SG Block Index

Block 178A Hougang ST 12

531178 · Tai Seng · Hougang · Built 2025 · ~98 yrs lease left · 142 units · 12 floors

56Overall / 100
Summary

Block 178A Hougang ST 12 in Hougang scores 55.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 23.4 minutes’ walk from Bartley Mrt Station MRT, 12.8 minutes from Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre), and 452 m straight-line from Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary).

Pillar scores

Transport
23
Food
53
Schools
91
Healthcare
60
Daily needs
38
Green space
86
Connectivity
55
Value (lease)
100
Leisure
22

Who it suits

Overall
56
Young Families
62
Seniors
52
Renters
44
Investors
67

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
38min
146CCLEWLS$1.94 · 2 transfers
one-north
41.5min
146CCLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
55.5min
146CCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
44.6min
854EWLEWLS$2.07 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

38 min door to door · S$1.94 · 2 transfers · 10 min (648 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 22 min riding

5m›146›2m›CCL›2m›EWL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (366 m) to Sbst Hougang Depot
  2. Bus 146 · SBS Transit
    Sbst Hougang Depot → Bartley · 2 stops · 5 min
  3. Walk 2 min (141 m) to Bartley
  4. Circle Line · SMRT Corporation
    Bartley → Paya Lebar · 3 stops · 6 min
  5. Walk 2 min (112 m) to Paya Lebar
  6. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Paya Lebar → Raffles Place · 6 stops · 12 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 178A

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 2089 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)12.8 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)22.4 min
  • Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre35.8 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd12.9 min
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd21 min
  • Sivamani Minimart Pte Ltd21.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Lo & Lee Clinic & Surgery9.2 min
  • Healthway Medical11.8 min
  • Drs Lim & Chan Clinic12.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Tai Keng Gardens Pg12.4 min
  • Tai Keng Place Pg12.7 min
  • Thrift Dr Os15.6 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang5.9 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre28.1 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)31.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Aljunied CC12.6 min
  • Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)21.8 min
  • Hougang CC28.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Serangoon Public Library34.3 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 change
3 ROOMS$735▲ 13.6%
4 ROOMS$575▲ 17.5%
5 ROOMS$589▼ 2.3%
EXECUTIVES$626▲ 13.7%
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