SG Block Index

Block 239 Hougang ST 22

530239 · Lorong Ah Soo · Hougang · Built 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 133 units · 13 floors

70Overall / 100
Summary

Block 239 Hougang ST 22 in Hougang scores 70.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 13.3 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 5.4 minutes from Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre), and 212 m straight-line from Xinghua Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
54
Food
89
Schools
100
Healthcare
64
Daily needs
89
Green space
90
Connectivity
49
Value (lease)
34
Leisure
38

Who it suits

Overall
70
Young Families
76
Seniors
69
Renters
65
Investors
59

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
37.3min
146NELNSLS$1.90 · 2 transfers
one-north
43.1min
146CCLS$2.20 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
57.2min
146CCLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
55.1min
14645EWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

37 min door to door · S$1.90 · 2 transfers · 8 min (470 m) walking · 9 min waiting · 20 min riding

2m›146›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (140 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 239

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 1194 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)5.4 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)11.3 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre38.5 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd6.1 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd12.8 min
  • Lim King Chew13.8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • London (Mh) Clinic & Surgery4.6 min
  • Onecare Clinic Hougang4.6 min
  • Drs Lim & Chan Clinic6.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Aroozoo Ave Pg9.7 min
  • Surin Ave Neighbourhood Pk12.9 min
  • Jln Geneng Interim Pk16.3 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre14.8 min
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang15.1 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)18 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Aljunied CC5 min
  • Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)10.7 min
  • Hougang CC15.6 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library31.2 min
  • Serangoon Public Library34.2 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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