SG Block Index

Block 540 Hougang Ave 8

530540 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1989 · ~62 yrs lease left · 110 units · 12 floors

65Overall / 100
Summary

Block 540 Hougang Ave 8 in Hougang scores 64.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.4 minutes’ walk from Buangkok Mrt Station MRT, 9.2 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 379 m straight-line from Punggol Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
58
Food
65
Schools
100
Healthcare
65
Daily needs
55
Green space
82
Connectivity
42
Value (lease)
44
Leisure
77

Who it suits

Overall
65
Young Families
71
Seniors
63
Renters
58
Investors
59

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
40.5min
27NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
one-north
47.7min
27NELCCLS$2.24 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
62.3min
NELCCLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
57.6min
88858S$2.15 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

41 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 11 min (716 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 24 min riding

5m›27›2m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (325 m) to Bet Blks 544/546
  2. Bus 27 · SBS Transit
    Bet Blks 544/546 → Buangkok · 1 stop · 1 min
  3. Walk 2 min (159 m) to Buangkok
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    Buangkok → Dhoby Ghaut · 9 stops · 19 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 540

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 1937 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre9.2 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre15.4 min
  • Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market32.3 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.2 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd9.7 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Everhealth Medical Centre0 min
  • Excel Family Clinic9.7 min
  • iDOC Clinic9.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Punggol Pk14.1 min
  • Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)17 min
  • Realty Park22.4 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd13.9 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)25.5 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre29.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol CC10 min
  • Buangkok CC (U/C)12.1 min
  • Punggol Park CC12.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library13 min
  • Sengkang Public Library21.4 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 West

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$590▲ 6.3%
4 ROOMS$553▲ 1.9%
5 ROOMS$551▲ 9.7%
EXECUTIVES$626▲ 5.5%
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