Block 23 Hougang Ave 3
530023 · Lorong Ah Soo · Hougang · Built 1977 · ~50 yrs lease left · 196 units · 12 floors
Block 23 Hougang Ave 3 in Hougang scores 66.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 11.2 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 15 minutes from Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre), and 446 m straight-line from Holy Innocents' Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 69
- Food
- 45
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 66
- Daily needs
- 70
- Green space
- 87
- Connectivity
- 52
- Value (lease)
- 20
- Leisure
- 80
Who it suits
- Overall
- 66
- Young Families
- 73
- Seniors
- 64
- Renters
- 64
- Investors
- 54
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 33.6min
- one-north
- 39.8min
- Jurong East
- 57.3min
- Changi Airport
- 54.1min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap34 min door to door · S$1.90 · 2 transfers · 8 min (463 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 20 min riding
- Walk 2 min (133 m) to Opp S'goon JC
- Bus 153 · SBS Transit
Opp S'goon JC → Kovan · 2 stops · 2 min - Walk 1 min (97 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
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- Hougang Mrt Station11.2 min
- Kovan Mrt Station13 min
- Kovan Mrt Station13.5 min
Hawker centres
food- Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)15 min
- Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)19.1 min
- Ci Yuan Hawker Centre24.1 min
Supermarkets
daily- Lim King Chew8.7 min
- Tan Chuan Boon12.7 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd13.5 min
CHAS clinics
health- Joash Family Clinic & Surgery6.7 min
- Khoo Clinic & Surgery8.2 min
- Healthcare Hougang Medical Clinic13 min
Parks & green
green- Realty Park6.2 min
- Jln Naung Pg10.4 min
- Poh Huat Rd Pg16.9 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre2.8 min
- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)3.6 min
- Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang28.3 min
Community clubs
leisure- Hougang CC6 min
- Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)17 min
- Punggol CC20.6 min
Libraries
leisure- Cheng San Public Library16.8 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