Block 312 Hougang Ave 5
530312 · Kangkar · Hougang · Built 1982 · ~55 yrs lease left · 20 units · 4 floors
Near an LTA Silver Zone
58Overall / 100
Summary
Block 312 Hougang Ave 5 in Hougang scores 57.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.1 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 18.9 minutes from Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre), and 165 m straight-line from Holy Innocents' Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 71
- Food
- 21
- Schools
- 97
- Healthcare
- 58
- Daily needs
- 46
- Green space
- 70
- Connectivity
- 45
- Value (lease)
- 30
- Leisure
- 78
Who it suits
- Overall
- 58
- Young Families
- 65
- Seniors
- 53
- Renters
- 54
- Investors
- 61
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 37.9min
- one-north
- 45.1min
- Jurong East
- 62.7min
- Changi Airport
- 54.5min
80NELNSLS$1.94 · 2 transfers
80NELCCLS$2.11 · 2 transfers
101CCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
25EWLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap38 min door to door · S$1.94 · 2 transfers · 11 min (701 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 21 min riding
6m›80›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 6 min (371 m) to Blk 25
- Bus 80 · SBS Transit
Blk 25 → Kovan · 3 stops · 4 min - Walk 1 min (97 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
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- Hougang Mrt Station9.1 min
- Hougang Mrt Station15.9 min
- Hougang Mrt Station16.5 min
PlannedDefu MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 651 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)18.9 min
- Ci Yuan Hawker Centre23.1 min
- Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)25.2 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.4 min
- Lim King Chew14.7 min
- Tan Chuan Boon14.8 min
CHAS clinics
health- Meridian Medical And Dental Centre10.1 min
- Trucare Medical And Surgery10.3 min
- Healthcare Hougang Medical Clinic14.6 min
Parks & green
green- Realty Park5.2 min
- Jln Naung Pg8.3 min
- Poh Huat Rd Pg20.2 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)4.8 min
- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre9 min
- Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang34.4 min
Community clubs
leisure- Hougang CC12.1 min
- Punggol CC18.8 min
- Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)21.2 min
Libraries
leisure- Cheng San Public Library14.8 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 — Kangkar
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$571▼ 0.4%7
4 ROOMS$764▲ 8.1%9
5 ROOMS$921▲ 89.7%1
EXECUTIVES$540▼ 5.4%1