Block 985B Buangkok Cres
532985 · Trafalgar · Hougang · Built 2002 · ~75 yrs lease left · 104 units · 18 floors
57Overall / 100
Summary
Block 985B Buangkok Cres in Hougang scores 56.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 19.9 minutes’ walk from Layar Lrt Station MRT, 16.1 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 446 m straight-line from Hougang Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 37
- Food
- 31
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 55
- Daily needs
- 76
- Green space
- 95
- Connectivity
- 31
- Value (lease)
- 70
- Leisure
- 27
Who it suits
- Overall
- 57
- Young Families
- 66
- Seniors
- 53
- Renters
- 46
- Investors
- 64
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 44.6min
- one-north
- 51.8min
- Jurong East
- 66.4min
- Changi Airport
- 68.3min
114NELNSLS$2.11 · 2 transfers
114NELCCLS$2.30 · 2 transfers
43CCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
660M881102 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap45 min door to door · S$2.11 · 2 transfers · 9 min (556 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 29 min riding
3m›114›2m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 3 min (165 m) to Buangkok Sports PK
- Bus 114 · SBS Transit
Buangkok Sports PK → Buangkok · 4 stops · 7 min - Walk 2 min (159 m) to Buangkok
- North East Line · SBS Transit
Buangkok → Dhoby Ghaut · 9 stops · 19 min - Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
- North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Dhoby Ghaut → Raffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-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- Layar Lrt Station19.9 min
- Layar Lrt Station20.5 min
- Tongkang Lrt Station22.5 min
PlannedSerangoon North MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1355 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Ci Yuan Hawker Centre16.1 min
- Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market21.8 min
- Buangkok Hawker Centre23.2 min
Supermarkets
daily- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd2.3 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.4 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd16.7 min
CHAS clinics
health- Frontier Medical Associates2.3 min
- Pinnacle Family Clinic (Buangkok Square)8.8 min
- Elissa Medical Clinic11.4 min
Parks & green
green- Mugliston Pk Pg9.8 min
- Luxus Hills Park10.9 min
- Ang Mo Kio Linear Pk (Plot 2)13.6 min
Primary schools
straight-line- Hougang Primary School446 m
- Yio Chu Kang Primary School751 m
- Rosyth School1084 m
Eldercare centres
care- Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd27.4 min
- Econ Health and Wellness Centre28.7 min
- Methodist Welfare Services31.1 min
Community clubs
leisure- Ci Yuan CC15.2 min
- Hwi Yoh CC21.4 min
- Fernvale CC (U/C)23.6 min
Libraries
leisure- Cheng San Public Library30.1 min
- Sengkang Public Library32 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 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