SG Block Index

Block 453 Hougang Ave 10

530453 · Hougang East · Hougang · Built 1990 · ~63 yrs lease left · 72 units · 13 floors

68Overall / 100
Summary

Block 453 Hougang Ave 10 in Hougang scores 67.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 10 minutes’ walk from Ranggung Lrt Station MRT, 12.3 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 137 m straight-line from Punggol Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
69
Food
54
Schools
100
Healthcare
62
Daily needs
64
Green space
100
Connectivity
44
Value (lease)
46
Leisure
76

Who it suits

Overall
68
Young Families
75
Seniors
65
Renters
63
Investors
69

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
40.1min
87NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
one-north
47.3min
87NELCCLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
62.9min
NELCCLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
53.6min
89858BS$2.15 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

40 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 8 min (476 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 25 min riding

3m›87›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (187 m) to Opp Blk 458
  2. Bus 87 · SBS Transit
    Opp Blk 458 → Opp Hougang Ctrl Int · 4 stops · 5 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 453

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 1839 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre12.3 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre23.4 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)35.9 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd6.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.1 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Procross Medical Centre1.8 min
  • Medipoint Medical Centre (Ponggol Branch)7.8 min
  • Prohealth Medical Group @Buangkok11.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Punggol Pk4.1 min
  • Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)12.5 min
  • Jln Naung Pg18.8 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd16.9 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)21.9 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre26.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol Park CC1.1 min
  • Punggol CC12.5 min
  • Buangkok CC (U/C)15.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library10.6 min
  • Sengkang Public Library22.9 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 — 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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