Blk 172 Hougang Ave 1
Completed 1996 · 13 storeys · 114 flats · 70 years 10 months remaining · 19 resale transactions on record · median household income in Hougang: $8,500/mo
13 storeys · completed 1996
What the record shows
A 4-room here sold for $610,000 in Mar 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $466,667 in 2020 - a gain of $143,333 - about $65 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 4-room flats from floor 9 up have sold for a median of $531,948 - $26,948 more than floors 4 and below, same flat type, same block.
This block crosses 60 years remaining in 2036 - the line where CPF usage rules begin tightening 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-ROOM | $2,600/mo | $1,600–$3,000 | $3,200/mo | - | 3 |
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 · 15 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 19
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 101 | $610,000 | $561 | 70y 10m |
| Nov 2025 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 101 | $688,888 | $634 | 71y 02m |
| Aug 2025 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 121 | $770,000 | $591 | 71y 05m |
| Feb 2025 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 101 | $615,000 | $566 | 72y |
| Sept 2024 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 101 | $558,000 | $513 | 72y 04m |
| Jun 2024 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 101 | $605,000 | $556 | 72y 08m |
| Apr 2024 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 101 | $505,000 | $465 | 72y 10m |
| Mar 2024 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 103 | $553,008 | $499 | 72y 10m |
| Jul 2023 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 101 | $510,888 | $470 | 73y 07m |
| Sept 2022 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 102 | $510,000 | $465 | 74y 04m |
| Jul 2022 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 103 | $465,000 | $419 | 74y 05m |
| Jun 2022 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 101 | $545,000 | $501 | 74y 07m |
| Apr 2022 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 102 | $490,000 | $446 | 74y 08m |
| Oct 2021 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 103 | $465,000 | $419 | 75y 03m |
| Sept 2021 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 101 | $455,000 | $419 | 75y 04m |
| Mar 2021 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 101 | $435,000 | $400 | 75y 10m |
| Jul 2020 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 101 | $410,000 | $377 | 76y 05m |
| Mar 2018 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 103 | $395,000 | $356 | 78y 09m |
| Oct 2017 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 101 | $420,000 | $386 | 79y 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.
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.
4-room median $8k below this block · 3 vs 4 sales
built 2013 · 17 more lease years than this block
built 1996 · same generation
built 2013 · 17 more lease years than this block
built 2013 · 17 more lease years than this block
built 1996 · same generation
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 2.3×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.