SG Block Index

Block 988A Buangkok Green

531988 · Trafalgar · Hougang · Built 2013 · ~86 yrs lease left · 75 units · 20 floors

62Overall / 100
Summary

Block 988A Buangkok Green in Hougang scores 61.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 20.1 minutes’ walk from Layar Lrt Station MRT, 14.9 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 449 m straight-line from Hougang Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
40
Food
45
Schools
100
Healthcare
55
Daily needs
78
Green space
98
Connectivity
41
Value (lease)
92
Leisure
29

Who it suits

Overall
62
Young Families
70
Seniors
58
Renters
51
Investors
72

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
43.2min
50NSLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
one-north
46.3min
70MCCLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
60.4min
70MCCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
60.9min
854EWLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

43 min door to door · S$2.11 · 1 transfer · 5 min (348 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 34 min riding

2m›50›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (119 m) to Blk 988b
  2. Bus 50 · SBS Transit
    Blk 988b → Bef Ang MO Kio · 10 stops · 14 min
  3. Walk 3 min (201 m) to Ang MO Kio
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Ang MO Kio → Raffles Place · 10 stops · 21 min
  5. 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 988A

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 1064 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre14.9 min
  • Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market20.7 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre25.6 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd4.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.9 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd12 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Frontier Medical Associates4.6 min
  • Elissa Medical Clinic9.9 min
  • Panhealth Family Clinic (Hougang)12.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Luxus Hills Park5.1 min
  • Ang Mo Kio Linear Pk (Plot 2)7.7 min
  • Mugliston Pk Pg8.7 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd29.7 min
  • Methodist Welfare Services30.6 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre31.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Ci Yuan CC13.9 min
  • Hwi Yoh CC15.6 min
  • The Serangoon CC18.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library32.4 min
  • Sengkang Public Library34.4 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 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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