Block 981B Buangkok Cres
532981 · Trafalgar · Hougang · Built 2001 · ~74 yrs lease left · 92 units · 16 floors
57Overall / 100
Summary
Block 981B Buangkok Cres in Hougang scores 57.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 20.9 minutes’ walk from Layar Lrt Station MRT, 15.2 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 350 m straight-line from Hougang Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 38
- Food
- 34
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 55
- Daily needs
- 76
- Green space
- 95
- Connectivity
- 32
- Value (lease)
- 68
- Leisure
- 32
Who it suits
- Overall
- 57
- Young Families
- 67
- Seniors
- 54
- Renters
- 47
- Investors
- 64
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 45.7min
- one-north
- 53min
- Jurong East
- 64.3min
- Changi Airport
- 66min
329NELNSLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
329NELCCLS$2.27 · 2 transfers
43CCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
4327858S$2.20 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap46 min door to door · S$2.07 · 2 transfers · 10 min (616 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 30 min riding
5m›329›1m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 5 min (289 m) to Opp Blk 980c
- Bus 329 · SBS Transit
Opp Blk 980c → Hougang Ctrl Int · 9 stops · 10 min - Walk 1 min (94 m) to Hougang
- North East Line · SBS Transit
Hougang → Dhoby Ghaut · 8 stops · 17 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 Station20.9 min
- Layar Lrt Station21.3 min
- Renjong Lrt Station22.5 min
PlannedSerangoon North MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1302 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Ci Yuan Hawker Centre15.2 min
- Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market21.5 min
- Buangkok Hawker Centre22.3 min
Supermarkets
daily- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd1.3 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.5 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd15.8 min
CHAS clinics
health- Frontier Medical Associates1.3 min
- Pinnacle Family Clinic (Buangkok Square)9.1 min
- Elissa Medical Clinic10.5 min
Parks & green
green- Mugliston Pk Pg9.6 min
- Luxus Hills Park9.9 min
- Ang Mo Kio Linear Pk (Plot 2)12.5 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd26.4 min
- Econ Health and Wellness Centre29.9 min
- Methodist Welfare Services31.4 min
Community clubs
leisure- Ci Yuan CC14.3 min
- Hwi Yoh CC20.4 min
- Fernvale CC (U/C)23.4 min
Libraries
leisure- Cheng San Public Library29.2 min
- Sengkang Public Library31.1 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 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