Block 201 Hougang ST 21
530201 · Lorong Ah Soo · Hougang · Built 1982 · ~55 yrs lease left · 16 units · 4 floors
Near an LTA Silver Zone
77Overall / 100
Summary
Block 201 Hougang ST 21 in Hougang scores 77.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4.5 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 6.1 minutes from Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre), and 730 m straight-line from Xinghua Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 85
- Food
- 76
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 62
- Daily needs
- 100
- Green space
- 84
- Connectivity
- 58
- Value (lease)
- 30
- Leisure
- 71
Who it suits
- Overall
- 77
- Young Families
- 81
- Seniors
- 75
- Renters
- 77
- Investors
- 62
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 30.8min
- one-north
- 36.3min
- Jurong East
- 50.4min
- Changi Airport
- 55.5min
NELNSLS$1.90 · 1 transfer
81CCLS$2.07 · 1 transfer
81CCLEWLS$2.30 · 2 transfers
80EWLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap31 min door to door · S$1.90 · 1 transfer · 10 min (654 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 17 min riding
6m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 6 min (421 m) to Kovan
- North East Line · SBS Transit
Kovan → Dhoby Ghaut · 7 stops · 14 min - Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
- North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Dhoby Ghaut → Raffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-time rings · schematic
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- Kovan Mrt Station4.5 min
- Kovan Mrt Station5.3 min
- Kovan Mrt Station5.3 min
PlannedSerangoon North MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1784 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)6.1 min
- Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)15.7 min
- Serangoon Garden Market28.8 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd1.8 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd5.8 min
- Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd13.3 min
CHAS clinics
health- Goh Clinic & Surgery2.6 min
- Parkway Shenton Medical Group5.8 min
- Healthcare Medical @ Kovan6.1 min
Parks & green
green- Surin Ave Neighbourhood Pk6.5 min
- Richards Ave Pk6.6 min
- Aroozoo Ave Pg7.6 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)17 min
- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre18.5 min
- Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang23.3 min
Community clubs
leisure- Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)6.3 min
- Aljunied CC14.8 min
- Hougang CC21 min
Libraries
leisure- Serangoon Public Library23.6 min
- Cheng San Public Library30.3 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 changeLatest txns
3 ROOMS$627▲ 16.5%1
4 ROOMS$487▼ 4.2%1
5 ROOMS$499▼ 25.0%1
EXECUTIVES$610▼ 9.3%2