Block 252 Hougang Ave 3
530252 · Lorong Ah Soo · Hougang · Built 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 182 units · 12 floors
45Overall / 100
Summary
Block 252 Hougang Ave 3 in Hougang scores 44.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 19.4 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 15.1 minutes from Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre), and 362 m straight-line from Xinghua Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 24
- Food
- 35
- Schools
- 91
- Healthcare
- 43
- Daily needs
- 45
- Green space
- 58
- Connectivity
- 46
- Value (lease)
- 34
- Leisure
- 25
Who it suits
- Overall
- 45
- Young Families
- 52
- Seniors
- 40
- Renters
- 37
- Investors
- 45
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 39.7min
- one-north
- 47min
- Jurong East
- 62.5min
- Changi Airport
- 50min
87NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
87NELCCLS$2.24 · 2 transfers
81CCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
25EWLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap40 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 6 min (376 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 26 min riding
2m›87›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 2 min (87 m) to Blk 248
- Bus 87 · SBS Transit
Blk 248 → Hougang Ctrl Int · 4 stops · 6 min - Walk 1 min (56 m) to Hougang
- North East Line · SBS Transit
Hougang → Dhoby Ghaut · 8 stops · 17 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
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-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- Kovan Mrt Station19.4 min
- Kovan Mrt Station20.4 min
- Kovan Mrt Station21.2 min
PlannedDefu MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 766 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)15.1 min
- Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)20.3 min
- Ci Yuan Hawker Centre36.8 min
Supermarkets
daily- Lim King Chew12.1 min
- Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd15.8 min
- Tan Chuan Boon18.5 min
CHAS clinics
health- London (Mh) Clinic & Surgery14.3 min
- Onecare Clinic Hougang14.3 min
- Joash Family Clinic & Surgery17.6 min
Parks & green
green- Realty Park18.9 min
- Aroozoo Ave Pg19.5 min
- Surin Ave Neighbourhood Pk22.7 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre13.1 min
- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)16.3 min
- Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang24.3 min
Community clubs
leisure- Hougang CC13.9 min
- Aljunied CC14.7 min
- Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)20.3 min
Libraries
leisure- Cheng San Public Library29.5 min
- Serangoon Public Library43.9 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 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