Kovan 81
548173 · Outside Central Region (OCR) · Kovan · Hougang
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 · SLAKovan 81, Hougang, Singapore 548173
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
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
- one-north
- 41.7min
- Jurong East
- 55.8min
- Changi Airport
- 54.2min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap35 min door to door · S$1.94 · 2 transfers · 10 min (618 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 20 min riding
- Walk 5 min (294 m) to Opp Upp S'goon Shop Ctr
- Bus 82 · Go-Ahead Singapore
Opp Upp S'goon Shop Ctr → Kovan · 2 stops · 3 min - Walk 1 min (91 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 2 transactions. Tenure: 999-year leasehold.
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 Station11.1 min
- Serangoon Mrt Station11.5 min
- Serangoon Mrt Station11.7 min
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
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare 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 · OneMapWithin ~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- Stop 631592.9 min walk · 165 m
- Stop 631513.2 min walk · 166 m
- OPP UPP S'GOON SHOP CTR5 min walk82
- AFT UPP S'GOON SHOP CTR7 min walk101
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), Kovan 81 is more liveable than 72% of them and cheaper than 97% — around S$969/psf (as of 2024-04).
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).
See what’s for sale
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