SG Block Index

Block 965 Hougang Ave 9

530965 · Trafalgar · Hougang · Built 1998 · Lease from 1999 · ~72 yrs lease left · 140 units · 16 floors

61Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 965 Hougang Ave 9 in Hougang scores 60.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 25.1 minutes’ walk from Renjong Lrt Station MRT, 12.4 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 382 m straight-line from Hougang Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 965 Hougang Ave 9 in Singapore

Block 965 Hougang Ave 9, Singapore 530965

Pillar scores

Transport
37
Food
73
Schools
100
Healthcare
52
Daily needs
64
Green space
90
Connectivity
37
Value (lease)
64
Leisure
35
EV charging
54
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
61
Young Families
68
Seniors
57
Renters
51
Investors
66
EV Owners
57

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
45.2min
50NSLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
one-north
49.1min
43CCLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
63.2min
43CCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
61.5min
854EWLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

45 min door to door · S$2.11 · 1 transfer · 7 min (472 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 34 min riding

4m503mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (243 m) to Blk 988b
  2. Bus 50 · SBS Transit
    Blk 988bBef Ang MO Kio · 10 stops · 14 min
  3. Walk 3 min (201 m) to Ang MO Kio
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Ang MO KioRaffles Place · 10 stops · 21 min
  5. 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 965

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre12.4 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre24.8 min
  • Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market26.8 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd6.4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.4 min
  • Ang Mo Supermarket Pte Ltd11.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Frontier Medical Associates6.4 min
  • Elissa Medical Clinic7.4 min
  • Panhealth Family Clinic (Hougang)10.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Luxus Hills Park9.8 min
  • Ang Mo Kio Linear Pk (Plot 2)12.5 min
  • Mugliston Pk Pg14.8 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd29 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)31.8 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre35.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Ci Yuan CC11.5 min
  • Hwi Yoh CC15.8 min
  • The Serangoon CC18.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library30.2 min
  • Sengkang Public Library33.7 min

EV charging

ev
  • Hougang 17.4 min
  • Blk 500/506B Serangoon North Avenue 410.4 min
  • Blk 531/536 Serangoon North Avenue 411.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 965 Hougang Ave 9
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 supermarkets, 1 parks, 2 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 664892.8 min walk · 160 m
  • Stop 664813.9 min walk · 121 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 9693 min walk
    43
  • BLK 988B4 min walk
    50
  • BLK 9534 min walk
    854

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
pays a premium

Among 2-room HDB flats islandwide (1,129 compared), Blk 965 Hougang Ave 9 is more liveable than 17% of them but pricier than 68% — around S$751/psf for 2 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability17th 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 965 offers a solid liveability score (60.6/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~72 years left).

What you get60.6/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+0.0%2 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds72 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 965 Hougang Ave 9

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

4-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$590k
median S$590k · S$543543 psf
5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$780k
median S$780k · S$599599 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room5-room a sale at this block
528604679Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Trafalgar (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 965 Hougang Ave 9

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Oct '254-room07 TO 09101S$590kS$543
Jul '255-room07 TO 09121S$780kS$599
Jun '254-room10 TO 12100S$632kS$587
Dec '244-room13 TO 15101S$615kS$566

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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