Blk 521 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5
Completed 1980 · 25 storeys · 96 flats · 53 years 05 months remaining · 20 resale transactions on record · median household income in Ang Mo Kio: $7,500/mo (lowest quartile island-wide)
25 storeys · completed 1980
What the record shows
A 5-room here sold for $785,000 in Apr 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $624,148 in 2020 - a gain of $160,852 - about $73 a day while the owner slept.
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2019 - the line where CPF usage rules tighten for buyers. In Ang Mo Kio over the last two years, flats below that line sold at a median 39% below their younger neighbours' PSF (1,549 sales).
Rent check
What flats in this block actually rented for in the last 12 months - official approvals, not listings. If you’re quoted much more, you have a number to negotiate with.
| Type | Block median | Range | Ang Mo Kio median | Gross yield | Rented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-ROOM | $2,600/mo | $2,600–$2,600 | $3,800/mo | - | 1 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Ang Mo Kio · gaps = years with no sales here
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 20
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 118 | $785,000 | $618 | 53y 05m |
| Nov 2024 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 118 | $788,000 | $620 | 54y 10m |
| May 2024 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 118 | $770,000 | $606 | 55y 04m |
| Sept 2022 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 118 | $700,000 | $551 | 57y |
| Jan 2022 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 118 | $603,000 | $475 | 57y 08m |
| Aug 2021 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 118 | $638,888 | $503 | 58y 01m |
| Jul 2021 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 118 | $700,000 | $551 | 58y 01m |
| Dec 2020 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 118 | $618,000 | $487 | 58y 08m |
| Oct 2020 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 118 | $645,000 | $508 | 58y 10m |
| Aug 2020 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 118 | $540,000 | $425 | 59y |
| May 2020 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 118 | $640,000 | $504 | 59y 04m |
| Nov 2019 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 118 | $508,000 | $400 | 59y 09m |
| Oct 2019 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 118 | $615,000 | $484 | 59y 10m |
| May 2019 | 5 ROOM | 25 to 27 | 118 | $680,000 | $535 | 60y 03m |
| Jul 2018 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 118 | $668,000 | $526 | 61y 01m |
| Jun 2018 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 118 | $600,000 | $472 | 61y 02m |
| Feb 2018 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 118 | $645,000 | $508 | 61y 06m |
| Aug 2017 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 118 | $600,000 | $472 | 62y 01m |
| Jul 2017 | 5 ROOM | 25 to 27 | 122 | $680,000 | $518 | 62y 01m |
| Jul 2017 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 118 | $650,000 | $512 | 62y 01m |
Who lives in Ang Mo Kio
Census of Population 2020 · planning-area aggregates · SingStat via data.gov.sg
The neighbourhood
What sits around this address - distances computed from official OneMap and LTA records.
The neighbourhood, photographed
freely-licensed photographs taken within ~450 m · Wikimedia Commons
Around this block
The nearest blocks by actual distance - street names are postal artifacts, so true neighbours often sit on a different road. Price gaps are median-vs-median on the flat type both blocks actually trade.
built 1979 · same generation
built 1979 · same generation
built 2000 · 22 more lease years than this block
built 1979 · same generation
built 1979 · same generation
built 1979 · same generation
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 3.2×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.