Block 174A Hougang Ave 1
531174 · Tai Seng · Hougang · Built 2013 · ~86 yrs lease left · 166 units · 13 floors
63Overall / 100
Summary
Block 174A Hougang Ave 1 in Hougang scores 63.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 20.3 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 8.6 minutes from Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre), and 420 m straight-line from Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary).
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 31
- Food
- 67
- Schools
- 99
- Healthcare
- 64
- Daily needs
- 64
- Green space
- 92
- Connectivity
- 49
- Value (lease)
- 92
- Leisure
- 30
Who it suits
- Overall
- 63
- Young Families
- 70
- Seniors
- 61
- Renters
- 52
- Investors
- 69
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 40.8min
- one-north
- 44.9min
- Jurong East
- 59min
- Changi Airport
- 47.5min
45NELNSLS$1.90 · 2 transfers
45CCLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
45CCLEWLS$2.33 · 2 transfers
25EWLEWLS$2.11 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap41 min door to door · S$1.90 · 2 transfers · 11 min (685 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 22 min riding
4m›45›3m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 4 min (258 m) to Blk 172
- Bus 45 · SBS Transit
Blk 172 → S'goon /blk 413 · 6 stops · 8 min - Walk 3 min (195 m) to Serangoon
- North East Line · SBS Transit
Serangoon → Dhoby Ghaut · 6 stops · 11 min - Walk 3 min (205 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 Station20.3 min
- Bartley Mrt Station21.6 min
- Bartley Mrt Station22.4 min
PlannedDefu MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1826 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)8.6 min
- Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)18.3 min
- Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre34 min
Supermarkets
daily- Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd8.8 min
- Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd19.3 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd19.8 min
CHAS clinics
health- Lo & Lee Clinic & Surgery7.5 min
- Healthway Medical7.7 min
- Drs Lim & Chan Clinic8.8 min
Parks & green
green- Tai Keng Gardens Pg10.6 min
- Tai Keng Place Pg11 min
- Paya Lebar Crescent Os15.8 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang5.1 min
- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre22.2 min
- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)25.4 min
Community clubs
leisure- Aljunied CC8.6 min
- Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)17.7 min
- Hougang CC23 min
Libraries
leisure- Serangoon Public Library32.5 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 — Tai Seng
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$735▲ 13.6%2
4 ROOMS$575▲ 17.5%1
5 ROOMS$589▼ 2.3%1
EXECUTIVES$626▲ 13.7%1