SG Block Index

Block 830 Hougang Ctrl

530830 · Hougang Central · Hougang · Built 1991 · ~64 yrs lease left · 108 units · 19 floors

65Overall / 100
Summary

Block 830 Hougang Ctrl in Hougang scores 65.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.9 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 16.2 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 316 m straight-line from Montfort Junior School.

Pillar scores

Transport
75
Food
31
Schools
95
Healthcare
69
Daily needs
60
Green space
70
Connectivity
54
Value (lease)
48
Leisure
91

Who it suits

Overall
65
Young Families
71
Seniors
62
Renters
62
Investors
67

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
32.4min
NELNSLS$1.94 · 1 transfer
one-north
38.6min
NELCCLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
52.6min
NELCCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
58.5min
89e8581 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

32 min door to door · S$1.94 · 1 transfer · 9 min (557 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 20 min riding

5mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (324 m) to Hougang
  2. North East Line · SBS Transit
    HougangDhoby Ghaut · 8 stops · 17 min
  3. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby GhautRaffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min
  5. 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 minMRTMarketClinicParkBlk 830

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 1375 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre16.2 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)21.8 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre23.5 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.4 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Radiant Medical + Aesthetic Centre5.1 min
  • Rafflesmedical5.6 min
  • Family Healthcare Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd9.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Realty Park5.7 min
  • Jln Naung Pg11 min
  • Poh Huat Rd Pg16.3 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)8.6 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre12.4 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd28.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol CC12.2 min
  • Hougang CC15.5 min
  • Ci Yuan CC16.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library10.8 min
  • Sengkang Public Library35.7 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 Central

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$665
4 ROOMS$695▲ 6.9%
5 ROOMS$758▲ 12.5%
EXECUTIVES$865▲ 29.4%
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