21 Richards
546430 · Outside Central Region (OCR) · Kovan · Hougang
21 Richards in Hougang scores 69/100 overall. It is a freehold development, 6.2 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, with recent resale around S$1479 psf.
Where it is
OneMap · SLA21 Richards, Hougang, Singapore 546430
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 62
- Food
- 78
- Schools
- 99
- Healthcare
- 57
- Daily needs
- 75
- Green space
- 67
- Connectivity
- 52
- Value (lease)
- 100
- Leisure
- 55
- EV charging
- 19
Who it suits
- Overall
- 69
- Young Families
- 74
- Seniors
- 65
- Renters
- 62
- Investors
- 77
- EV Owners
- 57
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 32.1min
- one-north
- 38.3min
- Jurong East
- 52.4min
- Changi Airport
- 62.7min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap32 min door to door · S$1.90 · 1 transfer · 11 min (709 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 17 min riding
- Walk 8 min (476 m) to Kovan
- North East Line · SBS Transit
Kovan → Dhoby Ghaut · 7 stops · 14 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 8 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- Kovan Mrt Station6.2 min
- Kovan Mrt Station6.9 min
- Kovan Mrt Station10.5 min
Hawker centres
food- Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)12.5 min
- Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)21.7 min
- Serangoon Garden Market23 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.7 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11 min
- Thong Chew Food Industries Pte Ltd13.3 min
CHAS clinics
health- Chiew Clinic6.7 min
- Simon Road Family Clinic8.1 min
- Goh Clinic & Surgery10.1 min
Parks & green
green- Richards Ave Pk2.8 min
- Parry Ave Interim Pk2.9 min
- Poh Huat Rd Pg8.7 min
Primary schools
straight-line- Xinghua Primary School1071 m
- Xinmin Primary School1111 m
- Zhonghua Primary School1311 m
Eldercare centres
care- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)18.3 min
- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre19.9 min
- Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang30.2 min
Community clubs
leisure- Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)13.2 min
- The Serangoon CC20.7 min
- Aljunied CC20.9 min
Libraries
leisure- Cheng San Public Library27.7 min
- Serangoon Public Library27.8 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 1 supermarkets, 3 parks, 2 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 630317.2 min walk · 455 m
- Stop 630298.5 min walk · 514 m
- KOVAN STN EXIT C9 min walk80
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), 21 Richards is more liveable than 51% of them and cheaper than 52% — around S$1,479/psf (as of 2025-09).
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 2025-09
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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