Blk 523 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5
Completed 1979 · 13 storeys · 192 flats · 53 years 04 months remaining · 36 resale transactions on record · median household income in Ang Mo Kio: $7,500/mo (lowest quartile island-wide)
13 storeys · completed 1979
What the record shows
A 3-room here sold for $465,000 in May 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $319,578 in 2020 - a gain of $145,422 - about $66 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 3-room flats from floor 9 up have sold for a median of $428,000 - $63,000 more than floors 4 and below, same flat type, same block.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-ROOM | $2,725/mo | $1,900–$3,000 | $2,800/mo | - | 12 |
| 4-ROOM | $3,300/mo | $3,300–$3,300 | $3,400/mo | - | 1 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Ang Mo Kio · gaps = years with no sales here
The height gradient
every sale in 5 years, plotted by starting floor · 22 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 30
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 68 | $465,000 | $635 | 53y 04m |
| Jan 2026 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 68 | $482,000 | $659 | 53y 07m |
| Nov 2025 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 68 | $447,000 | $611 | 53y 10m |
| Jun 2025 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 68 | $460,000 | $628 | 54y 02m |
| May 2024 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 68 | $440,000 | $601 | 55y 04m |
| May 2024 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 68 | $375,000 | $512 | 55y 03m |
| Feb 2024 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 68 | $399,000 | $545 | 55y 07m |
| Jan 2024 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 68 | $410,000 | $560 | 55y 07m |
| Dec 2023 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 93 | $532,000 | $531 | 55y 09m |
| Oct 2023 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 68 | $428,000 | $585 | 55y 10m |
| Aug 2023 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 82 | $480,000 | $544 | 56y |
| Aug 2023 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 68 | $380,000 | $519 | 56y 01m |
| Jul 2023 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 93 | $538,000 | $537 | 56y 02m |
| Feb 2023 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 68 | $365,000 | $499 | 56y 07m |
| Dec 2022 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 68 | $378,000 | $516 | 56y 09m |
| Aug 2022 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 68 | $401,000 | $548 | 57y 01m |
| Aug 2022 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 68 | $338,888 | $463 | 57y 01m |
| Jul 2022 | 3 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 68 | $399,000 | $545 | 57y 01m |
| Jul 2022 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 68 | $389,000 | $531 | 57y 02m |
| Jun 2022 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 93 | $490,000 | $489 | 57y 03m |
| Dec 2021 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 68 | $380,000 | $519 | 57y 09m |
| Jul 2021 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 68 | $290,000 | $396 | 58y 02m |
| Apr 2021 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 82 | $375,000 | $425 | 58y 04m |
| Dec 2020 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 68 | $272,888 | $373 | 58y 09m |
| Jul 2020 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 68 | $280,000 | $383 | 59y 02m |
| May 2020 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 68 | $270,000 | $369 | 59y 04m |
| Dec 2019 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 68 | $265,000 | $362 | 59y 09m |
| Nov 2019 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 68 | $255,000 | $348 | 59y 09m |
| Aug 2019 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 68 | $250,000 | $342 | 60y |
| Mar 2019 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 68 | $280,000 | $383 | 60y 05m |
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.
3-room median $37k below this block · 6 vs 4 sales
built 2011 · 31 more lease years than this block
built 2011 · 31 more lease years than this block
built 1979 · same generation
3-room median $39k below this block · 6 vs 4 sales
built 2011 · 31 more lease years than this block
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 3.1×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.