Community in Hougang & the North-East

This hub covers the places that hold North-East neighbourhoods together: community clubs, public libraries, civic buildings, town councils and heritage sites. If you live in Hougang, Kovan, Buangkok, Serangoon, Sengkang or Punggol, our guides explain where each one is, what it offers and how to book a court, a class or a room.

Hougang Community Club and other CCs

The main Hougang Community Club is on Hougang Avenue 3, but three other People’s Association clubs serve the town: Ci Yuan CC, Paya Lebar Kovan CC and Punggol CC, which, despite its name, is in Hougang. You can use any CC, not just the one nearest your block, and courts and courses are booked through onePA. Sengkang has four community clubs of its own, two of them opened in 2022, and Serangoon’s three CCs include Braddell Heights, rebuilt and reopened in November 2025.

Some towns bring services together under one roof. One Punggol combines a community club, Singapore’s largest public library, a hawker centre and a ServiceSG Centre. The Sengkang Community Hub beside Compass One houses the polyclinic, the CC, the neighbourhood police centre and a post office. Our North-East libraries guide covers all four library branches, including Cheng San Library at Hougang Mall, closed for a revamp and due back in the first half of 2027.

Heritage and local services

Hougang has two national monuments on Upper Serangoon Road, and our Hougang heritage guide tells the story of the Gothic church blessed in 1901 and Hougang Tou Mu Kung. In Buangkok, Kampong Lorong Buangkok, founded in 1956, is widely described as the last kampong on mainland Singapore; it is a real neighbourhood, so visit quietly. For lift faults and estate upkeep, see our guide to Hougang town council services.

All our community guides are listed below by area. Counter hours and facilities change, so check onePA or the operator before you go.