SG Block Index

Block 170 Hougang Ave 1

530170 · Tai Seng · Hougang · Built 1996 · ~69 yrs lease left · 91 units · 14 floors

70Overall / 100
Summary

Block 170 Hougang Ave 1 in Hougang scores 69.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 16.6 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 5 minutes from Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre), and 534 m straight-line from Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary).

Pillar scores

Transport
41
Food
90
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
88
Green space
85
Connectivity
51
Value (lease)
58
Leisure
38

Who it suits

Overall
70
Young Families
75
Seniors
70
Renters
62
Investors
66

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
45.9min
854EWLEWLS$2.11 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

40 min door to door · S$1.90 · 2 transfers · 12 min (753 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 22 min riding

5m›53M›3m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (331 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 170

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 1624 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)5 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)14.6 min
  • Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre36.2 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd5.1 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd16.1 min
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd16.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Healthway Medical4 min
  • Drs Lim & Chan Clinic5.1 min
  • Lifecare Family Clinic & Surgery5.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Aroozoo Ave Pg12.7 min
  • Tai Keng Gardens Pg13.1 min
  • Tai Keng Place Pg13.5 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang7.7 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre20.3 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)23.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Aljunied CC4.9 min
  • Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)14.1 min
  • Hougang CC21.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Serangoon Public Library30 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 — 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%
Living in Hougang →Hougang estate data →Blocks near Kovan Mrt Station →Blocks near Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary) →Commute to the CBD →