How far is Block 245 Hougang ST 22 from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Kovan Mrt Station, about 12.4 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 245 Hougang ST 22 to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 112 to Kovan, then North East Line to Dhoby Ghaut, then North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 40 minutes with 2 transfers, roughly S$1.94.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 245?

Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre) is roughly 8.3 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 245 Hougang ST 22?

Xinghua Primary School, approximately 174 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 245 Hougang ST 22?

Approximately 56 years, derived from the block's completion year (1983) against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 245 Hougang ST 22?

It scores 64.1/100 overall: transport 45.7, food 78.5, schools 100, healthcare 60.2, daily needs 76.7, green space 80.6, connectivity 44.5, value 32, leisure 46.5.

Block 245 Hougang ST 22

530245 · Lorong Ah Soo · Hougang · Built 1983 · ~56 yrs lease left · 84 units · 15 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone

64Overall / 100

Summary

Block 245 Hougang ST 22 in Hougang scores 64.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 12.4 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 8.3 minutes from Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre), and 174 m straight-line from Xinghua Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport: 46
Food: 79
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 60
Daily needs: 77
Green space: 81
Connectivity: 45
Value (lease): 32
Leisure: 47

Who it suits

Overall: 64
Young Families: 71
Seniors: 63
Renters: 58
Investors: 55

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 39.9min
one-north: 47.1min
Jurong East: 64min
Changi Airport: 51.1min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

40 min door to door · S$1.94 · 2 transfers · 13 min (789 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 22 min riding

8m›112›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 8 min (465 m) to Aft En-naeem Mque
Bus 112 · SBS Transit
Aft En-naeem Mque → Kovan · 3 stops · 5 min
Walk 1 min (91 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

Fastest itinerary · fares & times from OneMap, Singapore Land Authority

What’s nearby

walk times, door to door

Walk-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

PlannedDefu MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 934 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)8.3 min
Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)10.6 min
Ci Yuan Hawker Centre35 min

Supermarkets

daily

Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd9 min
Lim King Chew10.4 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11.9 min

CHAS clinics

health

London (Mh) Clinic & Surgery7.5 min
Onecare Clinic Hougang7.5 min
Drs Lim & Chan Clinic9 min

Parks & green

green

Aroozoo Ave Pg12.7 min
Surin Ave Neighbourhood Pk15.3 min
Realty Park17.2 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Xinghua Primary School174 m
Holy Innocents' Primary School985 m
Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary)1245 m

Eldercare centres

care

Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre11.3 min
Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)14.5 min
Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang18 min

Community clubs

leisure

Aljunied CC7.9 min
Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)10.5 min
Hougang CC12.2 min

Libraries

leisure

Cheng San Public Library27.8 min
Serangoon Public Library37.1 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 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

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