SG Block Index

Block 978C Buangkok Cres

533978 · Trafalgar · Hougang · Built 2001 · Lease from 2003 · ~76 yrs lease left · 92 units · 16 floors

64Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 978C Buangkok Cres in Hougang scores 64.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 21.6 minutes’ walk from Layar Lrt Station MRT, 13.2 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 365 m straight-line from Hougang Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 978C Buangkok Cres in Singapore

Block 978C Buangkok Cres, Singapore 533978

Pillar scores

Transport
38
Food
78
Schools
100
Healthcare
55
Daily needs
75
Green space
100
Connectivity
35
Value (lease)
72
Leisure
32
EV charging
50
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
64
Young Families
71
Seniors
62
Renters
54
Investors
69
EV Owners
58

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
45.3min
70MNELNSLS$1.94 · 2 transfers
one-north
49.4min
70MCCLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
63.5min
70MCCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
64min
854EWLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

45 min door to door · S$1.94 · 2 transfers · 12 min (729 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 28 min riding

5m70M3mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (308 m) to Blk 988b
  2. Bus 70M · SBS Transit
    Blk 988bS'goon /blk 201 · 10 stops · 13 min
  3. Walk 3 min (189 m) to Serangoon
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    SerangoonDhoby Ghaut · 6 stops · 11 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 minHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 978C

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 1188 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre13.2 min
  • Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market22.2 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre23.6 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd1.4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.2 min
  • Ang Mo Supermarket Pte Ltd14.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Frontier Medical Associates1.4 min
  • Elissa Medical Clinic8.2 min
  • Pinnacle Family Clinic (Buangkok Square)10.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Luxus Hills Park7.4 min
  • Ang Mo Kio Linear Pk (Plot 2)10 min
  • Mugliston Pk Pg10.3 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd27.7 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre30.7 min
  • Methodist Welfare Services32.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Ci Yuan CC12.3 min
  • Hwi Yoh CC17.9 min
  • The Serangoon CC21.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library30.4 min
  • Sengkang Public Library32.4 min

EV charging

ev
  • Hougang 18.2 min
  • Blk 500/506B Serangoon North Avenue 412.7 min
  • Blk 531/536 Serangoon North Avenue 413.3 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 978C Buangkok Cres
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 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 664811.5 min walk · 108 m
  • Stop 664892.2 min walk · 126 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 988B5 min walk
    70M854

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 978C Buangkok Cres is more liveable than 30% of them but pricier than 68% — around S$751/psf for 2 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability30th 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 978C offers a solid liveability score (64.1/100). 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 get64.1/100overall 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 978C Buangkok Cres

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

4-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$580k
median S$580k · S$599599 psf
5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$670k
median S$670k · S$566566 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room5-room a sale at this block
549613677Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Trafalgar (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 978C Buangkok Cres

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jul '254-room13 TO 1590S$580kS$599
Jul '255-room13 TO 15110S$670kS$566
Apr '254-room07 TO 0990S$555kS$573
Nov '244-room10 TO 1290S$572kS$590
Sep '244-room13 TO 1590S$570kS$588

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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