How far is Block 988A Buangkok Green from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Layar Lrt Station, about 20.1 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 988A Buangkok Green to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 50 to Bef Ang MO Kio, then North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 43 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$2.11.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 988A?

Ci Yuan Hawker Centre is roughly 14.9 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 988A Buangkok Green?

Hougang Primary School, approximately 449 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 988A Buangkok Green?

Approximately 88 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 2015 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 988A Buangkok Green?

It scores 65.3/100 overall: transport 39.5, food 73.1, schools 100, healthcare 55, daily needs 77.6, green space 97.6, connectivity 40.5, value 96, leisure 28.8.

Is Block 988A Buangkok Green a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 65.3/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been rising faster than most Singapore subzones, and about 88 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Trafalgar give the price trend.

Block 988A Buangkok Green

531988 · Trafalgar · Hougang · Built 2013 · Lease from 2015 · ~88 yrs lease left · 75 units · 20 floors

65Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 988A Buangkok Green in Hougang scores 65.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 20.1 minutes’ walk from Layar Lrt Station MRT, 14.9 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 449 m straight-line from Hougang Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 988A Buangkok Green in Singapore

Block 988A Buangkok Green, Singapore 531988

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Pillar scores

Transport: 40
Food: 73
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 55
Daily needs: 78
Green space: 98
Connectivity: 41
Value (lease): 96
Leisure: 29
EV charging: 40

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 65
Young Families: 72
Seniors: 62
Renters: 54
Investors: 75
EV Owners: 59

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 43.2min
one-north: 46.3min
Jurong East: 60.4min
Changi Airport: 60.9min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

43 min door to door · S$2.11 · 1 transfer · 5 min (348 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 34 min riding

2m›50›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 2 min (119 m) to Blk 988b
Bus 50 · SBS Transit
Blk 988b → Bef Ang MO Kio · 10 stops · 14 min
Walk 3 min (201 m) to Ang MO Kio
North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Ang MO Kio → Raffles Place · 10 stops · 21 min
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 · schematic

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 1064 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Ci Yuan Hawker Centre14.9 min
Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market20.7 min
Buangkok Hawker Centre25.6 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd4.6 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.9 min
Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd12 min

CHAS clinics

health

Frontier Medical Associates4.6 min
Elissa Medical Clinic9.9 min
Panhealth Family Clinic (Hougang)12.8 min

Parks & green

green

Luxus Hills Park5.1 min
Ang Mo Kio Linear Pk (Plot 2)7.7 min
Mugliston Pk Pg8.7 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd29.7 min
Methodist Welfare Services30.6 min
Econ Health and Wellness Centre31.7 min

Community clubs

leisure

Ci Yuan CC13.9 min
Hwi Yoh CC15.6 min
The Serangoon CC18.8 min

Libraries

leisure

Cheng San Public Library32.4 min
Sengkang Public Library34.4 min

EV charging

Hougang 19.9 min
Blk 500/506B Serangoon North Avenue 410.3 min
Blk 531/536 Serangoon North Avenue 411 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 988A Buangkok Green

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 supermarkets, 3 parks, 2 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 641291.1 min walk · 69 m
Stop 641212.5 min walk · 102 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 988B2 min walk
5070M854

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 988A Buangkok Green is more liveable than 34% of them but pricier than 68% — around S$751/psf for 2 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability34th 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 988A offers a strong liveability score (65.3/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is near-fresh (~88 years left).

What you get65.3/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+0.0%2 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds88 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 988A Buangkok Green

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

4-room3 sales · 12 mo

S$609k – S$660k

median S$651k · S$608–659 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Trafalgar (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 988A Buangkok Green

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
May '26	4-room	04 TO 06	93 m²	S$609k	S$608
Dec '25	4-room	04 TO 06	93 m²	S$660k	S$659
Jul '25	4-room	04 TO 06	93 m²	S$651k	S$650
Apr '25	4-room	19 TO 21	93 m²	S$720k	S$719
Jan '25	4-room	16 TO 18	93 m²	S$700k	S$699
Sep '24	4-room	16 TO 18	93 m²	S$699k	S$698

Subzone medians — Trafalgar

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns

2 ROOMS$751▲ 0.0%4

3 ROOMS$832▲ 21.5%1

4 ROOMS$614▼ 1.3%1

5 ROOMS$613▲ 8.1%1

EXECUTIVES$567▼ 1.4%1

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