SG Block Index

Block 998A Buangkok Cres

531998 · Trafalgar · Hougang · Built 2018 · ~91 yrs lease left · 185 units · 18 floors

59Overall / 100
Summary

Block 998A Buangkok Cres in Hougang scores 58.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 16.7 minutes’ walk from Layar Lrt Station MRT, 19.2 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 726 m straight-line from Hougang Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
46
Food
20
Schools
100
Healthcare
55
Daily needs
79
Green space
100
Connectivity
27
Value (lease)
100
Leisure
27

Who it suits

Overall
59
Young Families
69
Seniors
55
Renters
46
Investors
72

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
46.4min
329NELNSLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
one-north
53.6min
329NELCCLS$2.27 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
73.9min
329NELEWLS$2.42 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
67.5min
660M881102 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

46 min door to door · S$2.07 · 2 transfers · 6 min (399 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 34 min riding

1m›329›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 1 min (72 m) to Blk 998b
  2. Bus 329 · SBS Transit
    Blk 998b → Hougang Ctrl Int · 13 stops · 15 min
  3. Walk 1 min (94 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 minMarketClinicParkBlk 998A

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 1630 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre19.2 min
  • Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market19.7 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre22.8 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd4.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd14.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd19.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Frontier Medical Associates4.6 min
  • Pinnacle Family Clinic (Buangkok Square)6.2 min
  • Onecare Clinic Fernvale19.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Mugliston Pk Pg7.7 min
  • Jln Selaseh Pg13 min
  • Luxus Hills Park13.4 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre25.6 min
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd26.8 min
  • Methodist Welfare Services27.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Ci Yuan CC18.3 min
  • Fernvale CC (U/C)21.5 min
  • Hwi Yoh CC23.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Sengkang Public Library31.5 min
  • Cheng San Public Library32.5 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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