SG Block Index

Block 986A Buangkok Cres

531986 · Trafalgar · Hougang · Built 2011 · ~84 yrs lease left · 140 units · 15 floors

57Overall / 100
Summary

Block 986A Buangkok Cres in Hougang scores 57.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 18.8 minutes’ walk from Layar Lrt Station MRT, 17.5 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 513 m straight-line from Hougang Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
41
Food
26
Schools
100
Healthcare
55
Daily needs
78
Green space
96
Connectivity
27
Value (lease)
88
Leisure
26

Who it suits

Overall
57
Young Families
67
Seniors
54
Renters
45
Investors
68

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
45.9min
114NELNSLS$2.11 · 2 transfers
one-north
53.1min
114NELCCLS$2.30 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
73.5min
114NELEWLS$2.43 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
68.5min
660M881102 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

46 min door to door · S$2.11 · 2 transfers · 10 min (638 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 29 min riding

4m1142mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (246 m) to Buangkok Sports PK
  2. Bus 114 · SBS Transit
    Buangkok Sports PKBuangkok · 4 stops · 7 min
  3. Walk 2 min (159 m) to Buangkok
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    BuangkokDhoby Ghaut · 9 stops · 19 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 minMarketClinicParkBlk 986A

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 1430 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre17.5 min
  • Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market20.7 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre24.4 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd2.9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.5 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd18.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Frontier Medical Associates2.9 min
  • Pinnacle Family Clinic (Buangkok Square)7.6 min
  • Elissa Medical Clinic12.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Mugliston Pk Pg8.7 min
  • Luxus Hills Park11.7 min
  • Jln Selaseh Pg14 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre27.6 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd28.5 min
  • Methodist Welfare Services30 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Ci Yuan CC16.6 min
  • Hwi Yoh CC22.2 min
  • Fernvale CC (U/C)22.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library31.9 min
  • Sengkang Public Library33.2 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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