SG Block Index

Block 581 Buangkok Green

530581 · Trafalgar · Hougang · Built 2016 · ~89 yrs lease left · 144 units · 16 floors

71Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 581 Buangkok Green in Hougang scores 71.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 12.3 minutes’ walk from Renjong Lrt Station MRT, 11.6 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 245 m straight-line from Yio Chu Kang Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 581 Buangkok Green in Singapore

Block 581 Buangkok Green, Singapore 530581

Pillar scores

Transport
62
Food
82
Schools
100
Healthcare
63
Daily needs
70
Green space
69
Connectivity
36
Value (lease)
98
Leisure
60
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
71
Young Families
75
Seniors
68
Renters
61
Investors
78
EV Owners
79

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
45.3min
101NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
one-north
52.5min
101NELCCLS$2.24 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
65.8min
109CCLEWLS$2.40 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
57.4min
109858BS$2.15 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

45 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 10 min (653 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 28 min riding

6m1011mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (364 m) to Opp Blk 913
  2. Bus 101 · SBS Transit
    Opp Blk 913Opp Hougang Ctrl Int · 7 stops · 9 min
  3. Walk 1 min (56 m) to Hougang
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    HougangDhoby Ghaut · 8 stops · 17 min
  5. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  6. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby GhautRaffles 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicBlk 581

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 1763 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre11.6 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre12.1 min
  • Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market26.7 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd4.7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.2 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd12.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Excel Family Clinic4.7 min
  • iDOC Clinic4.7 min
  • Sia & Yeo Hougang Clinic Pte Ltd8.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Luxus Hills Park18.1 min
  • Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)20 min
  • Punggol Pk20 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd15.9 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)26.7 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre28.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Ci Yuan CC12.8 min
  • Buangkok CC (U/C)15.4 min
  • Punggol CC16.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library19 min
  • Sengkang Public Library20.7 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 581,582 And 582A Buangkok Green Golden Mint1 min
  • Blk 556-566 Hougang Street 515.7 min
  • Blk 546-555 Hougang Street 516 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 581 Buangkok Green
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 supermarkets, 3 clinics.

Shaded areas are real pedestrian reach (OSRM foot routing), sampled on a grid — an approximate schematic, not a legal boundary.

Buses near here

LTA stops · OneMap routing
Nearest bus stops
  • Stop 644611 min walk · 69 m
  • Stop 644412.5 min walk · 132 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 5791 min walk
    109
  • OPP BLK 5793 min walk
    109
  • AFT PUNGGOL RD3 min walk
    858B
  • OPP BLK 9136 min walk
    101

Services seen boarding near this block on real OneMap public-transport routes — not a full timetable. Check the LTA / bus operator app for live arrivals.

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).

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$363k · 2 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
priced about right

Among 2-room HDB flats islandwide (1,129 compared), Blk 581 Buangkok Green is more liveable than 62% of them but pricier than 68% — around S$751/psf for 2 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability62th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 32%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (2-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-06

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 581 offers a strong liveability score (71.2/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is near-fresh (~89 years left).

What you get71.2/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+0.0%2 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds89 yrslease remaining

A plain-language read, not financial advice. Liveability and lease come from the index; price signals from data.gov.sg resale transactions for Trafalgar. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 581 Buangkok Green

Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)2-room3-room4-room5-room a sale at this block
533681829Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Trafalgar (area liquidity)

No registered resale at Blk 581 Buangkok Green in the last 2 years — figures above reflect Trafalgar medians.

Subzone medians — Trafalgar

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$751▲ 0.0%
3 ROOMS$832▲ 21.5%
4 ROOMS$614▼ 1.3%
5 ROOMS$613▲ 8.1%
EXECUTIVES$567▼ 1.4%
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