Block 438 Hougang Ave 8
530438 · Hougang East · Hougang · Built 1989 · ~62 yrs lease left · 32 units · 4 floors
62Overall / 100
Summary
Block 438 Hougang Ave 8 in Hougang scores 62/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 11.1 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 13.3 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 169 m straight-line from Punggol Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 59
- Food
- 51
- Schools
- 98
- Healthcare
- 61
- Daily needs
- 39
- Green space
- 93
- Connectivity
- 47
- Value (lease)
- 44
- Leisure
- 79
Who it suits
- Overall
- 62
- Young Families
- 69
- Seniors
- 59
- Renters
- 56
- Investors
- 65
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 37.9min
- one-north
- 45.1min
- Jurong East
- 59.1min
- Changi Airport
- 54.2min
NELNSLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
NELCCLS$2.20 · 1 transfer
NELCCLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
88858S$2.15 · 1 transfer
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap38 min door to door · S$1.98 · 1 transfer · 13 min (827 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 22 min riding
9m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 9 min (594 m) to Buangkok
- North East Line · SBS Transit
Buangkok → Dhoby Ghaut · 9 stops · 19 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 Station11.1 min
- Buangkok Mrt Station12.2 min
- Hougang Mrt Station12.3 min
PlannedDefu MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1876 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Buangkok Hawker Centre13.3 min
- Ci Yuan Hawker Centre19.9 min
- Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)36.8 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.7 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11.8 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.9 min
CHAS clinics
health- Procross Medical Centre3.8 min
- Everhealth Medical Centre11.4 min
- Q & M Medical Clinic (Buangkok Mrt) Pte. Ltd.12.4 min
Parks & green
green- Punggol Pk8.7 min
- Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)18 min
- Jln Naung Pg19.7 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd18 min
- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)22.8 min
- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre26.9 min
Community clubs
leisure- Punggol Park CC6.7 min
- Punggol CC9 min
- Buangkok CC (U/C)16.2 min
Libraries
leisure- Cheng San Public Library11 min
- Sengkang Public Library25.4 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 changeLatest txns
3 ROOMS$555▼ 15.9%1
4 ROOMS$677▲ 18.4%14
5 ROOMS$573▼ 1.5%4
EXECUTIVES$688▲ 10.5%2