Block 633 Hougang Ave 8
530633 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1986 · ~59 yrs lease left · 72 units · 9 floors
59Overall / 100
Summary
Block 633 Hougang Ave 8 in Hougang scores 59.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 20.6 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 13.2 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 432 m straight-line from Xinmin Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 43
- Food
- 51
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 60
- Daily needs
- 73
- Green space
- 70
- Connectivity
- 41
- Value (lease)
- 38
- Leisure
- 61
Who it suits
- Overall
- 59
- Young Families
- 67
- Seniors
- 57
- Renters
- 52
- Investors
- 55
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 42.1min
- one-north
- 47.8min
- Jurong East
- 61.9min
- Changi Airport
- 57.6min
660NSL1 transfer
147ACCLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
147ACCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
854EWLEWLS$2.24 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap42 min door to door · 1 transfer · 7 min (398 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 32 min riding
4m›660›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 4 min (209 m) to Blk 632
- Bus 660 · SBS Transit
Blk 632 → Dhoby Ghaut · 2 stops · 29 min - Walk 3 min (160 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- Kovan Mrt Station20.6 min
- Hougang Mrt Station21.1 min
- Kovan Mrt Station21.3 min
PlannedSerangoon North MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 616 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Ci Yuan Hawker Centre13.2 min
- Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)23.3 min
- Serangoon Garden Market27.5 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ang Mo Supermarket Pte Ltd4 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.8 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd13.3 min
CHAS clinics
health- S Lee Clinic3.7 min
- iPCARE Clinic7 min
- Chua Clinic8.2 min
Parks & green
green- Pk Villas Terrace Pg3.1 min
- Poh Huat Rd Pg8.7 min
- Parry Rd Pg11 min
Primary schools
straight-line- Xinmin Primary School432 m
- Rosyth School612 m
- Hougang Primary School848 m
Eldercare centres
care- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)19.8 min
- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre21.9 min
- Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd36.1 min
Community clubs
leisure- Ci Yuan CC12.3 min
- The Serangoon CC12.5 min
- Hwi Yoh CC16.2 min
Libraries
leisure- Cheng San Public Library23.2 min
- Serangoon Public Library37.8 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