SG Block Index

Block 918 Hougang Ave 9

530918 · Trafalgar · Hougang · Built 1996 · ~69 yrs lease left · 109 units · 17 floors

63Overall / 100
Summary

Block 918 Hougang Ave 9 in Hougang scores 63.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 18.5 minutes’ walk from Hougang Mrt Station MRT, 0.7 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 338 m straight-line from Yio Chu Kang Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
44
Food
80
Schools
100
Healthcare
58
Daily needs
65
Green space
65
Connectivity
38
Value (lease)
58
Leisure
77

Who it suits

Overall
63
Young Families
69
Seniors
62
Renters
55
Investors
66

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
40min
72NELNSLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
one-north
47.3min
72NELCCLS$2.20 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
64.3min
109CCLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
64.6min
16127858S$2.20 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

40 min door to door · S$2.02 · 2 transfers · 7 min (458 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 25 min riding

3m721mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (169 m) to Blk 917
  2. Bus 72 · SBS Transit
    Blk 917Opp Hougang Ctrl Int · 5 stops · 6 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 918

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 1206 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre0.7 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre23.6 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)32 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Hougang Family Medicine Clinic0.7 min
  • Panhealth Family Clinic (Hougang)2.5 min
  • Family Care Medical Centre Pte Ltd2.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Pk Villas Terrace Pg15 min
  • Luxus Hills Park18.3 min
  • Realty Park18.3 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)21.4 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre25.1 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd28 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Ci Yuan CC1.9 min
  • Hwi Yoh CC18.6 min
  • Punggol CC18.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library20.6 min
  • Sengkang Public Library32.9 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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