Blk 16 Hougang Ave 3
Completed 1975 · 20 storeys · 76 flats · 48 years 10 months remaining · 16 resale transactions on record · median household income in Hougang: $8,500/mo
20 storeys · completed 1975
What the record shows
A 5-room here sold for $642,000 in Feb 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $438,667 in 2020 - a gain of $203,333 - about $93 a day while the owner slept.
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2014 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-ROOM | $3,700/mo | $2,600–$3,800 | $3,500/mo | - | 4 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Hougang · gaps = years with no sales here
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 16
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2026 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 120 | $642,000 | $497 | 48y 10m |
| Feb 2025 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 120 | $638,000 | $494 | 49y 10m |
| Dec 2024 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 123 | $655,000 | $495 | 50y |
| Nov 2024 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 123 | $648,000 | $489 | 50y 01m |
| Jul 2023 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 123 | $695,000 | $525 | 51y 04m |
| Jul 2023 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 123 | $665,000 | $502 | 51y 06m |
| Jan 2023 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 123 | $680,000 | $514 | 51y 11m |
| Dec 2022 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 120 | $575,000 | $445 | 52y |
| Nov 2022 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 123 | $555,000 | $419 | 52y 01m |
| Dec 2020 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 120 | $448,000 | $347 | 54y |
| Oct 2020 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 123 | $448,000 | $338 | 54y 02m |
| Sept 2020 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 120 | $420,000 | $325 | 54y 02m |
| Feb 2020 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 123 | $440,000 | $332 | 54y 09m |
| Dec 2018 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 120 | $448,000 | $347 | 55y 11m |
| Oct 2017 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 120 | $468,000 | $362 | 57y 01m |
| Feb 2017 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 125 | $490,000 | $364 | 57y 09m |
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.
5-room median $233k above this block · 7 vs 4 sales
built 1977 · same generation
built 1998 · 24 more lease years than this block
built 1975 · same generation
built 1977 · same generation
built 1977 · same generation
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 3.7×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.