SG Block Index

Block 965 Hougang Ave 9

530965 · Trafalgar · Hougang · Built 1998 · ~71 yrs lease left · 140 units · 16 floors

58Overall / 100
Summary

Block 965 Hougang Ave 9 in Hougang scores 57.9/100 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.

Pillar scores

Transport
37
Food
54
Schools
100
Healthcare
52
Daily needs
64
Green space
90
Connectivity
37
Value (lease)
62
Leisure
35

Who it suits

Overall
58
Young Families
66
Seniors
54
Renters
48
Investors
64

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

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

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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