SG Block Index

Block 18 Hougang Ave 3

530018 · Lorong Ah Soo · Hougang · Built 1977 · ~50 yrs lease left · 132 units · 12 floors

68Overall / 100
Summary

Block 18 Hougang Ave 3 in Hougang scores 67.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 12.4 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 13.6 minutes from Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre), and 480 m straight-line from Holy Innocents' Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
63
Food
50
Schools
100
Healthcare
66
Daily needs
85
Green space
92
Connectivity
50
Value (lease)
20
Leisure
69

Who it suits

Overall
68
Young Families
75
Seniors
66
Renters
64
Investors
55

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
38.4min
72NELNSLS$1.98 · 2 transfers
one-north
42.2min
136NELCCLS$2.11 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
58.1min
82CCLEWLS$2.33 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
51.1min
25EWLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

38 min door to door · S$1.98 · 2 transfers · 8 min (450 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 24 min riding

3m721mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (161 m) to Blk 21
  2. Bus 72 · SBS Transit
    Blk 21Hougang Ctrl Int · 3 stops · 4 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 18

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 812 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)13.6 min
  • Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)16 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre27.1 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Lim King Chew6 min
  • Tan Chuan Boon11.1 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd12.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Joash Family Clinic & Surgery6.6 min
  • Khoo Clinic & Surgery8.1 min
  • Healthcare Hougang Medical Clinic11.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Realty Park9.3 min
  • Jln Naung Pg13.4 min
  • Richards Ave Pk17.2 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre2.9 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)6.6 min
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang25.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Hougang CC4.4 min
  • Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)14.1 min
  • Aljunied CC15.6 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library19.9 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 — Lorong Ah Soo

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$627▲ 16.5%
4 ROOMS$487▼ 4.2%
5 ROOMS$499▼ 25.0%
EXECUTIVES$610▼ 9.3%
Living in HougangHougang estate data →Blocks near Kovan Mrt StationBlocks near Holy Innocents' Primary SchoolCommute to the CBD →