Blk 173 Hougang Ave 1
Completed 1996 · 14 storeys · 91 flats · 70 years 06 months remaining · 16 resale transactions on record · median household income in Hougang: $8,500/mo
14 storeys · completed 1996
What the record shows
In this block, 4-room flats from floor 10 up have sold for a median of $650,000 - $120,000 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.
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 · 11 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 16
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 100 | $650,000 | $604 | 70y 06m |
| Dec 2025 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 122 | $800,000 | $609 | 71y 01m |
| Dec 2025 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 100 | $560,000 | $520 | 71y 01m |
| Aug 2025 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 122 | $700,000 | $533 | 71y 05m |
| Jun 2025 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 102 | $605,000 | $551 | 71y 07m |
| Feb 2024 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 122 | $700,000 | $533 | 72y 11m |
| Apr 2023 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 100 | $530,000 | $492 | 73y 09m |
| Mar 2023 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 101 | $520,000 | $478 | 73y 10m |
| Jun 2022 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 100 | $480,000 | $446 | 74y 07m |
| Jan 2022 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 101 | $438,000 | $403 | 75y |
| Oct 2021 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 122 | $490,000 | $373 | 75y 03m |
| Jun 2020 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 122 | $555,000 | $423 | 76y 09m |
| Jan 2020 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 102 | $385,000 | $351 | 76y 11m |
| Sept 2019 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 100 | $355,000 | $330 | 77y 03m |
| Jul 2019 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 102 | $382,000 | $348 | 77y 05m |
| Jan 2019 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 100 | $400,000 | $372 | 77y 11m |
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 above this block · 4 vs 3 sales
built 2013 · 17 more lease years than this block
built 2013 · 17 more lease years than this block
built 1996 · same generation
4-room median within $5k of this block
built 2013 · 17 more lease years than this block
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 1.6×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.