SG Block Index

Block 174C Hougang Ave 1

533174 · Tai Seng · Hougang · Built 2013 · ~86 yrs lease left · 209 units · 12 floors

59Overall / 100
Summary

Block 174C Hougang Ave 1 in Hougang scores 58.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 21.7 minutes’ walk from Bartley Mrt Station MRT, 11 minutes from Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre), and 460 m straight-line from Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary).

Pillar scores

Transport
27
Food
59
Schools
95
Healthcare
64
Daily needs
49
Green space
92
Connectivity
49
Value (lease)
92
Leisure
25

Who it suits

Overall
59
Young Families
66
Seniors
56
Renters
47
Investors
67

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
41.2min
45NELNSLS$1.90 · 2 transfers
one-north
45.3min
45CCLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
59.4min
45CCLEWLS$2.33 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
47.2min
25EWLEWLS$2.11 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

41 min door to door · S$1.90 · 2 transfers · 10 min (651 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 24 min riding

3m›45›3m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (223 m) to Opp S'pore Girls' Hme
  2. Bus 45 · SBS Transit
    Opp S'pore Girls' Hme → S'goon /blk 413 · 7 stops · 9 min
  3. Walk 3 min (195 m) to Serangoon
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    Serangoon → Dhoby Ghaut · 6 stops · 11 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 minHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 174C

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 1843 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)11 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)20.7 min
  • Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre34.2 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd11.2 min
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd19.4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd21.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Lo & Lee Clinic & Surgery7.6 min
  • Healthway Medical10.1 min
  • Drs Lim & Chan Clinic11.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Tai Keng Gardens Pg10.7 min
  • Tai Keng Place Pg11.1 min
  • Thrift Dr Os14 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang0 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre26.4 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)29.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Aljunied CC11 min
  • Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)20.1 min
  • Hougang CC27.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Serangoon Public Library32.7 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 — 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%
Living in Hougang →Hougang estate data →Blocks near Bartley Mrt Station →Blocks near Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary) →Commute to the CBD →