SG Block Index

Block 985A Buangkok Cres

531985 · Trafalgar · Hougang · Built 2002 · ~75 yrs lease left · 102 units · 18 floors

56Overall / 100
Summary

Block 985A Buangkok Cres in Hougang scores 56.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 21.8 minutes’ walk from Layar Lrt Station MRT, 15.7 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 430 m straight-line from Hougang Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
37
Food
33
Schools
100
Healthcare
55
Daily needs
74
Green space
92
Connectivity
31
Value (lease)
70
Leisure
29

Who it suits

Overall
56
Young Families
66
Seniors
53
Renters
45
Investors
64

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
45.6min
329NELNSLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
one-north
52.8min
329NELCCLS$2.27 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
66.4min
43CCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
66.2min
4327858S$2.20 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

46 min door to door · S$2.07 · 2 transfers · 10 min (605 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 30 min riding

4m›329›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (278 m) to Opp Blk 980c
  2. Bus 329 · SBS Transit
    Opp Blk 980c → Hougang Ctrl Int · 9 stops · 10 min
  3. Walk 1 min (94 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 minMarketClinicParkBlk 985A

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 1373 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre15.7 min
  • Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market22.6 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre22.8 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd2.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd16.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Frontier Medical Associates2.8 min
  • Pinnacle Family Clinic (Buangkok Square)8.2 min
  • Elissa Medical Clinic11 min

Parks & green

green
  • Mugliston Pk Pg10.6 min
  • Luxus Hills Park11.4 min
  • Ang Mo Kio Linear Pk (Plot 2)14 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd26.9 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre30.6 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)31.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Ci Yuan CC14.8 min
  • Hwi Yoh CC21.9 min
  • Fernvale CC (U/C)24.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library29.6 min
  • Sengkang Public Library31.6 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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