Block 961 Hougang Ave 9
530961 · Trafalgar · Hougang · Built 1998 · ~71 yrs lease left · 84 units · 15 floors
53Overall / 100
Summary
Block 961 Hougang Ave 9 in Hougang scores 53.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 28.9 minutes’ walk from Layar Lrt Station MRT, 12.5 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 229 m straight-line from Hougang Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 25
- Food
- 54
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 49
- Daily needs
- 57
- Green space
- 75
- Connectivity
- 36
- Value (lease)
- 62
- Leisure
- 34
Who it suits
- Overall
- 53
- Young Families
- 62
- Seniors
- 49
- Renters
- 42
- Investors
- 61
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 44.9min
- one-north
- 49min
- Jurong East
- 63min
- Changi Airport
- 64.1min
43NELNSLS$1.98 · 2 transfers
43CCLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
43CCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
43EWLEWLS$2.30 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap45 min door to door · S$1.98 · 2 transfers · 10 min (592 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 28 min riding
3m›43›3m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 3 min (170 m) to Blk 969
- Bus 43 · Go-Ahead Singapore
Blk 969 → S'goon /blk 201 · 10 stops · 13 min - Walk 3 min (189 m) to Serangoon
- North East Line · SBS Transit
Serangoon → Dhoby Ghaut · 6 stops · 11 min - Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
- North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Dhoby Ghaut → Raffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-time rings · schematic
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- Layar Lrt Station28.9 min
- Hougang Mrt Station29 min
- Layar Lrt Station29.3 min
PlannedSerangoon North MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 960 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Ci Yuan Hawker Centre12.5 min
- Buangkok Hawker Centre27.6 min
- Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market29.5 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.7 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd9.1 min
- Ang Mo Supermarket Pte Ltd11.7 min
CHAS clinics
health- Elissa Medical Clinic7.7 min
- Frontier Medical Associates9.1 min
- Panhealth Family Clinic (Hougang)10.6 min
Parks & green
green- Luxus Hills Park12.6 min
- Ang Mo Kio Linear Pk (Plot 2)15.2 min
- Pk Villas Terrace Pg16.2 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd31.7 min
- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)31.8 min
- Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre34.2 min
Community clubs
leisure- Ci Yuan CC11.6 min
- Hwi Yoh CC15.8 min
- The Serangoon CC18.8 min
Libraries
leisure- Cheng San Public Library30.5 min
- Sengkang Public Library36.4 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 changeLatest txns
2 ROOMS$751▲ 0.0%4
3 ROOMS$832▲ 21.5%1
4 ROOMS$614▼ 1.3%1
5 ROOMS$613▲ 8.1%1
EXECUTIVES$567▼ 1.4%1