SG Block Index

Block 981A Buangkok Cres

531981 · Trafalgar · Hougang · Built 2001 · ~74 yrs lease left · 92 units · 16 floors

59Overall / 100
Summary

Block 981A Buangkok Cres in Hougang scores 58.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 21.5 minutes’ walk from Layar Lrt Station MRT, 14.6 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 345 m straight-line from Hougang Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
37
Food
46
Schools
100
Healthcare
55
Daily needs
75
Green space
94
Connectivity
33
Value (lease)
68
Leisure
35

Who it suits

Overall
59
Young Families
68
Seniors
56
Renters
48
Investors
65

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
45.4min
101NELNSLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
one-north
52.6min
101NELCCLS$2.27 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
65.2min
43CCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
64.9min
4327858S$2.20 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

45 min door to door · S$2.07 · 2 transfers · 8 min (510 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 31 min riding

4m›101›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (221 m) to Opp Blk 980c
  2. Bus 101 · SBS Transit
    Opp Blk 980c → Opp Hougang Ctrl Int · 9 stops · 11 min
  3. Walk 1 min (56 m) to Hougang
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    Hougang → Dhoby Ghaut · 8 stops · 17 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 981A

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 1332 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre14.6 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre21.7 min
  • Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market22.1 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd1.9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.9 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd15.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Frontier Medical Associates1.9 min
  • Pinnacle Family Clinic (Buangkok Square)8.5 min
  • Elissa Medical Clinic9.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Mugliston Pk Pg10.2 min
  • Luxus Hills Park10.5 min
  • Ang Mo Kio Linear Pk (Plot 2)13.2 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd25.8 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre30.6 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)30.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Ci Yuan CC13.7 min
  • Hwi Yoh CC21 min
  • Fernvale CC (U/C)24 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library28.5 min
  • Sengkang Public Library30.5 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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