SG Block Index

Block 116 Hougang Ave 1

530116 · Lorong Ah Soo · Hougang · Built 1980 · ~53 yrs lease left · 142 units · 13 floors

66Overall / 100
Summary

Block 116 Hougang Ave 1 in Hougang scores 66/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 15.8 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 5.5 minutes from Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre), and 510 m straight-line from Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary).

Pillar scores

Transport
40
Food
88
Schools
100
Healthcare
66
Daily needs
84
Green space
79
Connectivity
51
Value (lease)
26
Leisure
41

Who it suits

Overall
66
Young Families
72
Seniors
66
Renters
60
Investors
55

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
40min
113NELNSLS$1.98 · 2 transfers
one-north
42.1min
53MCCLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
56.2min
53MCCLEWLS$2.33 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
50.2min
45EWLS$2.11 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

40 min door to door · S$1.98 · 2 transfers · 8 min (461 m) walking · 8 min waiting · 25 min riding

2m›113›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (137 m) to Blk 115
  2. Bus 113 · SBS Transit
    Blk 115 → Kovan · 6 stops · 8 min
  3. Walk 1 min (91 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 minHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 116

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 1629 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)5.5 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)13.8 min
  • Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre35.5 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd6.2 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd15.3 min
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd15.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Tein Clinic & Surgery2.5 min
  • Drs Lim & Chan Clinic6.2 min
  • Healthway Medical7.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Aroozoo Ave Pg11.7 min
  • Jln Geneng Interim Pk13.7 min
  • Surin Ave Neighbourhood Pk13.9 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang12.9 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre20.2 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)23.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Aljunied CC3.5 min
  • Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)13.2 min
  • Hougang CC21 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Serangoon Public Library29 min
  • Cheng San Public Library36.7 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 Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary) →Commute to the CBD →