SG Block Index

Block 7 Hougang Ave 3

530007 · Kangkar · Hougang · Built 1974 · ~47 yrs lease left · 30 units · 5 floors

68Overall / 100
Summary

Block 7 Hougang Ave 3 in Hougang scores 67.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 13 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 14.1 minutes from Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre), and 517 m straight-line from Holy Innocents' Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
67
Food
58
Schools
100
Healthcare
60
Daily needs
89
Green space
91
Connectivity
45
Value (lease)
14
Leisure
63

Who it suits

Overall
68
Young Families
75
Seniors
66
Renters
65
Investors
63

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
40.3min
87NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
one-north
47min
81CCLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
61min
81CCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
52min
25EWLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

40 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 8 min (502 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 25 min riding

3m871mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (213 m) to Aft Hougang Ave 3
  2. Bus 87 · SBS Transit
    Aft Hougang Ave 3Hougang Ctrl Int · 3 stops · 5 min
  3. Walk 1 min (56 m) to Hougang
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    HougangDhoby Ghaut · 8 stops · 17 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

What’s nearby

walk times, door to door
Walk-time rings · schematic5 min10 min15 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 7

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
PlannedDefu MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 630 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)14.1 min
  • Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)15 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre28.9 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Lim King Chew1.5 min
  • Tan Chuan Boon9 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd13.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Healthcare Hougang Medical Clinic9.3 min
  • Stat Medical Clinic @ Hougang9.3 min
  • Joash Family Clinic & Surgery10.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Realty Park11 min
  • Jln Naung Pg15.1 min
  • Richards Ave Pk17.8 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre5.1 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)8.3 min
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang24.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Hougang CC4.2 min
  • Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)14.1 min
  • Aljunied CC14.6 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library21.6 min

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).

Resale context — Kangkar

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$571▼ 0.4%
4 ROOMS$764▲ 8.1%
5 ROOMS$921▲ 89.7%
EXECUTIVES$540▼ 5.4%
Living in HougangHougang estate data →Blocks near Kovan Mrt StationBlocks near Holy Innocents' Primary SchoolCommute to the CBD →