Blk 557 Hougang St 51
Completed 1991 · 11 storeys · 96 flats · 66 years 08 months remaining · 25 resale transactions on record · median household income in Hougang: $8,500/mo
11 storeys · completed 1991
What the record shows
A 4-room here sold for $600,888 in Mar 2025. The same flat type in this block averaged $438,750 in 2020 - a gain of $162,138 - about $74 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-ROOM | $3,250/mo | $2,850–$3,800 | $3,200/mo | - | 3 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Hougang · gaps = years with no sales here
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 25
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2025 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 103 | $600,888 | $542 | 66y 08m |
| Jul 2024 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 103 | $545,000 | $492 | 67y 03m |
| Oct 2023 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 103 | $515,000 | $465 | 68y |
| Sept 2023 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 103 | $560,000 | $505 | 67y 11m |
| Jun 2023 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 106 | $508,000 | $445 | 68y 04m |
| Jun 2023 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 103 | $555,000 | $501 | 68y 05m |
| Mar 2023 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 106 | $508,000 | $445 | 68y 08m |
| Sept 2022 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 102 | $511,000 | $465 | 69y 02m |
| Apr 2022 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 106 | $462,000 | $405 | 69y 09m |
| Mar 2022 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 107 | $480,000 | $417 | 69y 07m |
| Jan 2022 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 106 | $455,000 | $399 | 69y 10m |
| Sept 2021 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 103 | $442,000 | $399 | 70y 01m |
| Jun 2021 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 103 | $437,000 | $394 | 70y 05m |
| Mar 2021 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 103 | $418,000 | $377 | 70y 07m |
| Feb 2021 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 103 | $420,000 | $379 | 70y 08m |
| Sept 2020 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 104 | $396,000 | $354 | 71y 02m |
| Nov 2019 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 106 | $365,000 | $320 | 71y 11m |
| Sept 2019 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 103 | $372,000 | $336 | 71y 11m |
| Jun 2019 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 103 | $350,000 | $316 | 72y 04m |
| May 2019 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 103 | $360,000 | $325 | 72y 05m |
| May 2019 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 103 | $360,000 | $325 | 72y 04m |
| Feb 2018 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 103 | $383,000 | $345 | 73y 08m |
| Dec 2017 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 103 | $378,000 | $341 | 73y 10m |
| Mar 2017 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 106 | $355,000 | $311 | 74y 07m |
| Jan 2017 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 103 | $442,500 | $399 | 74y 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
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 3.5×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.