SG Block Index

Block 253 Hougang Ave 3

530253 · Lorong Ah Soo · Hougang · Built 1983 · ~56 yrs lease left · 96 units · 13 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
46Overall / 100
Summary

Block 253 Hougang Ave 3 in Hougang scores 46.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 18.9 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 14.7 minutes from Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre), and 348 m straight-line from Xinghua Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
27
Food
46
Schools
92
Healthcare
37
Daily needs
48
Green space
60
Connectivity
44
Value (lease)
32
Leisure
27

Who it suits

Overall
46
Young Families
54
Seniors
41
Renters
40
Investors
45

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
40.8min
87NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
one-north
48min
87NELCCLS$2.24 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
63.3min
81CCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
51min
25EWLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

41 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 7 min (438 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 26 min riding

3m›87›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (149 m) to Blk 248
  2. Bus 87 · SBS Transit
    Blk 248 → Hougang Ctrl Int · 4 stops · 6 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 minHawkerMarketBlk 253

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)14.7 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)19.9 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre36.4 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Lim King Chew11.7 min
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd15.4 min
  • Tan Chuan Boon18.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Joash Family Clinic & Surgery17.2 min
  • Khoo Clinic & Surgery18.4 min
  • Healthcare Medical @ Kovan18.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Realty Park18.5 min
  • Aroozoo Ave Pg19.1 min
  • Surin Ave Neighbourhood Pk22.3 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre12.7 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)15.9 min
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang23.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Hougang CC13.5 min
  • Aljunied CC14.3 min
  • Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)19.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library29.1 min
  • Serangoon Public Library43.5 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%
Living in Hougang →Hougang estate data →Blocks near Kovan Mrt Station →Blocks near Xinghua Primary School →Commute to the CBD →