SG Block Index

Block 681 Hougang Ave 8

530681 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1987 · ~60 yrs lease left · 73 units · 4 floors

65Overall / 100
Summary

Block 681 Hougang Ave 8 in Hougang scores 64.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 14.2 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 7.9 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 347 m straight-line from Xinmin Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
54
Food
70
Schools
96
Healthcare
62
Daily needs
70
Green space
64
Connectivity
44
Value (lease)
40
Leisure
90

Who it suits

Overall
65
Young Families
70
Seniors
64
Renters
59
Investors
58

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
37.6min
72NELNSLS$1.98 · 2 transfers
one-north
44.8min
72NELCCLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
65.1min
72NELEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
56.9min
88858S$2.20 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

38 min door to door · S$1.98 · 2 transfers · 7 min (398 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 24 min riding

2m›72›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (109 m) to Blk 681
  2. Bus 72 · SBS Transit
    Blk 681 → Opp Hougang Ctrl Int · 4 stops · 4 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 681

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 1336 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre7.9 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre20.6 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)28.1 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd1.7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd2.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • A+Ffordable Clinic (Hougang)0 min
  • Central 24-Hr Clinic (Hougang)0 min
  • Medica Clinic0 min

Parks & green

green
  • Realty Park14.1 min
  • Pk Villas Terrace Pg15.4 min
  • Poh Huat Rd Pg17.2 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)17.2 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre20.9 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd25.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Ci Yuan CC8.4 min
  • Punggol CC15.1 min
  • Hougang CC24 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library16.3 min
  • Sengkang Public Library32.8 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 change
3 ROOMS$590▲ 6.3%
4 ROOMS$553▲ 1.9%
5 ROOMS$551▲ 9.7%
EXECUTIVES$626▲ 5.5%
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