The Bently Residences@kovan
548086 · Outside Central Region (OCR) · Kovan · Hougang
The Bently Residences@kovan in Hougang scores 66.5/100 overall. It is a freehold development, 8.9 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, with recent resale around S$1295 psf.
Where it is
OneMap · SLAThe Bently Residences@kovan, Hougang, Singapore 548086
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 50
- Food
- 75
- Schools
- 98
- Healthcare
- 52
- Daily needs
- 77
- Green space
- 77
- Connectivity
- 46
- Value (lease)
- 100
- Leisure
- 68
- EV charging
- 16
Who it suits
- Overall
- 67
- Young Families
- 72
- Seniors
- 63
- Renters
- 59
- Investors
- 57
- EV Owners
- 54
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 36.2min
- one-north
- 43.5min
- Jurong East
- 57.5min
- Changi Airport
- 61.5min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap36 min door to door · S$1.90 · 1 transfer · 16 min (1042 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 17 min riding
- Walk 12 min (810 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 17 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 Station8.9 min
- Kovan Mrt Station9.1 min
- Kovan Mrt Station11.6 min
Hawker centres
food- Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)13.5 min
- Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)23.1 min
- Serangoon Garden Market24 min
Supermarkets
daily- Thong Chew Food Industries Pte Ltd7.9 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.2 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd12.2 min
CHAS clinics
health- Gsh Clinic & Surgery Pte. Ltd.7.9 min
- Mission Medical Clinic8.3 min
- Goh Clinic & Surgery10.7 min
Parks & green
green- Richards Ave Pk5 min
- Parry Ave Interim Pk9.5 min
- Jln Geneng Interim Pk11.8 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)21.2 min
- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre22.9 min
- Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang28.4 min
Community clubs
leisure- Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)13.7 min
- Braddell Heights CC (Pending U/C)20.6 min
- Aljunied CC22.2 min
Libraries
leisure- Serangoon Public Library22.4 min
- Cheng San Public Library32.8 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 2 supermarkets, 2 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 631597.3 min walk · 477 m
- Stop 630218.6 min walk · 191 m
Board here and check the LTA bus app for the services and live arrival times.
Value for money
liveability vs price · like-for-likeAmong OCR condos islandwide (791 compared), The Bently Residences@kovan is more liveable than 42% of them and cheaper than 74% — around S$1,295/psf (as of 2026-05).
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).
See what’s for sale
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