SG Block Index

Block 981B Buangkok Cres

532981 · Trafalgar · Hougang · Built 2001 · Lease from 2003 · ~76 yrs lease left · 92 units · 16 floors

61Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 981B Buangkok Cres in Hougang scores 61.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 20.9 minutes’ walk from Layar Lrt Station MRT, 15.2 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 350 m straight-line from Hougang Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 981B Buangkok Cres in Singapore

Block 981B Buangkok Cres, Singapore 532981

Pillar scores

Transport
38
Food
70
Schools
100
Healthcare
55
Daily needs
76
Green space
95
Connectivity
32
Value (lease)
72
Leisure
32
EV charging
26
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
61
Young Families
69
Seniors
59
Renters
51
Investors
68
EV Owners
50

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
45.7min
329NELNSLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
one-north
53min
329NELCCLS$2.27 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
64.3min
43CCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
66min
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 (616 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 30 min riding

5m3291mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (289 m) to Opp Blk 980c
  2. Bus 329 · SBS Transit
    Opp Blk 980cHougang Ctrl Int · 9 stops · 10 min
  3. Walk 1 min (94 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 minMarketClinicParkBlk 981B

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 1302 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre15.2 min
  • Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market21.5 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre22.3 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd1.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.5 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd15.8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Frontier Medical Associates1.3 min
  • Pinnacle Family Clinic (Buangkok Square)9.1 min
  • Elissa Medical Clinic10.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Mugliston Pk Pg9.6 min
  • Luxus Hills Park9.9 min
  • Ang Mo Kio Linear Pk (Plot 2)12.5 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd26.4 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre29.9 min
  • Methodist Welfare Services31.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Ci Yuan CC14.3 min
  • Hwi Yoh CC20.4 min
  • Fernvale CC (U/C)23.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library29.2 min
  • Sengkang Public Library31.1 min

EV charging

ev
  • Hougang 110.5 min
  • Blk 581,582 And 582A Buangkok Green Golden Mint12.5 min
  • Blk 685-691 Hougang Street 61 Hougang Spring15.1 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 981B Buangkok Cres
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 supermarkets, 2 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 666190.4 min walk · 33 m
  • Stop 666110.5 min walk · 51 m
Buses that serve this block
  • OPP BLK 980C5 min walk
    329
  • BUANGKOK STN EXIT A6 min walk
    27
  • OPP BLK 9686 min walk
    43
  • AFT PUNGGOL RD6 min walk
    858
  • BLK 9697 min walk
    43

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 981B Buangkok Cres is more liveable than 19% of them but pricier than 68% — around S$751/psf for 2 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability19th 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 981B offers a solid liveability score (61.3/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~76 years left).

What you get61.3/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+0.0%2 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds76 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 981B Buangkok Cres

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

4-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$545k – S$595k
median S$570k · S$563614 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
516598680Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Trafalgar (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 981B Buangkok Cres

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
May '264-room04 TO 0690S$545kS$563
Aug '254-room13 TO 1590S$595kS$614
Mar '254-room04 TO 0690S$551kS$569
Mar '254-room10 TO 1290S$585kS$604
Aug '244-room01 TO 0390S$515kS$532

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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