SG Block Index

Block 699B Hougang ST 52

532699 · Hougang West · Hougang · Built 1998 · ~71 yrs lease left · 75 units · 16 floors

63Overall / 100
Summary

Block 699B Hougang ST 52 in Hougang scores 62.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 13 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 11.6 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 331 m straight-line from Yio Chu Kang Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
52
Food
67
Schools
100
Healthcare
59
Daily needs
59
Green space
67
Connectivity
34
Value (lease)
62
Leisure
84

Who it suits

Overall
63
Young Families
69
Seniors
60
Renters
54
Investors
62

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
43.7min
101NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
one-north
50.9min
101NELCCLS$2.24 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
71.2min
101CCLEWLS$2.42 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
58.7min
88858S$2.20 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

44 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 10 min (637 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 27 min riding

5m›101›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (349 m) to Blk 574
  2. Bus 101 · SBS Transit
    Blk 574 → Opp Hougang Ctrl Int · 6 stops · 7 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 699B

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 1748 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre11.6 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre14.1 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)32.9 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.3 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Everhealth Medical Centre5.6 min
  • Excel Family Clinic7.4 min
  • iDOC Clinic7.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Punggol Pk14.6 min
  • Realty Park18.8 min
  • Pk Villas Terrace Pg20.2 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd19.5 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)21.8 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre25.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Punggol CC10.1 min
  • Ci Yuan CC12.1 min
  • Buangkok CC (U/C)17.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library13.1 min
  • Sengkang Public Library26.9 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 — 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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