SG Block Index

Block 988C Buangkok Green

533988 · Trafalgar · Hougang · Built 2013 · Lease from 2015 · ~88 yrs lease left · 76 units · 20 floors

63Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 988C Buangkok Green in Hougang scores 63.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 21.1 minutes’ walk from Layar Lrt Station MRT, 16.4 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 504 m straight-line from Hougang Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 988C Buangkok Green in Singapore

Block 988C Buangkok Green, Singapore 533988

Pillar scores

Transport
38
Food
67
Schools
100
Healthcare
55
Daily needs
76
Green space
98
Connectivity
40
Value (lease)
96
Leisure
25
EV charging
21
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
63
Young Families
70
Seniors
60
Renters
52
Investors
74
EV Owners
52

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
43.7min
50NSLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
one-north
46.8min
70MCCLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
60.8min
70MCCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
61.3min
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 (381 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 34 min riding

2m503mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (152 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 minMarketClinicParkBlk 988C

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 1151 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre16.4 min
  • Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market21.7 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre27 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd3.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.4 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd13.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Frontier Medical Associates3.3 min
  • Elissa Medical Clinic11.4 min
  • Pinnacle Family Clinic (Buangkok Square)12.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Luxus Hills Park6.6 min
  • Ang Mo Kio Linear Pk (Plot 2)9.2 min
  • Mugliston Pk Pg9.8 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd31.1 min
  • Methodist Welfare Services31.6 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre32.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Ci Yuan CC15.5 min
  • Hwi Yoh CC17.1 min
  • The Serangoon CC20.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library33.8 min
  • Sengkang Public Library35.8 min

EV charging

ev
  • Hougang 111.4 min
  • Blk 500/506B Serangoon North Avenue 411.8 min
  • Blk 531/536 Serangoon North Avenue 412.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 988C Buangkok Green
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 supermarkets, 3 parks, 1 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 641292.1 min walk · 71 m
  • Stop 641214 min walk · 109 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 988B2 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 988C Buangkok Green is more liveable than 25% of them but pricier than 68% — around S$751/psf for 2 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability25th 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 988C offers a solid liveability score (63.1/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is near-fresh (~88 years left).

What you get63.1/100overall 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 988C Buangkok Green

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

4-room3 sales · 12 mo
S$625k – S$660k
median S$634k · S$624659 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
599637674Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Trafalgar (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 988C Buangkok Green

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jun '264-room07 TO 0993S$634kS$633
Feb '264-room07 TO 0993S$625kS$624
Dec '254-room13 TO 1593S$660kS$659
Jan '254-room13 TO 1593S$660kS$659
Sep '244-room13 TO 1593S$656kS$655

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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