SG Block Index

Block 221 Hougang ST 21

530221 · Lorong Ah Soo · Hougang · Built 1990 · ~63 yrs lease left · 86 units · 13 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
80Overall / 100
Summary

Block 221 Hougang ST 21 in Hougang scores 80.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 4.7 minutes from Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre), and 746 m straight-line from Xinghua Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
87
Food
90
Schools
100
Healthcare
61
Daily needs
100
Green space
87
Connectivity
57
Value (lease)
46
Leisure
70

Who it suits

Overall
80
Young Families
84
Seniors
78
Renters
79
Investors
67

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
33.4min
81NELNSLS$1.86 · 2 transfers
one-north
36.4min
81CCLS$2.07 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
50.4min
81CCLEWLS$2.30 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
55.6min
80EWLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

33 min door to door · S$1.86 · 2 transfers · 9 min (560 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 19 min riding

4m›81›2m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (219 m) to Opp The Helping Hand
  2. Bus 81 · SBS Transit
    Opp The Helping Hand → S'goon · 3 stops · 4 min
  3. Walk 2 min (108 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 221

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 1835 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)4.7 min
  • Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)13.8 min
  • Serangoon Garden Market29.3 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd1.2 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd5.6 min
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd13.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Goh Clinic & Surgery4.1 min
  • Healthcare Medical @ Kovan4.7 min
  • Lim Country Clinic4.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Surin Ave Neighbourhood Pk4.7 min
  • Aroozoo Ave Pg5.7 min
  • Richards Ave Pk7.2 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)17.7 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre18.4 min
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang21.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)4.5 min
  • Aljunied CC13 min
  • Hougang CC19.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Serangoon Public Library23.8 min
  • Cheng San Public Library30.9 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 — 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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