Blk 117 Hougang Ave 1
Completed 1981 · 4 storeys · 18 flats · 56 years 06 months remaining · 9 resale transactions on record · median household income in Hougang: $8,500/mo
4 storeys · completed 1981
What the record shows
A 3-room here sold for $380,000 in Jan 2025. The same flat type in this block averaged $311,900 in 2020 - a gain of $68,100 - about $31 a day while the owner slept.
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2021 - the line where CPF usage rules tighten for buyers. In Hougang over the last two years, flats below that line sold at a median 10% below their younger neighbours' PSF (818 sales).
Across Hougang, roughly 285 flats in newly-completed blocks reach the end of MOP between 2026 and 2028 - new sellers entering this market.
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 | Hougang median | Gross yield | Rented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-ROOM | $3,000/mo | $3,000–$3,000 | $2,700/mo | - | 1 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Hougang · gaps = years with no sales here
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 9
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 67 | $380,000 | $527 | 56y 06m |
| Jan 2024 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 67 | $370,000 | $513 | 57y 05m |
| Jun 2022 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 80 | $410,000 | $476 | 59y |
| Oct 2021 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 67 | $318,000 | $441 | 59y 07m |
| Sept 2020 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 67 | $275,000 | $381 | 60y 08m |
| Aug 2020 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 67 | $275,000 | $381 | 60y 09m |
| Jul 2020 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 80 | $281,500 | $327 | 61y |
| Jun 2020 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 67 | $250,000 | $347 | 61y 01m |
| Mar 2017 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 80 | $315,000 | $366 | 64y 02m |
Who lives in Hougang
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.
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 2.4×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.