SG Block Index

Block 129 Lor AH Soo

530129 · Tai Seng · Hougang · Built 1985 · ~58 yrs lease left · 198 units · 16 floors

57Overall / 100
Summary

Block 129 Lor AH Soo in Hougang scores 56.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 19.4 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 11 minutes from Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre), and 368 m straight-line from Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary).

Pillar scores

Transport
28
Food
59
Schools
100
Healthcare
67
Daily needs
54
Green space
76
Connectivity
51
Value (lease)
36
Leisure
42

Who it suits

Overall
57
Young Families
64
Seniors
56
Renters
48
Investors
55

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
41.2min
113NELNSLS$1.98 · 2 transfers
one-north
40.9min
53MCCLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
55min
53MCCLEWLS$2.33 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
51.5min
45EWLS$2.11 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

41 min door to door · S$1.98 · 2 transfers · 9 min (542 m) walking · 8 min waiting · 25 min riding

3m›113›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (218 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 129

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 1759 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)11 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)17.9 min
  • Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre33.2 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd11.2 min
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd13.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd15.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Lo & Lee Clinic & Surgery4.2 min
  • Tein Clinic & Surgery7.9 min
  • Healthway Medical10.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Aroozoo Ave Pg11.5 min
  • Tai Keng Gardens Pg11.9 min
  • Tai Keng Place Pg12.3 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang10.7 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre26.4 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)29.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Aljunied CC10.5 min
  • Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)15.7 min
  • Hougang CC27.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Serangoon Public Library27.1 min
  • Cheng San Public Library42.9 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 — Tai Seng

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$735▲ 13.6%
4 ROOMS$575▲ 17.5%
5 ROOMS$589▼ 2.3%
EXECUTIVES$626▲ 13.7%
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