SG Block Index

Block 237 Hougang ST 21

530237 · Lorong Ah Soo · Hougang · Built 1983 · ~56 yrs lease left · 125 units · 15 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
74Overall / 100
Summary

Block 237 Hougang ST 21 in Hougang scores 74.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 6 minutes from Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre), and 218 m straight-line from Xinghua Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
73
Food
87
Schools
100
Healthcare
62
Daily needs
92
Green space
97
Connectivity
48
Value (lease)
32
Leisure
48

Who it suits

Overall
74
Young Families
80
Seniors
73
Renters
72
Investors
61

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
38.3min
146NELNSLS$1.90 · 2 transfers
one-north
42.4min
146NELCCLS$2.11 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
58.5min
NELCCLEWLS$2.30 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
55min
25EWLEWLS$2.11 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

38 min door to door · S$1.90 · 2 transfers · 9 min (572 m) walking · 9 min waiting · 20 min riding

4m›146›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (242 m) to Opp Yuying Sec Sch
  2. Bus 146 · SBS Transit
    Opp Yuying Sec Sch → Kovan · 3 stops · 3 min
  3. Walk 1 min (97 m) to Kovan
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    Kovan → Dhoby Ghaut · 7 stops · 14 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 237

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 1317 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 min
  • Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)6.1 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre37.6 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd6.8 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.5 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Healthcare Medical @ Kovan4.7 min
  • Lim Country Clinic4.7 min
  • London (Mh) Clinic & Surgery5.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Aroozoo Ave Pg5.1 min
  • Surin Ave Neighbourhood Pk7.6 min
  • Jln Geneng Interim Pk13.4 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang15.6 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre16.9 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)19.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Aljunied CC5.2 min
  • Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)5.4 min
  • Hougang CC18.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Serangoon Public Library30.6 min
  • Cheng San Public Library32.5 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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