SG Block Index

Block 916 Hougang Ave 9

530916 · Trafalgar · Hougang · Built 1996 · Lease from 1998 · ~71 yrs lease left · 106 units · 17 floors

69Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 916 Hougang Ave 9 in Hougang scores 68.5/100 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.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 916 Hougang Ave 9 in Singapore

Block 916 Hougang Ave 9, Singapore 530916

Pillar scores

Transport
49
Food
90
Schools
100
Healthcare
60
Daily needs
70
Green space
71
Connectivity
39
Value (lease)
62
Leisure
83
EV charging
90
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
69
Young Families
73
Seniors
67
Renters
60
Investors
70
EV Owners
72

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

2m721mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (100 m) to Blk 917
  2. Bus 72 · SBS Transit
    Blk 917Opp Hougang Ctrl Int · 5 stops · 6 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 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

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

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

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

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 682-684 Hougang Street 614.7 min
  • Blk 685-691 Hougang Street 61 Hougang Spring5.2 min
  • Blk 685-691 Hougang Street 61 Hougang Spring5.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 916 Hougang Ave 9
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 hawker centres, 3 supermarkets, 4 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 644710.7 min walk · 54 m
  • Stop 646011.6 min walk · 72 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 298A1 min walk
    27
  • BLK 9191 min walk
    161
  • AFT PUNGGOL RD1 min walk
    858
  • BLK 9172 min walk
    72

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
slight premium

Among 2-room HDB flats islandwide (1,129 compared), Blk 916 Hougang Ave 9 is more liveable than 49% of them but pricier than 68% — around S$751/psf for 2 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability49th 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 916 offers a strong liveability score (68.5/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~71 years left).

What you get68.5/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+0.0%2 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds71 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 916 Hougang Ave 9

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

4-room3 sales · 12 mo
S$605k – S$644k
median S$620k · S$562598 psf
5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$735k
median S$735k · S$569569 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room5-room a sale at this block
523601679Jul '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Trafalgar (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 916 Hougang Ave 9

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jun '264-room04 TO 06100S$605kS$562
May '264-room04 TO 06101S$620kS$570
Sep '255-room01 TO 03120S$735kS$569
Jul '254-room13 TO 15100S$644kS$598
Aug '244-room10 TO 12101S$605kS$556
Aug '244-room07 TO 09100S$610kS$567
Jul '244-room16 TO 18100S$620kS$576
Jul '245-room04 TO 06120S$695kS$538

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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