SG Block Index

Block 242 Hougang ST 22

530242 · Lorong Ah Soo · Hougang · Built 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 182 units · 12 floors

65Overall / 100
Summary

Block 242 Hougang ST 22 in Hougang scores 65.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 13.6 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 7.4 minutes from Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre), and 214 m straight-line from Xinghua Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
47
Food
82
Schools
100
Healthcare
62
Daily needs
79
Green space
85
Connectivity
41
Value (lease)
34
Leisure
42

Who it suits

Overall
65
Young Families
72
Seniors
64
Renters
59
Investors
56

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
42.1min
87NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
one-north
49.3min
87NELCCLS$2.24 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
69.6min
87NELEWLS$2.40 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
48min
25EWLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

42 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 7 min (443 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 27 min riding

3m›87›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (154 m) to Blk 241
  2. Bus 87 · SBS Transit
    Blk 241 → Hougang Ctrl Int · 5 stops · 8 min
  3. Walk 1 min (56 m) to Hougang
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    Hougang → Dhoby Ghaut · 8 stops · 17 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 242

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)7.4 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)11.8 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre36.3 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd8 min
  • Lim King Chew11.6 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd13.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • London (Mh) Clinic & Surgery6.5 min
  • Onecare Clinic Hougang6.5 min
  • Drs Lim & Chan Clinic8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Aroozoo Ave Pg11.7 min
  • Surin Ave Neighbourhood Pk14.9 min
  • Jln Geneng Interim Pk18.3 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre12.5 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)15.7 min
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang17.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Aljunied CC7 min
  • Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)11.8 min
  • Hougang CC13.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library29 min
  • Serangoon Public Library36.1 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%
Living in Hougang →Hougang estate data →Blocks near Kovan Mrt Station →Blocks near Xinghua Primary School →Commute to the CBD →