Blk 538 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5
Completed 1979 · 10 storeys · 215 flats · 52 years 10 months remaining · 49 resale transactions on record · median household income in Ang Mo Kio: $7,500/mo (lowest quartile island-wide)
10 storeys · completed 1979 · shops below
What the record shows
A 3-room here sold for $390,000 in May 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $307,864 in 2020 - a gain of $82,136 - about $38 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 3-room flats from floor 7 up have sold for a median of $399,000 - $41,000 more than floors 3 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 | $2,600/mo | $1,550–$3,000 | $2,800/mo | - | 13 |
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 · 28 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 | 01 to 03 | 68 | $390,000 | $533 | 52y 10m |
| May 2026 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 93 | $540,000 | $539 | 52y 09m |
| Dec 2025 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 68 | $400,000 | $546 | 53y 03m |
| Nov 2025 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 82 | $450,000 | $510 | 53y 04m |
| Oct 2025 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 68 | $458,000 | $626 | 53y 05m |
| Oct 2025 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 82 | $453,000 | $513 | 53y 05m |
| Jul 2025 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 68 | $410,000 | $560 | 53y 08m |
| Jun 2025 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 82 | $492,000 | $557 | 53y 09m |
| May 2025 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 68 | $442,888 | $605 | 53y 09m |
| May 2025 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 68 | $465,000 | $635 | 53y 09m |
| Apr 2025 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 68 | $423,000 | $578 | 53y 11m |
| Feb 2025 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 82 | $520,000 | $589 | 54y 01m |
| Jul 2024 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 93 | $528,000 | $527 | 54y 08m |
| Jul 2024 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 68 | $405,000 | $553 | 54y 08m |
| Jul 2024 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 68 | $388,000 | $530 | 54y 08m |
| Jul 2024 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 68 | $370,000 | $506 | 54y 08m |
| Dec 2023 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 68 | $398,000 | $544 | 55y 02m |
| May 2023 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 68 | $400,000 | $546 | 55y 10m |
| Mar 2023 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 68 | $340,000 | $465 | 55y 11m |
| Feb 2023 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 68 | $358,000 | $489 | 56y 02m |
| Jan 2023 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 68 | $356,000 | $486 | 56y 02m |
| Nov 2022 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 68 | $360,000 | $492 | 56y 04m |
| Sept 2022 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 68 | $335,888 | $459 | 56y 05m |
| Aug 2022 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 68 | $340,000 | $465 | 56y 07m |
| Mar 2022 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 68 | $322,000 | $440 | 56y 11m |
| Feb 2022 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 68 | $335,000 | $458 | 57y |
| Oct 2021 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 68 | $342,000 | $467 | 57y 05m |
| Oct 2021 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 68 | $337,000 | $460 | 57y 05m |
| Apr 2021 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 68 | $316,888 | $433 | 57y 11m |
| Apr 2021 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 68 | $290,000 | $396 | 57y 11m |
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.
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
3-room median within $5k of this block
3-room median $7k above this block · 9 vs 14 sales
3-room median $10k below this block · 6 vs 14 sales
3-room median within $5k of this block
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 2.7×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.