SG Block Index

Block 157 Hougang ST 11

530157 · Lorong Ah Soo · Hougang · Built 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 12 units · 4 floors

69Overall / 100
Summary

Block 157 Hougang ST 11 in Hougang scores 69.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.9 minutes’ walk from Serangoon Mrt Station MRT, 14.8 minutes from Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre), and 706 m straight-line from Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary).

Pillar scores

Transport
66
Food
46
Schools
100
Healthcare
60
Daily needs
88
Green space
98
Connectivity
54
Value (lease)
34
Leisure
76

Who it suits

Overall
69
Young Families
76
Seniors
66
Renters
66
Investors
58

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
39.1min
58NELNSLS$1.82 · 2 transfers
one-north
40.1min
58CCLS$2.02 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
54.2min
58CCLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
48min
70EWLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

39 min door to door · S$1.82 · 2 transfers · 13 min (830 m) walking · 9 min waiting · 16 min riding

7m›58›3m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 7 min (402 m) to Aft Jln Chermat
  2. Bus 58 · SBS Transit
    Aft Jln Chermat → S'goon /blk 413 · 2 stops · 2 min
  3. Walk 3 min (195 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 157

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
PlannedSerangoon North MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2053 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)14.8 min
  • Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)17.3 min
  • Serangoon Garden Market27.4 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd2.7 min
  • Thong Chew Food Industries Pte Ltd9.1 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Mission Medical Clinic3.3 min
  • Daily Medical Centre3.3 min
  • Gsh Clinic & Surgery Pte. Ltd.6.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Jln Geneng Interim Pk2.1 min
  • Upper Serangoon Park8.2 min
  • Surin Ave Neighbourhood Pk8.8 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang19.7 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)26.1 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre27.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)12.7 min
  • Aljunied CC16.4 min
  • Braddell Heights CC (Pending U/C)16.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Serangoon Public Library16.3 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%
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