SG Block Index

Block 134 Lor AH Soo

530134 · Tai Seng · Hougang · Built 1983 · ~56 yrs lease left · 103 units · 14 floors

61Overall / 100
Summary

Block 134 Lor AH Soo in Hougang scores 60.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 18.6 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 10.2 minutes from Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre), and 203 m straight-line from Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary).

Pillar scores

Transport
35
Food
62
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
59
Green space
92
Connectivity
48
Value (lease)
32
Leisure
46

Who it suits

Overall
61
Young Families
68
Seniors
60
Renters
52
Investors
56

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
39.6min
53MNELNSLS$1.90 · 2 transfers
one-north
43.7min
53MCCLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
57.8min
53MCCLEWLS$2.33 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
54.5min
45EWLS$2.15 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

40 min door to door · S$1.90 · 2 transfers · 12 min (765 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 22 min riding

5m›53M›3m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (343 m) to Opp Blk 115
  2. Bus 53M · SBS Transit
    Opp Blk 115 → S'goon /blk 201 · 6 stops · 8 min
  3. Walk 3 min (189 m) to Serangoon
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    Serangoon → Dhoby Ghaut · 6 stops · 11 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 134

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 1926 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)10.2 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)17 min
  • Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre32.3 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd10.3 min
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd12.9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd15 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Lo & Lee Clinic & Surgery0 min
  • Tein Clinic & Surgery7 min
  • Healthway Medical9.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Tai Keng Gardens Pg8.9 min
  • Tai Keng Place Pg9.2 min
  • Aroozoo Ave Pg10.6 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang7.6 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre25.5 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)28.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Aljunied CC9.7 min
  • Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)14.8 min
  • Hougang CC26.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Serangoon Public Library26.2 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 — 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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