Block 953 Hougang Ave 9
530953 · Trafalgar · Hougang · Built 1997 · ~70 yrs lease left · 102 units · 16 floors
59Overall / 100
Summary
Block 953 Hougang Ave 9 in Hougang scores 59.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 26.2 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 9.7 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 389 m straight-line from Hougang Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 35
- Food
- 64
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 52
- Daily needs
- 64
- Green space
- 78
- Connectivity
- 43
- Value (lease)
- 60
- Leisure
- 48
Who it suits
- Overall
- 59
- Young Families
- 67
- Seniors
- 56
- Renters
- 50
- Investors
- 64
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 42.6min
- one-north
- 44.4min
- Jurong East
- 58.5min
- Changi Airport
- 59min
72NELNSLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
70MCCLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
70MCCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
854EWLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap43 min door to door · S$2.07 · 2 transfers · 6 min (379 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 29 min riding
2m›72›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 2 min (90 m) to Blk 953
- Bus 72 · SBS Transit
Blk 953 → Opp Hougang Ctrl Int · 8 stops · 9 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 doorWalk-time rings · schematic
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- Hougang Mrt Station26.2 min
- Layar Lrt Station28.5 min
- Layar Lrt Station28.9 min
PlannedSerangoon North MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 760 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Ci Yuan Hawker Centre9.7 min
- Buangkok Hawker Centre27 min
- Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market29.1 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.2 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd8.8 min
- Ang Mo Supermarket Pte Ltd8.9 min
CHAS clinics
health- Elissa Medical Clinic6.2 min
- Panhealth Family Clinic (Hougang)7.8 min
- Frontier Medical Associates8.8 min
Parks & green
green- Luxus Hills Park12.2 min
- Pk Villas Terrace Pg13.4 min
- Ang Mo Kio Linear Pk (Plot 2)14.8 min
Primary schools
straight-line- Hougang Primary School389 m
- Rosyth School493 m
- Xinmin Primary School787 m
Eldercare centres
care- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)29 min
- Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd31.2 min
- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre31.4 min
Community clubs
leisure- Ci Yuan CC8.8 min
- Hwi Yoh CC13 min
- The Serangoon CC16 min
Libraries
leisure- Cheng San Public Library28.3 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 changeLatest txns
2 ROOMS$751▲ 0.0%4
3 ROOMS$832▲ 21.5%1
4 ROOMS$614▼ 1.3%1
5 ROOMS$613▲ 8.1%1
EXECUTIVES$567▼ 1.4%1