Blk 526 Hougang Ave 6
Completed 1986 · 13 storeys · 148 flats · 60 years 09 months remaining · 22 resale transactions on record · median household income in Hougang: $8,500/mo
13 storeys · completed 1986
What the record shows
A 4-room here sold for $528,000 in Jul 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $362,667 in 2020 - a gain of $165,333 - about $75 a day while the owner slept.
This block crosses 60 years remaining in 2027 - the line where CPF usage rules begin tightening 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 | $3,200/mo | $2,400–$3,450 | $3,200/mo | - | 3 |
| 5-ROOM | $3,050/mo | $3,050–$3,050 | $3,500/mo | - | 1 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Hougang · gaps = years with no sales here
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 22
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 84 | $528,000 | $584 | 60y 09m |
| Dec 2025 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 84 | $573,888 | $635 | 61y 04m |
| Jul 2025 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 121 | $780,000 | $599 | 61y 09m |
| Apr 2025 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 121 | $768,000 | $590 | 62y |
| Feb 2025 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 84 | $545,000 | $603 | 62y 02m |
| Nov 2024 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 84 | $588,000 | $650 | 62y 05m |
| Feb 2024 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 84 | $460,000 | $509 | 63y 02m |
| Sept 2022 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 84 | $440,000 | $487 | 64y 07m |
| Jun 2021 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 84 | $380,000 | $420 | 65y 10m |
| Apr 2021 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 84 | $355,000 | $393 | 66y |
| Jan 2021 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 121 | $550,000 | $422 | 66y 03m |
| Nov 2020 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 121 | $535,000 | $411 | 66y 05m |
| Sept 2020 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 84 | $353,000 | $390 | 66y 06m |
| Jan 2020 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 121 | $550,000 | $422 | 67y 02m |
| Apr 2019 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 121 | $539,000 | $414 | 68y |
| Sept 2018 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 84 | $375,000 | $415 | 68y 06m |
| Jul 2018 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 103 | $380,000 | $343 | 68y 09m |
| Aug 2017 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 84 | $354,000 | $392 | 69y 08m |
| Jul 2017 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 121 | $550,000 | $422 | 69y 08m |
| Jun 2017 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 84 | $380,000 | $420 | 69y 09m |
| Jun 2017 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 121 | $492,000 | $378 | 69y 10m |
| Feb 2017 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 121 | $485,000 | $372 | 70y 01m |
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 above this block · 5 vs 4 sales
4-room median $23k above this block · 4 vs 4 sales
built 1986 · same generation
built 1986 · same generation
built 1986 · same generation
built 1986 · same generation
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.