Kensington Square
537846 · Outside Central Region (OCR) · Tai Seng · Hougang
Kensington Square in Hougang scores 59.4/100 overall. It is a freehold development, 13 minutes’ walk from Bartley Mrt Station MRT, with recent resale around S$1707 psf.
Where it is
OneMap · SLAKensington Square, Hougang, Singapore 537846
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 46
- Food
- 58
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 51
- Daily needs
- 27
- Green space
- 70
- Connectivity
- 57
- Value (lease)
- 100
- Leisure
- 26
- EV charging
- 80
Who it suits
- Overall
- 59
- Young Families
- 65
- Seniors
- 51
- Renters
- 49
- Investors
- 61
- EV Owners
- 66
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 32min
- one-north
- 43min
- Jurong East
- 57.1min
- Changi Airport
- 42min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap32 min door to door · S$1.86 · 1 transfer · 7 min (463 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 23 min riding
- Walk 4 min (281 m) to Paya Lebar Gdns
- Bus 43 · Go-Ahead Singapore
Paya Lebar Gdns → Paya Lebar · 9 stops · 11 min - Walk 2 min (153 m) to Paya Lebar
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Paya Lebar → Raffles Place · 6 stops · 12 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 28 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- Bartley Mrt Station13 min
- Bartley Mrt Station13.2 min
- Serangoon Mrt Station19.7 min
Hawker centres
food- Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)18.7 min
- Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre23.8 min
- Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)26.6 min
Supermarkets
daily- Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd14.2 min
- Sivamani Minimart Pte Ltd14.6 min
- Sarathi Stores Pte Ltd16.7 min
CHAS clinics
health- Lo & Lee Clinic & Surgery11.1 min
- Kong Kian Clinic13.3 min
- Daily Medical Centre13.6 min
Parks & green
green- Tai Keng Gardens Pg3.6 min
- Paya Lebar Crescent Os5.8 min
- Thrift Dr Os6 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang13 min
- CARElderly Senior Activity Centre32.2 min
- St John's Home for the Aged34.6 min
Community clubs
leisure- Aljunied CC18.3 min
- Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)24.5 min
- Bidadari CC (U/C)26.7 min
Libraries
leisure- Serangoon Public Library25.9 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 5 parks.
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 620295.1 min walk · 161 m
- Stop 620395.3 min walk · 232 m
- PAYA LEBAR GDNS4 min walk436270
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), Kensington Square is more liveable than 21% of them but pricier than 78% — around S$1,707/psf (as of 2026-01).
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 2026-01
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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