SG Block Index

Block 704 Hougang Ave 2

530704 · Kovan · Hougang · Built 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 158 units · 10 floors

66Overall / 100
Summary

Block 704 Hougang Ave 2 in Hougang scores 65.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 11.2 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 13.2 minutes from Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre), and 567 m straight-line from Holy Innocents' Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
67
Food
51
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
60
Green space
75
Connectivity
51
Value (lease)
34
Leisure
80

Who it suits

Overall
66
Young Families
72
Seniors
63
Renters
61
Investors
61

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
35.7min
101NELNSLS$1.98 · 2 transfers
one-north
40.8min
136NELCCLS$2.11 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
56.6min
82CCLEWLS$2.33 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
55.8min
854EWLEWLS$2.20 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

36 min door to door · S$1.98 · 2 transfers · 7 min (457 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 24 min riding

3m1011mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (169 m) to S'goon JC
  2. Bus 101 · SBS Transit
    S'goon JCHougang Ctrl Int · 3 stops · 4 min
  3. Walk 1 min (56 m) to Hougang
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    HougangDhoby Ghaut · 8 stops · 17 min
  5. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  6. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby GhautRaffles 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 704

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 1138 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)13.2 min
  • Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)20.7 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre22 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11.7 min
  • Lim King Chew13.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd16.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Joash Family Clinic & Surgery5.2 min
  • Khoo Clinic & Surgery6.4 min
  • Simon Road Family Clinic9.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Realty Park8 min
  • Jln Naung Pg12.3 min
  • Poh Huat Rd Pg13.8 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)5.9 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre7.8 min
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang30.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Hougang CC10.9 min
  • Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)15.4 min
  • Punggol CC18.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library17.3 min
  • Serangoon Public Library36.9 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 — Kovan

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$582▲ 11.7%
4 ROOMS$539▲ 4.4%
5 ROOMS$509▲ 5.2%
EXECUTIVES$601▲ 5.3%
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