Block 981D Buangkok Cres
537981 · Trafalgar · Hougang · Built 2001 · ~74 yrs lease left · 80 units · 17 floors
60Overall / 100
Summary
Block 981D Buangkok Cres in Hougang scores 59.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 20.5 minutes’ walk from Layar Lrt Station MRT, 14.7 minutes from Ci Yuan Hawker Centre, and 379 m straight-line from Hougang Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 38
- Food
- 46
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 55
- Daily needs
- 77
- Green space
- 97
- Connectivity
- 35
- Value (lease)
- 68
- Leisure
- 29
Who it suits
- Overall
- 60
- Young Families
- 68
- Seniors
- 57
- Renters
- 49
- Investors
- 66
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 45.6min
- one-north
- 49.2min
- Jurong East
- 63.2min
- Changi Airport
- 64.9min
114NELNSLS$2.11 · 2 transfers
43CCLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
43CCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
4327858S$2.20 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap46 min door to door · S$2.11 · 2 transfers · 10 min (624 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 29 min riding
4m›114›2m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 4 min (232 m) to Buangkok Sports PK
- Bus 114 · SBS Transit
Buangkok Sports PK → Buangkok · 4 stops · 7 min - Walk 2 min (159 m) to Buangkok
- North East Line · SBS Transit
Buangkok → Dhoby Ghaut · 9 stops · 19 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 Station20.5 min
- Layar Lrt Station20.9 min
- Fernvale Lrt Station22.9 min
PlannedSerangoon North MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1256 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Ci Yuan Hawker Centre14.7 min
- Fernvale Hawker Centre & Market21.1 min
- Buangkok Hawker Centre23.4 min
Supermarkets
daily- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd0.3 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.7 min
- Ang Mo Supermarket Pte Ltd15.7 min
CHAS clinics
health- Frontier Medical Associates0.3 min
- Elissa Medical Clinic9.7 min
- Pinnacle Family Clinic (Buangkok Square)9.8 min
Parks & green
green- Luxus Hills Park8.9 min
- Mugliston Pk Pg9.2 min
- Ang Mo Kio Linear Pk (Plot 2)11.5 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Pacific Activity Centres Pte Ltd27.5 min
- Econ Health and Wellness Centre29.6 min
- Methodist Welfare Services31 min
Community clubs
leisure- Ci Yuan CC13.7 min
- Hwi Yoh CC19.4 min
- Fernvale CC (U/C)23 min
Libraries
leisure- Cheng San Public Library30.2 min
- Sengkang Public Library32.2 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 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