SG Block Index

Block 986B Buangkok Cres

532986 · Trafalgar · Hougang · Built 2011 · ~84 yrs lease left · 140 units · 15 floors

58Overall / 100
Summary

Block 986B Buangkok Cres in Hougang scores 58.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 17.9 minutes’ walk from Layar Lrt Station MRT, 17.8 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 549 m straight-line from Hougang Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
43
Food
25
Schools
100
Healthcare
55
Daily needs
79
Green space
100
Connectivity
28
Value (lease)
88
Leisure
27

Who it suits

Overall
58
Young Families
68
Seniors
55
Renters
47
Investors
69

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
72.9min
101CCLEWLS$2.43 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
67.2min
660M881102 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

45 min door to door · S$2.07 · 2 transfers · 7 min (391 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 32 min riding

2m›101›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (102 m) to Blk 986b
  2. Bus 101 · SBS Transit
    Blk 986b → Opp Hougang Ctrl Int · 10 stops · 12 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 minMarketClinicParkBlk 986B

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 1476 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre17.8 min
  • Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market19.8 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre23.6 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd3.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.8 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd18.8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Frontier Medical Associates3.2 min
  • Pinnacle Family Clinic (Buangkok Square)6.8 min
  • Elissa Medical Clinic12.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Mugliston Pk Pg7.9 min
  • Luxus Hills Park12 min
  • Jln Selaseh Pg13.2 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre26.8 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd27.6 min
  • Methodist Welfare Services29.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Ci Yuan CC16.8 min
  • Fernvale CC (U/C)21.7 min
  • Hwi Yoh CC22.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library32.1 min
  • Sengkang Public Library32.3 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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