SG Block Index

Block 973 Hougang ST 91

530973 · Trafalgar · Hougang · Built 1998 · Lease from 1999 · ~72 yrs lease left · 86 units · 15 floors

63Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 973 Hougang ST 91 in Hougang scores 63.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 24.5 minutes’ walk from Renjong Lrt Station MRT, 9.1 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 118 m straight-line from Hougang Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 973 Hougang ST 91 in Singapore

Block 973 Hougang ST 91, Singapore 530973

Pillar scores

Transport
34
Food
82
Schools
100
Healthcare
55
Daily needs
70
Green space
84
Connectivity
35
Value (lease)
64
Leisure
55
EV charging
72
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
63
Young Families
70
Seniors
61
Renters
53
Investors
67
EV Owners
64

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
45min
72NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
one-north
49.3min
43CCLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
63.4min
43CCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
64.5min
43EWLEWLS$2.30 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

45 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 10 min (635 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 28 min riding

5m721mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (346 m) to Hougang 1
  2. Bus 72 · SBS Transit
    Hougang 1Opp Hougang Ctrl Int · 7 stops · 8 min
  3. Walk 1 min (56 m) to Hougang
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    HougangDhoby Ghaut · 8 stops · 17 min
  5. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  6. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby GhautRaffles 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 973

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 1034 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre9.1 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre23.9 min
  • Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market29.1 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.3 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd8.7 min
  • Ang Mo Supermarket Pte Ltd12.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Elissa Medical Clinic4.3 min
  • Panhealth Family Clinic (Hougang)7 min
  • Frontier Medical Associates8.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Luxus Hills Park12.1 min
  • Ang Mo Kio Linear Pk (Plot 2)14.7 min
  • Pk Villas Terrace Pg16.9 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)27.8 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd28.1 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre31.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Ci Yuan CC8.2 min
  • Hwi Yoh CC17.5 min
  • The Serangoon CC20.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library25.9 min
  • Sengkang Public Library33 min

EV charging

ev
  • Hougang 14.3 min
  • Blk 500/506B Serangoon North Avenue 412.1 min
  • Blk 643-646/649-662/665-667 Hougang Avenue 813 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 973 Hougang ST 91
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 hawker centres, 2 supermarkets, 4 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 640893.3 min walk · 190 m
  • Stop 640913.5 min walk · 188 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 9693 min walk
    43
  • HOUGANG 15 min walk
    72

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 973 Hougang ST 91 is more liveable than 27% of them but pricier than 68% — around S$751/psf for 2 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability27th 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 973 offers a solid liveability score (63.3/100). 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 get63.3/100overall 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 973 Hougang ST 91

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

5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$755k
median S$755k · S$610610 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
541588635Jul '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Trafalgar (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 973 Hougang ST 91

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Oct '255-room13 TO 15115S$755kS$610
Aug '245-room07 TO 09116S$700kS$561
Jul '245-room10 TO 12116S$688kS$551

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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