Blk 23 Hougang Ave 3
Completed 1977 · 12 storeys · 196 flats · 51 years remaining · 35 resale transactions on record · adjoined flats on the record · median household income in Hougang: $8,500/mo
12 storeys · completed 1977 · shops below
What the record shows
A 3-room here sold for $425,000 in Jun 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $301,500 in 2020 - a gain of $123,500 - about $56 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 3-room flats from floor 8 up have sold for a median of $430,000 - $65,500 more 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 | $2,200/mo | $1,700–$2,900 | $2,700/mo | - | 11 |
| 4-ROOM | $3,300/mo | $2,300–$3,300 | $3,200/mo | - | 3 |
| 5-ROOM | $3,000/mo | $3,000–$3,000 | $3,500/mo | - | 1 |
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 · 17 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 30
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 73 | $425,000 | $541 | 51y |
| Feb 2026 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 73 | $430,000 | $547 | 51y 04m |
| Feb 2026 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 88 | $450,000 | $475 | 51y 04m |
| Dec 2025 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 73 | $418,000 | $532 | 51y 06m |
| Aug 2025 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 73 | $415,000 | $528 | 51y 10m |
| Aug 2025 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 73 | $430,000 | $547 | 51y 10m |
| Jun 2025 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 73 | $410,000 | $522 | 52y |
| Apr 2025 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 73 | $420,000 | $535 | 52y 02m |
| Nov 2023 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 73 | $369,000 | $470 | 53y 07m |
| Jul 2023 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 98 | $440,888 | $418 | 53y 11m |
| Jul 2023 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 73 | $405,000 | $515 | 53y 10m |
| Feb 2023 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 73 | $368,888 | $469 | 54y 03m |
| Nov 2022 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 73 | $360,000 | $458 | 54y 07m |
| Aug 2022 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 73 | $333,888 | $425 | 54y 10m |
| Jul 2022 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 73 | $360,000 | $458 | 54y 11m |
| May 2022 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 73 | $350,000 | $445 | 55y |
| Jan 2022 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 98 | $400,000 | $379 | 55y 05m |
| Dec 2020 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 73 | $265,000 | $337 | 56y 06m |
| Dec 2020 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 73 | $308,000 | $392 | 56y 06m |
| Oct 2020 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 73 | $283,000 | $360 | 56y 08m |
| Jun 2020 | EXECUTIVE | 10 to 12 | 174 | $628,000 | $335 | 57y 01m |
| Feb 2020 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 73 | $295,000 | $375 | 57y 03m |
| Feb 2020 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 73 | $270,000 | $344 | 57y 03m |
| Sept 2019 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 73 | $275,000 | $350 | 57y 08m |
| Jul 2019 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 98 | $325,000 | $308 | 57y 10m |
| Jun 2019 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 73 | $300,000 | $382 | 58y 05m |
| Feb 2019 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 73 | $295,000 | $375 | 58y 03m |
| Jan 2019 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 73 | $260,000 | $331 | 58y 04m |
| Oct 2018 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 73 | $275,000 | $350 | 58y 07m |
| Jul 2018 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 73 | $255,000 | $325 | 58y 10m |
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.
3-room median $8k above this block · 9 vs 8 sales
3-room median $5k below this block · 4 vs 8 sales
built 1977 · same generation
built 1984 · same generation
built 1984 · same generation
3-room median within $5k of this block
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 1.7×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.