Block 917 Hougang Ave 9
530917 · Trafalgar · Hougang · Built 1996 · Lease from 1998 · ~71 yrs lease left · 106 units · 17 floors
Block 917 Hougang Ave 9 in Hougang scores 68.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 17 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 1.1 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 367 m straight-line from Xinmin Primary School.
Where it is
OneMap · SLABlock 917 Hougang Ave 9, Singapore 530917
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
- 87
Who it suits
- Overall
- 68
- Young Families
- 73
- Seniors
- 66
- Renters
- 60
- Investors
- 70
- EV Owners
- 71
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 38.8min
- one-north
- 46min
- Jurong East
- 66.3min
- Changi Airport
- 64.3min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap39 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 6 min (388 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 25 min riding
- Walk 2 min (99 m) to Blk 917
- Bus 72 · SBS Transit
Blk 917 → Opp Hougang Ctrl Int · 5 stops · 6 min - Walk 1 min (56 m) to Hougang
- North East Line · SBS Transit
Hougang → Dhoby Ghaut · 8 stops · 17 min - Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
- North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Dhoby Ghaut → Raffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorDistance 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- Hougang Mrt Station17 min
- Hougang Mrt Station19 min
- Buangkok Mrt Station21.9 min
Hawker centres
food- Ci Yuan Hawker Centre1.1 min
- Buangkok Hawker Centre22.1 min
- Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)30.5 min
Eateries nearby
food- Dnc International Pte. Ltd.A1.1 min
- Sod Cafe LlpA1.1 min
- Sin Heng Kee Pte. Ltd.A4.4 min
- Ong Chwee Seng4.5 min
- Broadway Food Centre (Holdings) Pte Ltd4.5 min
- Yeo Ah SingA4.5 min
Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.5 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd5.9 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.1 min
CHAS clinics
health- Hougang Family Medicine Clinic1.1 min
- Family Care Medical Centre Pte Ltd1.2 min
- Panhealth Family Clinic (Hougang)1.9 min
Parks & green
green- Pk Villas Terrace Pg14.4 min
- Realty Park16.8 min
- Luxus Hills Park17.6 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)19.9 min
- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre23.6 min
- Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd26.5 min
Community clubs
leisure- Ci Yuan CC1.8 min
- Punggol CC17.2 min
- Hwi Yoh CC17.9 min
Libraries
leisure- Cheng San Public Library19.1 min
- Sengkang Public Library31.3 min
EV charging
ev- Blk 643-646/649-662/665-667 Hougang Avenue 85.2 min
- Blk 685-691 Hougang Street 61 Hougang Spring5.4 min
- Blk 685-691 Hougang Street 61 Hougang Spring5.4 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~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- Stop 644710.8 min walk · 68 m
- Stop 644791.4 min walk · 62 m
- BLK 9172 min walk72
- BLK 298A3 min walk27
- BLK 9193 min walk161
- AFT PUNGGOL RD3 min walk858
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 roomSet your budget to see if this block fits. Not sure? work it out from your income →
Value for money
liveability vs price · like-for-likeAmong 2-room HDB flats islandwide (1,129 compared), Blk 917 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).
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 · leaseBlock 917 offers a strong liveability score (68.4/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~71 years left).
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 917 Hougang Ave 9
Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation
No registered resale at Blk 917 Hougang Ave 9 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
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