SG Block Index

Block 979C Buangkok Cres

533979 · Trafalgar · Hougang · Built 2001 · ~74 yrs lease left · 112 units · 15 floors

59Overall / 100
Summary

Block 979C Buangkok Cres in Hougang scores 58.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 21.7 minutes’ walk from Renjong Lrt Station MRT, 14.1 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 258 m straight-line from Hougang Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
33
Food
48
Schools
100
Healthcare
55
Daily needs
71
Green space
97
Connectivity
37
Value (lease)
68
Leisure
38

Who it suits

Overall
59
Young Families
68
Seniors
56
Renters
48
Investors
65

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
45.8min
43NELNSLS$2.11 · 2 transfers
one-north
48min
43CCLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
62.1min
43CCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
63.8min
4327858S$2.20 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

46 min door to door · S$2.11 · 2 transfers · 10 min (609 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 29 min riding

3m›43›2m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (217 m) to Opp Blk 968
  2. Bus 43 · Go-Ahead Singapore
    Opp Blk 968 → Buangkok · 5 stops · 7 min
  3. Walk 2 min (159 m) to Buangkok
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    Buangkok → Dhoby Ghaut · 9 stops · 19 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 minHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 979C

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 1205 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Ci Yuan Hawker Centre14.1 min
  • Buangkok Hawker Centre21.5 min
  • Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market24.4 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd3.5 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.4 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd15 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Frontier Medical Associates3.5 min
  • Elissa Medical Clinic9.4 min
  • Pinnacle Family Clinic (Buangkok Square)11.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Luxus Hills Park8.9 min
  • Ang Mo Kio Linear Pk (Plot 2)11.5 min
  • Mugliston Pk Pg12.4 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd25.6 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)30.4 min
  • Econ Health and Wellness Centre32.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Ci Yuan CC13.2 min
  • Hwi Yoh CC19.4 min
  • The Serangoon CC22.6 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Cheng San Public Library28.3 min
  • Sengkang Public Library30.3 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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