SG Block Index

Block 980C Buangkok Cres

533980 · Trafalgar · Hougang · Built 2001 · ~74 yrs lease left · 115 units · 15 floors

58Overall / 100
Summary

Block 980C Buangkok Cres in Hougang scores 57.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 22.2 minutes’ walk from Renjong Lrt Station MRT, 14.6 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 298 m straight-line from Hougang Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
32
Food
46
Schools
100
Healthcare
55
Daily needs
71
Green space
93
Connectivity
34
Value (lease)
68
Leisure
35

Who it suits

Overall
58
Young Families
67
Seniors
55
Renters
46
Investors
65

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
45.1min
329NELNSLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
one-north
52.3min
329NELCCLS$2.27 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
65.5min
43CCLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
63.3min
4327858S$2.20 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

45 min door to door · S$2.07 · 2 transfers · 9 min (570 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 30 min riding

4m›329›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (243 m) to Opp Blk 980c
  2. Bus 329 · SBS Transit
    Opp Blk 980c → Hougang Ctrl Int · 9 stops · 10 min
  3. Walk 1 min (94 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 minHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 980C

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 1317 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre14.6 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre22 min
  • Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market24.5 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd4.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.9 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd15.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Frontier Medical Associates4.3 min
  • Elissa Medical Clinic9.9 min
  • Pinnacle Family Clinic (Buangkok Square)10.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Luxus Hills Park10.3 min
  • Mugliston Pk Pg12.5 min
  • Ang Mo Kio Linear Pk (Plot 2)12.9 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd26.1 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)30.9 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre32.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Ci Yuan CC13.7 min
  • Hwi Yoh CC20.8 min
  • Buangkok CC (U/C)25.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library28.8 min
  • Sengkang Public Library30.8 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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