Block 968 Hougang Ave 9
530968 · Trafalgar · Hougang · Built 1998 · Lease from 1999 · ~72 yrs lease left · 108 units · 15 floors
Block 968 Hougang Ave 9 in Hougang scores 64.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 23 minutes’ walk from Layar Lrt Station MRT, 11.6 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 296 m straight-line from Hougang Primary School.
Where it is
OneMap · SLABlock 968 Hougang Ave 9, Singapore 530968
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 40
- Food
- 79
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 55
- Daily needs
- 72
- Green space
- 99
- Connectivity
- 38
- Value (lease)
- 64
- Leisure
- 39
- EV charging
- 59
Who it suits
- Overall
- 65
- Young Families
- 71
- Seniors
- 62
- Renters
- 55
- Investors
- 68
- EV Owners
- 61
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 43.5min
- one-north
- 47.6min
- Jurong East
- 61.7min
- Changi Airport
- 62.8min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap44 min door to door · S$1.98 · 2 transfers · 8 min (493 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 28 min riding
- Walk 1 min (72 m) to Blk 969
- Bus 43 · Go-Ahead Singapore
Blk 969 → S'goon /blk 201 · 10 stops · 13 min - Walk 3 min (189 m) to Serangoon
- North East Line · SBS Transit
Serangoon → Dhoby Ghaut · 6 stops · 11 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- Layar Lrt Station23 min
- Renjong Lrt Station23.1 min
- Layar Lrt Station23.4 min
Hawker centres
food- Ci Yuan Hawker Centre11.6 min
- Buangkok Hawker Centre22.9 min
- Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market23.7 min
Eateries nearby
food- Yi Jia Food House Pte. Ltd.3.5 min
- Chen HongA3.5 min
- Chua Chian RueyB3.5 min
- Home Eatery Pte. Ltd.B3.5 min
- Chua Siew HoonB3.5 min
- Chen YaliB3.5 min
Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).
Supermarkets
daily- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd3.5 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.6 min
- Ang Mo Supermarket Pte Ltd12.6 min
CHAS clinics
health- Frontier Medical Associates3.5 min
- Elissa Medical Clinic6.6 min
- Panhealth Family Clinic (Hougang)9.5 min
Parks & green
green- Luxus Hills Park6.5 min
- Ang Mo Kio Linear Pk (Plot 2)9.2 min
- Mugliston Pk Pg11.7 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd27 min
- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)31 min
- Econ Health and Wellness Centre32.8 min
Community clubs
leisure- Ci Yuan CC10.7 min
- Hwi Yoh CC16.4 min
- The Serangoon CC19.4 min
Libraries
leisure- Cheng San Public Library29.3 min
- Sengkang Public Library31.7 min
EV charging
ev- Hougang 16.6 min
- Blk 500/506B Serangoon North Avenue 411 min
- Blk 531/536 Serangoon North Avenue 411.8 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 2 supermarkets, 2 parks, 3 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 664890.6 min walk · 53 m
- Stop 664811.1 min walk · 58 m
- BLK 9691 min walk43
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 968 Hougang Ave 9 is more liveable than 31% 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 968 offers a solid liveability score (64.6/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~72 years left).
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 968 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 968 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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