SG Block Index

Block 980D Buangkok Cres

536980 · Trafalgar · Hougang · Built 2001 · Lease from 2003 · ~76 yrs lease left · 92 units · 16 floors

62Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 980D Buangkok Cres in Hougang scores 62.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 21.7 minutes’ walk from Renjong Lrt Station MRT, 14.4 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 346 m straight-line from Hougang Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 980D Buangkok Cres in Singapore

Block 980D Buangkok Cres, Singapore 536980

Pillar scores

Transport
37
Food
76
Schools
100
Healthcare
55
Daily needs
74
Green space
92
Connectivity
32
Value (lease)
72
Leisure
36
EV charging
41
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
62
Young Families
69
Seniors
60
Renters
52
Investors
68
EV Owners
55

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
44.9min
101NELNSLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
one-north
52.1min
101NELCCLS$2.27 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
67.1min
43CCLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
64.9min
4327858S$2.20 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

45 min door to door · S$2.07 · 2 transfers · 8 min (484 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 31 min riding

3m1011mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (195 m) to Opp Blk 980c
  2. Bus 101 · SBS Transit
    Opp Blk 980cOpp Hougang Ctrl Int · 9 stops · 11 min
  3. Walk 1 min (56 m) to Hougang
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    HougangDhoby Ghaut · 8 stops · 17 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 980D

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 1354 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre14.4 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre21.5 min
  • Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market22.6 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd2.4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.7 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd15 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Frontier Medical Associates2.4 min
  • Pinnacle Family Clinic (Buangkok Square)8.3 min
  • Elissa Medical Clinic9.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Mugliston Pk Pg10.6 min
  • Luxus Hills Park11 min
  • Ang Mo Kio Linear Pk (Plot 2)13.6 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd25.7 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)30.7 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre30.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Ci Yuan CC13.5 min
  • Hwi Yoh CC21.5 min
  • Buangkok CC (U/C)25.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library28.4 min
  • Sengkang Public Library30.3 min

EV charging

ev
  • Hougang 19.7 min
  • Blk 581,582 And 582A Buangkok Green Golden Mint11.7 min
  • Blk 685-691 Hougang Street 61 Hougang Spring14.3 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 980D Buangkok Cres
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 supermarkets, 3 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 666191.3 min walk · 99 m
  • Stop 666111.4 min walk · 106 m
Buses that serve this block
  • OPP BLK 980C3 min walk
    101
  • BUANGKOK STN EXIT A6 min walk
    27
  • OPP BLK 9106 min walk
    43
  • AFT PUNGGOL RD6 min walk
    858
  • BLK 9118 min walk
    43

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 980D Buangkok Cres is more liveable than 22% of them but pricier than 68% — around S$751/psf for 2 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability22th 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 980D offers a solid liveability score (62.3/100). 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 get62.3/100overall 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 980D Buangkok Cres

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

5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$585k
median S$585k · S$494494 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
478559640Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Trafalgar (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 980D Buangkok Cres

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Oct '255-room01 TO 03110S$585kS$494
Dec '244-room10 TO 1290S$580kS$599

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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