SG Block Index

Block 109 Hougang Ave 1

530109 · Lorong Ah Soo · Hougang · Built 1982 · ~55 yrs lease left · 123 units · 13 floors

75Overall / 100
Summary

Block 109 Hougang Ave 1 in Hougang scores 75.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 10.1 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 3.4 minutes from Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre), and 311 m straight-line from Xinghua Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
71
Food
90
Schools
100
Healthcare
65
Daily needs
100
Green space
95
Connectivity
50
Value (lease)
30
Leisure
47

Who it suits

Overall
75
Young Families
80
Seniors
75
Renters
73
Investors
61

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
37.9min
146NELNSLS$1.90 · 2 transfers
one-north
42min
146NELCCLS$2.11 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
58.8min
53MCCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
51.8min
25EWLEWLS$2.11 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

38 min door to door · S$1.90 · 2 transfers · 8 min (516 m) walking · 9 min waiting · 20 min riding

3m›146›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (186 m) to Opp Yuying Sec Sch
  2. Bus 146 · SBS Transit
    Opp Yuying Sec Sch → Kovan · 3 stops · 3 min
  3. Walk 1 min (97 m) to Kovan
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    Kovan → Dhoby Ghaut · 7 stops · 14 min
  5. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  6. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby Ghaut → Raffles 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 109

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 1336 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)3.4 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)8.1 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre38.6 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd4.1 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd9.5 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • London (Mh) Clinic & Surgery2.6 min
  • Onecare Clinic Hougang2.6 min
  • Drs Lim & Chan Clinic4.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Aroozoo Ave Pg5.8 min
  • Surin Ave Neighbourhood Pk9.3 min
  • Jln Geneng Interim Pk12.3 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang12.9 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre15.7 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)18.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Aljunied CC2.6 min
  • Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)7.2 min
  • Hougang CC16.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Serangoon Public Library30.2 min
  • Cheng San Public Library32.2 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 Hougang →Hougang estate data →Blocks near Kovan Mrt Station →Blocks near Xinghua Primary School →Commute to the CBD →