SG Block Index

Block 429 Hougang Ave 6

530429 · Hougang East · Hougang · Built 1988 · ~61 yrs lease left · 28 units · 4 floors

70Overall / 100
Summary

Block 429 Hougang Ave 6 in Hougang scores 69.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.6 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 12.8 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 324 m straight-line from Punggol Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
83
Food
53
Schools
100
Healthcare
61
Daily needs
64
Green space
90
Connectivity
46
Value (lease)
42
Leisure
91

Who it suits

Overall
70
Young Families
76
Seniors
66
Renters
67
Investors
69

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
37.8min
161NELNSLS$1.98 · 2 transfers
one-north
45min
161NELCCLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
60min
NELCCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
56.9min
89858BS$2.15 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

38 min door to door · S$1.98 · 2 transfers · 9 min (528 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 23 min riding

3m1611mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (201 m) to Opp Punggol CC
  2. Bus 161 · SBS Transit
    Opp Punggol CCHougang Ctrl Int · 3 stops · 3 min
  3. Walk 1 min (94 m) to Hougang
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    HougangDhoby Ghaut · 8 stops · 17 min
  5. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  6. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby GhautRaffles 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 429

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 1582 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre12.8 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre18.7 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)31.3 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Healthway Medical5.5 min
  • Medipoint Medical Centre (Ponggol Branch)6.6 min
  • Family Healthcare Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd8.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Punggol Pk8.7 min
  • Jln Naung Pg14.2 min
  • Realty Park16.1 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)17.3 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd17.6 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre21.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol CC4 min
  • Punggol Park CC9.8 min
  • Buangkok CC (U/C)15.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library5.5 min
  • Sengkang Public Library25 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 — Hougang East

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$555▼ 15.9%
4 ROOMS$677▲ 18.4%
5 ROOMS$573▼ 1.5%
EXECUTIVES$688▲ 10.5%
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