SG Block Index

57 @ Kovan

548147 · Outside Central Region (OCR) · Kovan · Hougang

Private condominiumFreehold
73Overall / 100Top 54% of 2,287 condosHow we score →
Summary

57 @ Kovan in Hougang scores 72.5/100 overall. It is a freehold development, 7.9 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, with recent resale around S$1394 psf.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of 57 @ Kovan in Singapore

Pillar scores

Transport
67
Food
77
Schools
100
Healthcare
57
Daily needs
78
Green space
84
Connectivity
51
Value (lease)
100
Leisure
73
EV charging
27
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

Who it suits

Overall
73
Young Families
78
Seniors
69
Renters
66
Investors
80
EV Owners
61

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
33.7min
NELNSLS$1.90 · 1 transfer
one-north
40.8min
NELCCLS$2.07 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
54.9min
NELCCLEWLS$2.30 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
59min
CCLEWLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

34 min door to door · S$1.90 · 1 transfer · 14 min (924 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 17 min riding

10mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 10 min (692 m) to Kovan
  2. North East Line · SBS Transit
    KovanDhoby Ghaut · 7 stops · 14 min
  3. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby GhautRaffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min
  5. 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$1394
12-month change▲ 21.2%
Price momentumToo few sales

Based on 3 transactions. Tenure: Freehold.

Transacted unit sizes

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

101–150 m²
3

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
PlannedSerangoon North MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1642 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)12.4 min
  • Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)22 min
  • Serangoon Garden Market26.2 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8 min
  • Thong Chew Food Industries Pte Ltd8.6 min
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd10.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Mission Medical Clinic5.8 min
  • Gsh Clinic & Surgery Pte. Ltd.7.1 min
  • Goh Clinic & Surgery9.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Richards Ave Pk7 min
  • Jln Geneng Interim Pk9.2 min
  • Surin Ave Neighbourhood Pk10.9 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)20.8 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre22.5 min
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang24.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)12.6 min
  • Braddell Heights CC (Pending U/C)20.5 min
  • Aljunied CC21.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Serangoon Public Library20.5 min
  • Cheng San Public Library33.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around 57 @ Kovan
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 2 supermarkets, 2 parks, 3 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 630214.1 min walk · 113 m
  • Stop 630295.8 min walk · 195 m

Board here and check the LTA bus app for the services and live arrival times.

Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
strong value

Among OCR condos islandwide (791 compared), 57 @ Kovan is more liveable than 66% of them and cheaper than 62% — around S$1,394/psf (as of 2023-08).

Liveability66th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 62%

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 2023-08

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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