SG Block Index

Kovan 81

548173 · Outside Central Region (OCR) · Kovan · Hougang

Private condominium999-year leasehold
74Overall / 100Top 50% of 2,287 condosHow we score →
Summary

Kovan 81 in Hougang scores 74/100 overall. It is a 999-year leasehold development, 11.1 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, with recent resale around S$969 psf.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Kovan 81 in Singapore

Pillar scores

Transport
62
Food
75
Schools
100
Healthcare
56
Daily needs
86
Green space
92
Connectivity
51
Value (lease)
100
Leisure
76
EV charging
55
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

Who it suits

Overall
74
Young Families
79
Seniors
70
Renters
67
Investors
81
EV Owners
70

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
35.3min
82NELNSLS$1.94 · 2 transfers
one-north
41.7min
101CCLS$2.07 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
55.8min
101CCLEWLS$2.30 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
54.2min
CCLEWLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

35 min door to door · S$1.94 · 2 transfers · 10 min (618 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 20 min riding

5m821mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (294 m) to Opp Upp S'goon Shop Ctr
  2. Bus 82 · Go-Ahead Singapore
    Opp Upp S'goon Shop CtrKovan · 2 stops · 3 min
  3. Walk 1 min (91 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$969
12-month change▼ 19.1%
Price momentumToo few sales

Based on 2 transactions. Tenure: 999-year leasehold.

Transacted unit sizes

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

71–100 m²
1
>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
PlannedSerangoon North MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1769 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)14.5 min
  • Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)22 min
  • Serangoon Garden Market23.5 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Thong Chew Food Industries Pte Ltd5.6 min
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd9.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Gsh Clinic & Surgery Pte. Ltd.3.7 min
  • Mission Medical Clinic4.4 min
  • Daily Medical Centre10.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Jln Geneng Interim Pk8 min
  • Upper Serangoon Park8.8 min
  • Boundary Road Park10 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)24 min
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang24.6 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre25.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)13.4 min
  • Braddell Heights CC (Pending U/C)17.1 min
  • Aljunied CC21.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Serangoon Public Library17 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Kovan 81
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 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
Nearest bus stops
  • Stop 631592.9 min walk · 165 m
  • Stop 631513.2 min walk · 166 m
Buses that serve this block
  • OPP UPP S'GOON SHOP CTR5 min walk
    82
  • AFT UPP S'GOON SHOP CTR7 min walk
    101

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
strong value

Among OCR condos islandwide (791 compared), Kovan 81 is more liveable than 72% of them and cheaper than 97% — around S$969/psf (as of 2024-04).

Liveability72th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 97%

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 2024-04

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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