SG Block Index

Block 618 Hougang Ave 8

530618 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1985 · ~58 yrs lease left · 24 units · 4 floors

64Overall / 100
Summary

Block 618 Hougang Ave 8 in Hougang scores 63.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 14.6 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 12.5 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 288 m straight-line from Xinmin Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
56
Food
54
Schools
100
Healthcare
66
Daily needs
70
Green space
70
Connectivity
44
Value (lease)
36
Leisure
81

Who it suits

Overall
64
Young Families
70
Seniors
62
Renters
58
Investors
57

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
38min
112NELNSLS$1.94 · 2 transfers
one-north
45.2min
112NELCCLS$2.15 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
65.5min
112NELEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
55.1min
25EWLEWLS$2.20 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

38 min door to door · S$1.94 · 2 transfers · 9 min (546 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 23 min riding

3m›112›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (216 m) to Blk 615
  2. Bus 112 · SBS Transit
    Blk 615 → Kovan · 4 stops · 6 min
  3. Walk 1 min (97 m) to Kovan
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    Kovan → Dhoby Ghaut · 7 stops · 14 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 618

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
PlannedSerangoon North MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1143 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre12.5 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)19.1 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre25.2 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.7 min
  • Ang Mo Supermarket Pte Ltd11.8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Pow Family Clinic & Surgery1.1 min
  • Chua Clinic4 min
  • S Lee Clinic6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Pk Villas Terrace Pg7.6 min
  • Poh Huat Rd Pg8.2 min
  • Realty Park12.2 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)12.7 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre15 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd29.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Ci Yuan CC13 min
  • Punggol CC17.7 min
  • Hougang CC18.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library16.7 min
  • Serangoon Public Library42.2 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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