SG Block Index

Block 659 Hougang Ave 8

530659 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1987 · ~60 yrs lease left · 8 units · 4 floors

50Overall / 100
Summary

Block 659 Hougang Ave 8 in Hougang scores 50.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 21.7 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 9.7 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 174 m straight-line from Xinmin Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
12
Food
64
Schools
100
Healthcare
47
Daily needs
50
Green space
68
Connectivity
36
Value (lease)
40
Leisure
62

Who it suits

Overall
50
Young Families
59
Seniors
48
Renters
40
Investors
50

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
42min
72NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
one-north
49.2min
72NELCCLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
65.3min
109CCLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
63.9min
25EWLEWLS$2.24 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

42 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 9 min (571 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 25 min riding

5m›72›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (283 m) to Blk 917
  2. Bus 72 · SBS Transit
    Blk 917 → Opp Hougang Ctrl Int · 5 stops · 6 min
  3. Walk 1 min (56 m) to Hougang
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    Hougang → Dhoby Ghaut · 8 stops · 17 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 minHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 659

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 1077 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre9.7 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre27.3 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)28.9 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.4 min
  • Ang Mo Supermarket Pte Ltd10.2 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Family Care Medical Centre Pte Ltd9.6 min
  • Hougang Family Medicine Clinic9.7 min
  • Panhealth Family Clinic (Hougang)10.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Pk Villas Terrace Pg9.5 min
  • Poh Huat Rd Pg15 min
  • Parry Rd Pg17.4 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)22.4 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre24.8 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd32.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Ci Yuan CC10.2 min
  • Hwi Yoh CC21.3 min
  • Punggol CC22.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library23.8 min
  • Sengkang Public Library37.1 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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