Blk 524 Hougang Ave 6
Completed 1986 · 12 storeys · 110 flats · 60 years 02 months remaining · 19 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, 4-room flats from floor 8 up have sold for a median of $667,500 - $42,500 more than floors 4 and below, same flat type, same block.
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2026 - 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 | $2,925/mo | $2,850–$3,000 | $2,700/mo | - | 4 |
| 4-ROOM | $3,900/mo | $3,900–$3,900 | $3,200/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 · 13 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 19
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2026 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 105 | $720,000 | $637 | 60y 02m |
| Sept 2025 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 108 | $663,000 | $570 | 60y 06m |
| Jul 2025 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 105 | $608,000 | $538 | 60y 09m |
| Apr 2025 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 108 | $690,000 | $594 | 61y |
| Feb 2025 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 74 | $486,000 | $610 | 61y 02m |
| Sept 2024 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 105 | $620,000 | $549 | 61y 07m |
| Aug 2024 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 74 | $440,000 | $552 | 61y 08m |
| Mar 2024 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 105 | $630,000 | $557 | 62y 01m |
| Mar 2024 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 74 | $445,000 | $559 | 62y 01m |
| Oct 2023 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 108 | $615,000 | $529 | 62y 05m |
| Sept 2023 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 74 | $438,000 | $550 | 62y 07m |
| Apr 2022 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 74 | $410,000 | $515 | 63y 11m |
| Nov 2021 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 74 | $380,000 | $477 | 64y 05m |
| Mar 2021 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 74 | $392,000 | $492 | 65y 01m |
| Jun 2020 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 74 | $296,000 | $372 | 65y 11m |
| Nov 2018 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 105 | $482,000 | $426 | 67y 04m |
| Aug 2018 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 105 | $382,000 | $338 | 67y 07m |
| Oct 2017 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 74 | $317,000 | $398 | 68y 05m |
| May 2017 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 74 | $320,000 | $402 | 68y 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.
4-room median $104k below this block · 4 vs 5 sales
built 1986 · same generation
4-room median $81k below this block · 4 vs 5 sales
built 1986 · same generation
built 1986 · same generation
built 1986 · same generation
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 2.8×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.