Blk 249 Hougang Ave 3
Completed 1984 · 13 storeys · 96 flats · 58 years 01 month remaining · 23 resale transactions on record · median household income in Hougang: $8,500/mo
13 storeys · completed 1984
What the record shows
A 5-room here sold for $710,000 in Jan 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $482,315 in 2020 - a gain of $227,685 - about $104 a day while the owner slept.
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2024 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-ROOM | $3,625/mo | $3,500–$3,750 | $3,500/mo | - | 2 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Hougang · gaps = years with no sales here
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 23
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2026 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 121 | $710,000 | $545 | 58y 01m |
| Aug 2025 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 121 | $670,000 | $514 | 58y 06m |
| Sept 2024 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 121 | $660,000 | $507 | 59y 05m |
| Mar 2023 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 125 | $606,000 | $450 | 60y 10m |
| Dec 2022 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 121 | $585,000 | $449 | 61y 02m |
| Sept 2022 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 98 | $450,000 | $427 | 61y 05m |
| Dec 2021 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 98 | $405,000 | $384 | 62y 02m |
| May 2021 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 125 | $485,000 | $360 | 62y 09m |
| May 2021 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 121 | $490,888 | $377 | 62y 09m |
| Feb 2021 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 121 | $505,000 | $388 | 63y |
| Sept 2020 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 123 | $480,000 | $363 | 63y 04m |
| Aug 2020 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 121 | $468,000 | $359 | 63y 05m |
| Aug 2020 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 98 | $340,000 | $322 | 63y 05m |
| Aug 2020 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 123 | $465,000 | $351 | 63y 05m |
| Jun 2019 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 121 | $480,000 | $369 | 64y 07m |
| May 2019 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 98 | $371,888 | $353 | 64y 08m |
| Sept 2018 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 98 | $388,000 | $368 | 65y 05m |
| Aug 2018 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 125 | $435,000 | $323 | 65y 05m |
| Jun 2018 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 121 | $428,000 | $329 | 65y 08m |
| Apr 2018 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 121 | $458,000 | $352 | 65y 09m |
| Mar 2018 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 121 | $512,000 | $393 | 65y 10m |
| Feb 2018 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 125 | $433,000 | $322 | 66y |
| Sept 2017 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 121 | $442,000 | $339 | 66y 04m |
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.
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 2.7×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.