SG Block Index

Block 987C Buangkok Green

533987 · Trafalgar · Hougang · Built 2013 · Lease from 2015 · ~88 yrs lease left · 133 units · 18 floors

65Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 987C Buangkok Green in Hougang scores 65/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 21.2 minutes’ walk from Layar Lrt Station MRT, 14.6 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 404 m straight-line from Hougang Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 987C Buangkok Green in Singapore

Block 987C Buangkok Green, Singapore 533987

Pillar scores

Transport
39
Food
75
Schools
100
Healthcare
55
Daily needs
76
Green space
98
Connectivity
39
Value (lease)
96
Leisure
28
EV charging
42
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
65
Young Families
72
Seniors
62
Renters
54
Investors
75
EV Owners
59

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
44.2min
50NSLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
one-north
47.2min
70MCCLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
61.3min
70MCCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
61.8min
854EWLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

44 min door to door · S$2.11 · 1 transfer · 6 min (399 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 34 min riding

3m503mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (170 m) to Blk 988b
  2. Bus 50 · SBS Transit
    Blk 988bBef Ang MO Kio · 10 stops · 14 min
  3. Walk 3 min (201 m) to Ang MO Kio
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Ang MO KioRaffles Place · 10 stops · 21 min
  5. 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 987C

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 1075 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre14.6 min
  • Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market21.8 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre25 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd3.4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.6 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd12.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Frontier Medical Associates3.4 min
  • Elissa Medical Clinic9.6 min
  • Panhealth Family Clinic (Hougang)12.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Luxus Hills Park5.4 min
  • Ang Mo Kio Linear Pk (Plot 2)8 min
  • Mugliston Pk Pg9.8 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd29.1 min
  • Methodist Welfare Services31.7 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre32.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Ci Yuan CC13.6 min
  • Hwi Yoh CC15.9 min
  • The Serangoon CC19.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library31.7 min
  • Sengkang Public Library33.8 min

EV charging

ev
  • Hougang 19.6 min
  • Blk 500/506B Serangoon North Avenue 410.6 min
  • Blk 531/536 Serangoon North Avenue 411.3 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 987C Buangkok Green
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 supermarkets, 3 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 641292.2 min walk · 115 m
  • Stop 664812.4 min walk · 68 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 988B3 min walk
    5070M854

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 987C Buangkok Green is more liveable than 33% of them but pricier than 68% — around S$751/psf for 2 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability33th 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 987C offers a strong liveability score (65/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is near-fresh (~88 years left).

What you get65/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+0.0%2 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds88 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 987C Buangkok Green

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

4-room5 sales · 12 mo
S$622k – S$660k
median S$630k · S$621659 psf
3-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$500k
median S$500k · S$683683 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room3-room a sale at this block
594673753Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Trafalgar (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 987C Buangkok Green

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Apr '264-room04 TO 0692S$653kS$659
Mar '264-room13 TO 1593S$660kS$659
Mar '264-room16 TO 1892S$628kS$634
Jan '263-room07 TO 0968S$500kS$683
Aug '254-room04 TO 0693S$622kS$621
Aug '254-room07 TO 0992S$630kS$636
Oct '244-room07 TO 0993S$638kS$637

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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