SG Block Index

Block 581 Buangkok Green

530581 · Trafalgar · Hougang · Built 2016 · ~89 yrs lease left · 144 units · 16 floors

68Overall / 100
Summary

Block 581 Buangkok Green in Hougang scores 67.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 12.3 minutes’ walk from Renjong Lrt Station MRT, 11.6 minutes from Buangkok Hawker Centre, and 245 m straight-line from Yio Chu Kang Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
62
Food
67
Schools
100
Healthcare
63
Daily needs
70
Green space
69
Connectivity
36
Value (lease)
98
Leisure
60

Who it suits

Overall
68
Young Families
73
Seniors
65
Renters
58
Investors
76

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
45.3min
101NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
one-north
52.5min
101NELCCLS$2.24 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
65.8min
109CCLEWLS$2.40 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
57.4min
109858BS$2.15 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

45 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 10 min (653 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 28 min riding

6m›101›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (364 m) to Opp Blk 913
  2. Bus 101 · SBS Transit
    Opp Blk 913 → Opp Hougang Ctrl Int · 7 stops · 9 min
  3. Walk 1 min (56 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicBlk 581

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 1763 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre11.6 min
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre12.1 min
  • Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market26.7 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd4.7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.2 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd12.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Excel Family Clinic4.7 min
  • iDOC Clinic4.7 min
  • Sia & Yeo Hougang Clinic Pte Ltd8.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Luxus Hills Park18.1 min
  • Hdb - Compassvale Ln (Blk 205B)20 min
  • Punggol Pk20 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd15.9 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)26.7 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre28.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Ci Yuan CC12.8 min
  • Buangkok CC (U/C)15.4 min
  • Punggol CC16.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library19 min
  • Sengkang Public Library20.7 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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