Blk 523 Hougang Ave 6
Completed 1986 · 12 storeys · 110 flats · 59 years 04 months remaining · 21 resale transactions on record · median household income in Hougang: $8,500/mo
12 storeys · completed 1986 · shops below
What the record shows
In this block, 3-room flats from floor 8 up have sold for a median of $488,000 - $53,000 more than floors 4 and below, same flat type, same block.
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2025 - 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 | $2,750/mo | $2,600–$2,850 | $2,700/mo | - | 5 |
| 4-ROOM | $3,275/mo | $3,050–$3,500 | $3,200/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 · 10 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 21
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 104 | $560,000 | $500 | 59y 04m |
| Mar 2026 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 105 | $580,000 | $513 | 59y 09m |
| Aug 2024 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 74 | $445,000 | $559 | 61y 03m |
| Jul 2024 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 74 | $488,000 | $613 | 61y 04m |
| Jun 2024 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 74 | $445,000 | $559 | 61y 05m |
| Jan 2024 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 105 | $580,000 | $513 | 61y 11m |
| Mar 2023 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 74 | $435,000 | $546 | 62y 09m |
| Sept 2022 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 74 | $390,000 | $490 | 63y 03m |
| Mar 2022 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 105 | $500,000 | $442 | 63y 09m |
| Jan 2022 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 74 | $400,000 | $502 | 63y 10m |
| Apr 2021 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 104 | $442,000 | $395 | 64y 07m |
| Apr 2021 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 74 | $322,000 | $404 | 64y 08m |
| Feb 2021 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 74 | $320,000 | $402 | 64y 09m |
| Oct 2018 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 105 | $438,000 | $388 | 67y 01m |
| Oct 2018 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 74 | $346,000 | $434 | 67y 01m |
| Sept 2018 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 74 | $320,000 | $402 | 67y 02m |
| Sept 2018 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 74 | $297,000 | $373 | 67y 03m |
| May 2017 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 74 | $332,000 | $417 | 68y 06m |
| Apr 2017 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 104 | $465,000 | $415 | 68y 07m |
| Mar 2017 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 74 | $338,000 | $424 | 68y 08m |
| Mar 2017 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 74 | $333,000 | $418 | 68y 08m |
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
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.