SG Block Index

The Tembusu

535129 · Outside Central Region (OCR) · Lorong Ah Soo · Hougang

Private condominiumFreehold
80Overall / 100Top 30% of 2,287 condosHow we score →
Summary

The Tembusu in Hougang scores 79.5/100 overall. It is a freehold development, 7.4 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, with recent resale around S$2021 psf.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of The Tembusu in Singapore

The Tembusu, Hougang, Singapore 535129

Pillar scores

Transport
83
Food
88
Schools
99
Healthcare
67
Daily needs
86
Green space
78
Connectivity
50
Value (lease)
100
Leisure
59
EV charging
81
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

Who it suits

Overall
80
Young Families
82
Seniors
76
Renters
73
Investors
71
EV Owners
80

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
33.8min
153NELNSLS$1.90 · 2 transfers
one-north
40min
153NELCCLS$2.11 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
57.1min
153CCLEWLS$2.33 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
59min
80EWLEWLS$2.30 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

34 min door to door · S$1.90 · 2 transfers · 9 min (589 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 18 min riding

4m1531mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (259 m) to Glad Tidings CH
  2. Bus 153 · SBS Transit
    Glad Tidings CHKovan · 1 stop · 1 min
  3. Walk 1 min (97 m) to Kovan
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    KovanDhoby Ghaut · 7 stops · 14 min
  5. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  6. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby GhautRaffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min
  7. Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
Fastest itinerary · fares & times from OneMap, Singapore Land Authority

Price & tenure

Transacted prices from URA caveats (private residential), last 5 years · tenure from URA

Latest median PSFS$2021
12-month change▲ 8.8%
Price momentum27th pctvs other condos

Based on 37 transactions. Tenure: Freehold.

Transacted unit sizes

Strata area of units transacted (URA caveats), not a full unit inventory

≤50 m²
14
51–70 m²
15
71–100 m²
16
101–150 m²
12
>150 m²
1

What’s nearby

walk times, door to door
Walk-time rings · schematic5 min10 min15 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkHere

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 1089 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)8.5 min
  • Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)12.3 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre30.8 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.9 min
  • Lim King Chew8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Khoo Clinic & Surgery6.4 min
  • Simon Road Family Clinic6.4 min
  • Healthcare Medical @ Kovan7.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Richards Ave Pk12.2 min
  • Realty Park13 min
  • Aroozoo Ave Pg13.5 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre7.7 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)10.3 min
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang22 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)9.1 min
  • Hougang CC9.8 min
  • Aljunied CC11.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library23.5 min
  • Serangoon Public Library33.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around The Tembusu
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 2 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
Nearest bus stops
  • Stop 631311.4 min walk · 104 m
  • Stop 631395.2 min walk · 217 m
Buses that serve this block
  • GLAD TIDINGS CH4 min walk
    80153

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-like
priced about right

Among OCR condos islandwide (791 compared), The Tembusu is more liveable than 88% of them but pricier than 95% — around S$2,021/psf (as of 2026-05).

Liveability88th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 5%

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 2026-05

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).

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