SG Block Index

Block 979A Buangkok Cres

531979 · Trafalgar · Hougang · Built 2001 · ~74 yrs lease left · 92 units · 16 floors

61Overall / 100
Summary

Block 979A Buangkok Cres in Hougang scores 60.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 22.3 minutes’ walk from Layar Lrt Station MRT, 13.2 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 322 m straight-line from Hougang Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
39
Food
51
Schools
100
Healthcare
55
Daily needs
74
Green space
100
Connectivity
36
Value (lease)
68
Leisure
34

Who it suits

Overall
61
Young Families
69
Seniors
58
Renters
50
Investors
66

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
45min
43NELNSLS$1.98 · 2 transfers
one-north
49.1min
43CCLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
63.1min
43CCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
64.2min
43EWLEWLS$2.30 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

45 min door to door · S$1.98 · 2 transfers · 10 min (595 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 28 min riding

3m›43›3m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (174 m) to Blk 969
  2. Bus 43 · Go-Ahead Singapore
    Blk 969 → S'goon /blk 201 · 10 stops · 13 min
  3. Walk 3 min (189 m) to Serangoon
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    Serangoon → Dhoby Ghaut · 6 stops · 11 min
  5. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  6. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby Ghaut → Raffles 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 979A

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 1144 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre13.2 min
  • Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market22.9 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre22.9 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.2 min
  • Ang Mo Supermarket Pte Ltd14.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Frontier Medical Associates2 min
  • Elissa Medical Clinic8.2 min
  • Panhealth Family Clinic (Hougang)11.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Luxus Hills Park7.4 min
  • Ang Mo Kio Linear Pk (Plot 2)10 min
  • Mugliston Pk Pg10.9 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd27 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre31.3 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)31.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Ci Yuan CC12.3 min
  • Hwi Yoh CC17.9 min
  • The Serangoon CC21.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library29.7 min
  • Sengkang Public Library31.7 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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