$1.94 · 2 transfers · 10 min (630 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 22 min riding

5m›146›2m›CCL›2m›EWL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (349 m) to Sbst Hougang Depot
  2. Bus 146 · SBS Transit
    Sbst Hougang Depot → Bartley · 2 stops · 5 min
  3. Walk 2 min (141 m) to Bartley
  4. Circle Line · SMRT Corporation
    Bartley → Paya Lebar · 3 stops · 6 min
  5. Walk 2 min (112 m) to Paya Lebar
  6. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Paya Lebar → Raffles Place · 6 stops · 12 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 178C

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 1977 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)12.3 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)22.1 min
  • Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre)35.7 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd12.4 min
  • Sivamani Minimart Pte Ltd19.1 min
  • Sarathi Stores Pte Ltd21.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Lo & Lee Clinic & Surgery9.8 min
  • Healthway Medical11.4 min
  • Drs Lim & Chan Clinic12.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Tai Keng Gardens Pg13 min
  • Tai Keng Place Pg13.3 min
  • Thrift Dr Os16.2 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang5.2 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre25.1 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)28.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Aljunied CC12.3 min
  • Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)21.5 min
  • Hougang CC26 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Serangoon Public Library34.9 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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