SG Block Index

Block 952 Hougang Ave 9

530952 · Trafalgar · Hougang · Built 1998 · ~71 yrs lease left · 114 units · 16 floors

62Overall / 100
Summary

Block 952 Hougang Ave 9 in Hougang scores 61.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 25 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 8.5 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 414 m straight-line from Hougang Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
41
Food
68
Schools
100
Healthcare
54
Daily needs
67
Green space
81
Connectivity
41
Value (lease)
62
Leisure
54

Who it suits

Overall
62
Young Families
69
Seniors
59
Renters
53
Investors
66

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
42.3min
72NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
one-north
46.1min
70MCCLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
60.2min
70MCCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
60.7min
854EWLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

42 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 7 min (456 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 28 min riding

3m›72›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (167 m) to Hougang 1
  2. Bus 72 · SBS Transit
    Hougang 1 → Opp Hougang Ctrl Int · 7 stops · 8 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 minHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 952

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre8.5 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre28.2 min
  • Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market28.7 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.6 min
  • Ang Mo Supermarket Pte Ltd7.6 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Elissa Medical Clinic5.6 min
  • Panhealth Family Clinic (Hougang)6.6 min
  • iPCARE Clinic9.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Luxus Hills Park11.4 min
  • Pk Villas Terrace Pg12.2 min
  • Ang Mo Kio Linear Pk (Plot 2)14.1 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)27.8 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre30.1 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd32.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Ci Yuan CC7.5 min
  • Hwi Yoh CC11.8 min
  • The Serangoon CC14.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library27.1 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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