SG Block Index

Block 960 Hougang Ave 9

530960 · Trafalgar · Hougang · Built 1998 · ~71 yrs lease left · 84 units · 15 floors

55Overall / 100
Summary

Block 960 Hougang Ave 9 in Hougang scores 54.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 28.6 minutes’ walk from Layar Lrt Station MRT, 12.2 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 248 m straight-line from Hougang Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
27
Food
55
Schools
100
Healthcare
50
Daily needs
59
Green space
77
Connectivity
40
Value (lease)
62
Leisure
36

Who it suits

Overall
55
Young Families
63
Seniors
51
Renters
44
Investors
62

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
44.6min
72NELNSLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
one-north
46.4min
70MCCLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
60.5min
70MCCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
61min
854EWLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

45 min door to door · S$2.07 · 2 transfers · 8 min (500 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 29 min riding

4m›72›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (211 m) to Blk 953
  2. Bus 72 · SBS Transit
    Blk 953 → Opp Hougang Ctrl Int · 8 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 minHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 960

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre12.2 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre27.2 min
  • Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market29.2 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.3 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd8.8 min
  • Ang Mo Supermarket Pte Ltd11.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Elissa Medical Clinic7.3 min
  • Frontier Medical Associates8.8 min
  • Panhealth Family Clinic (Hougang)10.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Luxus Hills Park12.3 min
  • Ang Mo Kio Linear Pk (Plot 2)14.9 min
  • Pk Villas Terrace Pg15.9 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd31.4 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)31.5 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre33.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Ci Yuan CC11.2 min
  • Hwi Yoh CC15.5 min
  • The Serangoon CC18.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library30.1 min
  • Sengkang Public Library36.1 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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