SG Block Index

Block 543 Hougang Ave 8

530543 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1991 · ~64 yrs lease left · 32 units · 4 floors

60Overall / 100
Summary

Block 543 Hougang Ave 8 in Hougang scores 59.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 11.4 minutes’ walk from Buangkok Mrt Station MRT, 12.2 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 297 m straight-line from Punggol Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
49
Food
55
Schools
100
Healthcare
62
Daily needs
45
Green space
78
Connectivity
40
Value (lease)
48
Leisure
80

Who it suits

Overall
60
Young Families
67
Seniors
57
Renters
52
Investors
57

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
38.9min
27NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
one-north
46.1min
27NELCCLS$2.24 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
60.7min
NELCCLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
65.8min
27S$2.27 · direct

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

39 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 10 min (620 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 24 min riding

3m›27›2m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (229 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 543

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 1906 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre12.2 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre15.7 min
  • Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market35.3 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.4 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Everhealth Medical Centre3 min
  • Excel Family Clinic10.4 min
  • Family Healthcare Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd12.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Punggol Pk13.7 min
  • Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)20 min
  • Jln Naung Pg21.7 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd16.9 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)24.8 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre28.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol CC9.2 min
  • Punggol Park CC14.5 min
  • Buangkok CC (U/C)15.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library12.2 min
  • Sengkang Public Library24.4 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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