Block 509 Hougang Ave 10
530509 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1985 · ~58 yrs lease left · 48 units · 4 floors
59Overall / 100
Summary
Block 509 Hougang Ave 10 in Hougang scores 58.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.8 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 16.5 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 226 m straight-line from Montfort Junior School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 70
- Food
- 30
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 52
- Daily needs
- 44
- Green space
- 64
- Connectivity
- 46
- Value (lease)
- 36
- Leisure
- 96
Who it suits
- Overall
- 59
- Young Families
- 66
- Seniors
- 53
- Renters
- 55
- Investors
- 54
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 36.2min
- one-north
- 42min
- Jurong East
- 58.7min
- Changi Airport
- 61.4min
72NELNSLS$1.98 · 2 transfers
101NELCCLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
NELCCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
25EWLEWLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap36 min door to door · S$1.98 · 2 transfers · 7 min (406 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 23 min riding
2m›72›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 2 min (117 m) to Blk 508
- Bus 72 · SBS Transit
Blk 508 → Opp Hougang Ctrl Int · 3 stops · 3 min - Walk 1 min (56 m) to Hougang
- North East Line · SBS Transit
Hougang → Dhoby Ghaut · 8 stops · 17 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 Station7.8 min
- Hougang Mrt Station9.7 min
- Hougang Mrt Station16.4 min
PlannedSerangoon North MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1600 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Ci Yuan Hawker Centre16.5 min
- Buangkok Hawker Centre21.7 min
- Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)26 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.6 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.9 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.6 min
CHAS clinics
health- Care Medical Pte Ltd10.9 min
- Neighbourhood Medical Clinic10.9 min
- Medlife Clinic & Surgery12 min
Parks & green
green- Realty Park9.9 min
- Jln Naung Pg15.6 min
- Poh Huat Rd Pg17.9 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)12.9 min
- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre16.7 min
- Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd26.4 min
Community clubs
leisure- Punggol CC10.4 min
- Ci Yuan CC17 min
- Hougang CC19.8 min
Libraries
leisure- Cheng San Public Library9.9 min
- Sengkang Public Library33.9 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 West
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$590▲ 6.3%2
4 ROOMS$553▲ 1.9%1
5 ROOMS$551▲ 9.7%3
EXECUTIVES$626▲ 5.5%2