SG Block Index

Block 916 Hougang Ave 9

530916 · Trafalgar · Hougang · Built 1996 · ~69 yrs lease left · 106 units · 17 floors

66Overall / 100
Summary

Block 916 Hougang Ave 9 in Hougang scores 65.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 16.9 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 2.3 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 353 m straight-line from Yio Chu Kang Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
49
Food
80
Schools
100
Healthcare
60
Daily needs
70
Green space
71
Connectivity
39
Value (lease)
58
Leisure
83

Who it suits

Overall
66
Young Families
72
Seniors
65
Renters
58
Investors
67

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
38.8min
72NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
one-north
46min
72NELCCLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
66.3min
72NELEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
63min
16127858S$2.20 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

39 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 6 min (389 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 25 min riding

2m›72›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (100 m) to Blk 917
  2. Bus 72 · SBS Transit
    Blk 917 → Opp Hougang Ctrl Int · 5 stops · 6 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 minHawkerMarketClinicBlk 916

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 1253 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre2.3 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre21 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)30.4 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.4 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd5.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Family Care Medical Centre Pte Ltd0 min
  • Hougang Family Medicine Clinic2.3 min
  • Panhealth Family Clinic (Hougang)3.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Pk Villas Terrace Pg15.5 min
  • Realty Park16.7 min
  • Luxus Hills Park18.8 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)19.8 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre23.5 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd25.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Ci Yuan CC3 min
  • Punggol CC17.1 min
  • Hwi Yoh CC19.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library19 min
  • Sengkang Public Library30.1 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 — 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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