Blk 538 Hougang St 52
Completed 1990 · 13 storeys · 66 flats · 65 years 04 months remaining · 19 resale transactions on record · maisonettes on the record · median household income in Hougang: $8,500/mo
13 storeys · completed 1990 · shops below
What the record shows
A executive here sold for $1,000,000 in Jun 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $706,500 in 2020 - a gain of $293,500 - about $134 a day while the owner slept.
This block crosses 60 years remaining in 2031 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE | $4,000/mo | $4,000–$4,000 | $3,600/mo | 4.9% | 1 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Hougang · gaps = years with no sales here
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 19
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | EXECUTIVE | 07 to 09 | 147 | $1,000,000 | $632 | 65y 04m |
| Mar 2025 | EXECUTIVE | 01 to 03 | 147 | $935,000 | $591 | 66y 07m |
| Feb 2025 | EXECUTIVE | 04 to 06 | 147 | $990,000 | $626 | 66y 09m |
| Jan 2025 | EXECUTIVE | 10 to 12 | 147 | $970,000 | $613 | 66y 10m |
| Sept 2023 | EXECUTIVE | 04 to 06 | 147 | $850,888 | $538 | 67y 11m |
| Jul 2023 | EXECUTIVE | 04 to 06 | 147 | $850,000 | $537 | 68y 03m |
| Sept 2022 | EXECUTIVE | 07 to 09 | 147 | $880,000 | $556 | 69y 01m |
| May 2021 | EXECUTIVE | 04 to 06 | 155 | $770,000 | $462 | 70y 05m |
| Nov 2020 | EXECUTIVE | 07 to 09 | 147 | $682,000 | $431 | 71y |
| Nov 2020 | EXECUTIVE | 04 to 06 | 150 | $715,000 | $443 | 70y 11m |
| Sept 2020 | EXECUTIVE | 04 to 06 | 147 | $659,000 | $416 | 70y 11m |
| Sept 2019 | EXECUTIVE | 04 to 06 | 155 | $700,888 | $420 | 72y |
| Aug 2019 | EXECUTIVE | 04 to 06 | 147 | $676,000 | $427 | 72y 02m |
| Dec 2018 | EXECUTIVE | 10 to 12 | 147 | $660,000 | $417 | 72y 10m |
| Nov 2018 | EXECUTIVE | 10 to 12 | 147 | $675,000 | $427 | 72y 11m |
| Jul 2018 | EXECUTIVE | 01 to 03 | 147 | $658,000 | $416 | 73y 03m |
| May 2018 | EXECUTIVE | 10 to 12 | 147 | $660,000 | $417 | 73y 05m |
| Feb 2018 | EXECUTIVE | 10 to 12 | 147 | $655,000 | $414 | 73y 07m |
| Jan 2017 | EXECUTIVE | 01 to 03 | 150 | $605,000 | $375 | 74y 11m |
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.
executive median $42k above this block · 4 vs 4 sales
built 1990 · same generation
built 1990 · same generation
built 1991 · same generation
built 1990 · same generation
built 1989 · same generation
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 2.9×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.