SG Block Index

Block 996B Buangkok Cres

532996 · Trafalgar · Hougang · Built 2018 · ~91 yrs lease left · 120 units · 16 floors

50Overall / 100
Summary

Block 996B Buangkok Cres in Hougang scores 50/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 17.5 minutes’ walk from Layar Lrt Station MRT, 20.7 minutes from Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market, and 730 m straight-line from Anchor Green Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
30
Food
15
Schools
100
Healthcare
45
Daily needs
52
Green space
81
Connectivity
36
Value (lease)
100
Leisure
18

Who it suits

Overall
50
Young Families
60
Seniors
43
Renters
37
Investors
67

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
42.1min
104NELNSLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
one-north
49.3min
104NELCCLS$2.27 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
69.6min
104NELEWLS$2.42 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
60.1min
104110S$2.20 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

42 min door to door · S$2.07 · 2 transfers · 9 min (576 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 27 min riding

3m›104›2m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (184 m) to Opp Blk 995c
  2. Bus 104 · Go-Ahead Singapore
    Opp Blk 995c → Buangkok · 2 stops · 5 min
  3. Walk 2 min (159 m) to Buangkok
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    Buangkok → Dhoby Ghaut · 9 stops · 19 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 996B

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 1958 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market20.7 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre20.9 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre25 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.4 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd19.4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd20 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Pinnacle Family Clinic (Buangkok Square)9.1 min
  • Onecare Clinic Fernvale20.3 min
  • Vitacare Family Clinic@Seletar Pte.Ltd.20.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Mugliston Pk Pg13.5 min
  • Jln Selaseh Pg18.8 min
  • Luxus Hills Park19.2 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd25 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre26.4 min
  • Methodist Welfare Services28.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Fernvale CC (U/C)22.4 min
  • Ci Yuan CC24.1 min
  • Buangkok CC (U/C)24.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Sengkang Public Library29.7 min
  • Cheng San Public Library30.6 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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