Blk 238 Hougang Ave 1
Completed 1983 · 13 storeys · 116 flats · 57 years 02 months remaining · 24 resale transactions on record · model a-maisonettes on the record · median household income in Hougang: $8,500/mo
13 storeys · completed 1983 · shops below
What the record shows
A 5-room here sold for $975,000 in Jul 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $766,648 in 2020 - a gain of $208,352 - about $95 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 5-room flats from floor 9 up have sold for a median of $900,000 - $10,000 less than floors 4 and below, same flat type, same block.
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2023 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-ROOM | $3,000/mo | $3,000–$3,000 | $3,200/mo | - | 1 |
| 5-ROOM | $3,850/mo | $3,800–$3,900 | $3,500/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 · 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 136 | $975,000 | $666 | 57y 02m |
| May 2026 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 110 | $778,000 | $657 | 57y 04m |
| Jan 2026 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 136 | $905,000 | $618 | 57y 07m |
| Jan 2026 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 136 | $970,000 | $663 | 57y 08m |
| Oct 2025 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 136 | $975,000 | $666 | 57y 10m |
| Aug 2025 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 110 | $758,888 | $641 | 58y 01m |
| May 2025 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 138 | $915,000 | $616 | 58y 04m |
| Dec 2024 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 138 | $915,000 | $616 | 58y 09m |
| Nov 2024 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 138 | $975,000 | $656 | 58y 10m |
| Aug 2024 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 138 | $988,000 | $665 | 59y 01m |
| Jul 2024 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 138 | $968,000 | $652 | 59y 02m |
| Jan 2024 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 138 | $895,000 | $603 | 59y 08m |
| Nov 2023 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 138 | $900,888 | $606 | 59y 10m |
| Aug 2023 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 138 | $757,000 | $510 | 60y 01m |
| Jul 2023 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 138 | $905,000 | $609 | 60y 02m |
| Jun 2022 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 138 | $881,888 | $594 | 61y 02m |
| Dec 2021 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 136 | $790,000 | $540 | 61y 09m |
| Oct 2021 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 136 | $725,000 | $495 | 61y 11m |
| Dec 2020 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 138 | $705,000 | $475 | 62y 08m |
| Dec 2020 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 138 | $698,000 | $470 | 62y 09m |
| Aug 2020 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 146 | $800,000 | $509 | 63y |
| Oct 2019 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 136 | $710,000 | $485 | 63y 11m |
| May 2019 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 138 | $685,000 | $461 | 64y 03m |
| Nov 2017 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 136 | $720,000 | $492 | 65y 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.
built 1983 · same generation
built 1983 · same generation
built 1983 · same generation
built 1984 · same generation
built 1983 · same generation
built 1983 · same generation
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 2.1×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.