Urban Residences
534051 · Outside Central Region (OCR) · Tai Seng · Hougang
Urban Residences in Hougang scores 76/100 overall. It is a freehold development, 9.8 minutes’ walk from Serangoon Mrt Station MRT, with recent resale around S$1538 psf.
Where it is
OneMap · SLAUrban Residences, Hougang, Singapore 534051
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 67
- Food
- 68
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 62
- Daily needs
- 80
- Green space
- 92
- Connectivity
- 61
- Value (lease)
- 100
- Leisure
- 63
- EV charging
- 88
Who it suits
- Overall
- 76
- Young Families
- 81
- Seniors
- 71
- Renters
- 69
- Investors
- 82
- EV Owners
- 80
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 32.7min
- one-north
- 35.7min
- Jurong East
- 49.8min
- Changi Airport
- 48.8min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap33 min door to door · S$1.82 · 2 transfers · 10 min (649 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 16 min riding
- Walk 5 min (308 m) to Aft Jln Chermat
- Bus 70 · SBS Transit
Aft Jln Chermat → S'goon · 2 stops · 2 min - Walk 2 min (108 m) to Serangoon
- North East Line · SBS Transit
Serangoon → Dhoby Ghaut · 6 stops · 11 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
Price & tenure
Transacted prices from URA caveats (private residential), last 5 years · tenure from URA
Based on 13 transactions. Tenure: Freehold.
Transacted unit sizes
Strata area of units transacted (URA caveats), not a full unit inventory
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- Serangoon Mrt Station9.8 min
- Serangoon Mrt Station10.6 min
- Serangoon Mrt Station11 min
Hawker centres
food- Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)16.1 min
- Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)18.8 min
- Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre23.3 min
Supermarkets
daily- Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd5.3 min
- Thong Chew Food Industries Pte Ltd13 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd14 min
CHAS clinics
health- Daily Medical Centre4.7 min
- Sterling Clinic & Surgery7.1 min
- Drs Lim & Chan Clinic7.6 min
Parks & green
green- Lorong Ong Lye Park6.8 min
- Paya Lebar Crescent Os6.9 min
- Jln Geneng Interim Pk7.8 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang16.8 min
- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)31.2 min
- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre31.5 min
Community clubs
leisure- Aljunied CC15.6 min
- Braddell Heights CC (Pending U/C)16.6 min
- Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)16.7 min
Libraries
leisure- Serangoon Public Library16.3 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 1 MRT, 1 supermarkets, 5 parks, 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 620592.6 min walk · 192 m
- Stop 622293.2 min walk · 231 m
- BLK 1614 min walk24
- AFT JLN CHERMAT5 min walk70
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.
Value for money
liveability vs price · like-for-likeAmong OCR condos islandwide (791 compared), Urban Residences is more liveable than 79% of them but pricier than 57% — around S$1,538/psf (as of 2026-04).
Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (OCR condos islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-04
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).
See what’s for sale
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