Blk 17 Hougang Ave 3
Completed 1977 · 12 storeys · 132 flats · 51 years 05 months remaining · 24 resale transactions on record · median household income in Hougang: $8,500/mo
12 storeys · completed 1977
What the record shows
A 3-room here sold for $425,000 in Jan 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $325,429 in 2020 - a gain of $99,571 - about $45 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 3-room flats from floor 8 up have sold for a median of $370,000 - $23,000 less than floors 4 and below, same flat type, same block.
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2017 - 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 | $2,900/mo | $2,800–$3,000 | $2,700/mo | - | 2 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Hougang · gaps = years with no sales here
The height gradient
every sale in 5 years, plotted by starting floor · 14 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 24
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2026 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 73 | $425,000 | $541 | 51y 05m |
| Jan 2026 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 98 | $520,000 | $493 | 51y 05m |
| Jul 2025 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 73 | $410,000 | $522 | 51y 11m |
| Jan 2025 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 73 | $430,000 | $547 | 52y 05m |
| Dec 2024 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 73 | $400,000 | $509 | 52y 06m |
| Sept 2024 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 73 | $425,888 | $542 | 52y 10m |
| Mar 2024 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 98 | $538,000 | $510 | 53y 03m |
| Oct 2023 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 88 | $445,000 | $470 | 53y 08m |
| Jul 2023 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 73 | $370,000 | $471 | 53y 11m |
| Mar 2023 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 73 | $395,000 | $503 | 54y 02m |
| Mar 2023 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 73 | $370,000 | $471 | 54y 03m |
| Dec 2021 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 88 | $393,000 | $415 | 55y 06m |
| Nov 2021 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 73 | $320,000 | $407 | 55y 07m |
| Nov 2021 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 73 | $285,000 | $363 | 55y 07m |
| Jun 2021 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 98 | $400,000 | $379 | 56y |
| Apr 2021 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 88 | $365,000 | $385 | 56y 01m |
| Mar 2021 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 73 | $305,000 | $388 | 56y 03m |
| Feb 2021 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 88 | $340,000 | $359 | 56y 04m |
| Oct 2020 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 73 | $270,000 | $344 | 56y 08m |
| Feb 2019 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 73 | $288,000 | $367 | 58y 04m |
| Dec 2017 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 98 | $368,000 | $349 | 59y 05m |
| Sept 2017 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 73 | $290,000 | $369 | 59y 08m |
| Aug 2017 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 73 | $283,000 | $360 | 59y 09m |
| Mar 2017 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 73 | $298,000 | $379 | 60y 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.
built 1975 · same generation
3-room median $8k below this block · 4 vs 5 sales
built 1998 · 21 more lease years than this block
built 1998 · 22 more lease years than this block
built 1977 · same generation
3-room median $30k above this block · 5 vs 5 sales
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 3.5×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.